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Honda Scooters India sales up by 13.82%

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has announced a 13.82% increase in total sales during August this year, at 96,149 units, as compared with 84,476 units in August 2008. Motorcycle sales in this period went up from 30,454 units to 37,108 units, while scooter sales went up from 54,022 units to 59,041 units.

HMSI is looking at increasing production capacity at its plant in Manesar from the current 1.07 million units per annum to 1.5 million units per annum, by mid-2010. The company will also be investing about Rs 200 crore towards R&D activity in India and towards upgrading its two-wheelers to make sure they comply with BS-III norms.

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TVS Motor’s sales up by 6% in June 2009

TVS Motor Company has posted a 6% increase in two-wheeler sales during June this year, at 115,488 units, as against 109,082 units in June 2008. During June 2009, TVS sold 105,361 units in the domestic market, compared to 94,072 units during June last year - an increase of 12%.

TVS’s scooter sales also registered a significant increase, going up from 21,466 units in June 2008 to 25,945 units in June this year. Total motorcycle sales, meanwhile, were down to 46,048 units in June 2009 as compared to 51,409 units in June 2008. Exports also came down from 15,010 units during June last year to 10,087 units in June this year.

[Via: indiaautomotive]

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2 Wheeler Companies register 5%-82% increase in sales

TVS Motor Co. Ltd. has reported a 5.15% increase in its two-wheeler sales for May 2009, at 118,574 units, as against 112,770 units sold during May last year.

TVS domestic motorcycle sales stood at 43,165 units in May this year, as against 41,901 units in May 2008. Exports, however, were down 21%, at 11,135 units during May 2009 as against 14,071 units in the year-ago period.

Yamaha kept the momentum going, with an 82.38% hike in sales during May. The company sold 16,952 units during May this year, as against 9,295 units during May last year.

The country’s no.1 two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero Honda logged an increase of 22.52% in sales during May 2009, at 382,678 units, as against 312,317 units sold during May 2008.

[Via: indiaautomotive]

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