Honda rides on success of SP125, Activa in East India, reaches 8 million units in sales

Riding on the success of the SP125 motorcycle and the Activa scooter, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has achieved the sales milestone of 8 million units in east India.

Honda claimed that it has an overall market share of 24.2% in the two-wheeler segment, including both motorcycles and scooters, in the eastern region.

West Bengal is the largest market for the company at 2.43 million units, followed by Odisha at 1.87 million units, Bihar at 1.50 million units, Jharkhand at 1.18 million units and North-East at 1.03 million units.

According to Honda, the SP125 and the Activa are the company's best-selling products in the region. Also, the sales of the SP125 have more than doubled in the last five years.

Honda has an extensive network in the eastern states of India with over 1,100 touchpoints. The company offers scooters like the Activa, Dio, Activa 125 and Dio 125. It sells motorcycles like the Shine 100, CD 110 Dream Deluxe, Livo, Shine 125, SP125, Unicorn, SP160, Hornet 2.0 and CB200X.

The company's premium motorcycles are exclusively available through the BigWing Topline dealerships (300cc — 1800cc) in top metros and the BigWing dealerships (300cc — 500cc mid-size motorcycles) in other demand centres. Honda's BigWing product range includes the CB300F, CB300R, CB350, H'ness CB350, CB350RS, NX500, XL750 Transalp, Africa Twin and Gold Wing Tour.