Sales Figures Reviews

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) released the industry's sales report for the ongoing financial year, from April to August 2018.

Till date, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has sold 19.71 million Honda Activa scooters from the time the Activa was first launched in 2001.

Honda's domestic sales increased by 8 per cent, growing from 25, 76,675 units in April 2017 - August 2017 to 27, 76,229 units this year.

The month of August 2018 was a decent one for mass market two-wheeler manufacturers with almost all of them recording positive growth in comparison with August 2017.

The company sold a total of 362,923 motorcycles in August 2018 in comparison to 283,861 units in August 2017.

World's largest two-wheeler maker, Hero MotoCorp reported robust sales for the month of August 2018 in the country. The automaker sold 685,047 units of motorcycles and scooter in August this year, witnessing a growth of just one per cent, as compared to 678,797 units sold during the same month last year. The volumes remain consistent for the manufacturer which largely retails in the entry-level commuter motorcycle and scooter segment. The previous month though, also saw Hero MotoCorp commence dispatches of its all-new premium offering - Xtreme 200R at dealerships across the country.

Honda Cars India released its sales report for the month of August 2018, and the company has sold 17,020 units in the country. The automaker reported a marginal drop in volumes of nearly 2 per cent, as against 17,365 units sold during the same month last year. The decline in volumes comes after the Japanese auto giant reported impressive sales for the month July this year. Honda attributed the decline in sales to the Kerala floods, along with the price hike on its products during the previous month.

Tata Motors registered a 27 per cent growth in August 2018 with 58,262 units sold, the company announced in a statement. The automaker saw a significant jump in its overall volumes last month, a against the 45,906 units that were sold during the same period last year. Tata's domestic sales for passenger vehicles stood at 18,420 units in August this year, growing by 28 per cent when compared it 14,340 units sold in August 2017. The growth comes despite other automakers reporting a drop in volumes due to the heavy monsoons that impacted the state of Kerala. Tata said that UV sales grew by a healthy 93 per cent in August this year, while the passenger car segment witnesses a 9 per cent growth during the same period. I