Top 10 Selling Two-Wheelers In India During 2016

Indicating the growing inclination towards scooters in India, Honda's Activa has outsold the longstanding top selling two-wheeler, Hero Splendor by a significant margin.

The financial year of 2016-17 should be seen as a significant shift in preference of customers in India. The two-wheeler market has moved away from motorcycles to scooters going by the sales of scooters in India.

Top 10 Selling Two-Wheelers In FY 2016-17

As per Autocar Pro, Honda's Activa has outsold the longstanding top selling two-wheeler, Hero Splendor by a significant margin. This not only marks a change of preference in the two-wheeler market, steered by Honda Activa.

Top 10 Selling Two-Wheelers In FY 2016-17

This also indicates a remarkable demographic shift that is frequently visible across urban and semi-urban markets in India.

Top 10 Selling Two-Wheelers In FY 2016-17

Apart from the younger generation change in preference of scooter over motorcycle, independent, working women have fueled the growth of the scooter segment.

Top 10 Selling Two-Wheelers In FY 2016-17

Additionally, convenient features over motorcycle have led the surge in growth of scooters. The automatic gearbox is said to be the most prominent feature in this aspect.

Top 10 Selling Two-Wheelers In FY 2016-17

Coming to the sales number, Honda sold 2,759,835 units of Activa during FY2016-17, up by a substantial 11.90 percent compared to previous fiscal.

Top 10 Selling Two-Wheelers In FY 2016-17

Second in line is Hero MotoCorp's Splendor which sold 2,550,830 units during the last fiscal. Completing the top 3 selling two-wheeler is Hero's HF Deluxe with sales of 1,408,356 units during FY2016-17.

Top 10 Selling Two-Wheelers In FY 2016-17

While surprise entrant TVS XL came in fourth followed by Hero Passion, Honda CB Shine, Hero Glamour, TVS Jupiter, Bajaj Pulsar and Bajaj CT100 completing the top 10 selling two-wheelers.

Top 10 Selling Two-Wheelers In FY 2016-17

The interesting aspect in this top 10 selling two-wheeler list is that some of the top 10 two-wheeler brands from FY2015-16 have held on to their respective positions in the list in FY2016-17 as well.

Top 10 Selling Two-Wheelers In FY 2016-17

Thereby blocking the positions for other well-performing brands such as Royal Enfield's Classic 350, Bajaj Platina, Hero Maestro and TVS Apache.

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Article Published On: Wednesday, April 26, 2017, 17:15 [IST]
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