Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, one of the largest two-wheeler companies, increased its sales to 3,24,093 units in June. This includes domestic sales of 3,02,756 units and exports of 21,337 units. Activa has been a major contributor in increasing the sales of the company. Recently, Activa also achieved the milestone of selling more than three crore units.

Honda has also launched OBD2 compliant versions of the Dio, Unicorn and Shine 125. Along with this, a low priced variant of Shine motorcycle has also been brought. The company had also recently released the teaser of one of its new motorcycles. It will be launched soon. The company also plans to launch two electric scooters next year. One of these could be the electric variant of the Activa. The company’s electric scooters may also have replaceable batteries.

Earlier this year, the company launched the Activa 6G. The company’s H-Smart technology has been given in this. This is the new premium variant of Activa. The Activa is already the most popular scooter in the two-wheeler market. The starting price of the new Activa is Rs 74,536 (ex-showroom). It has been made available in three variants of Standard, Deluxe and Smart. HMSI had told that this scooter has been given a smart find feature, so that the user can search the scooter using the smart key. With this key, the user can lock and unlock the scooter without using the physical key. This key can start the engine of the scooter when it is within a radius of two meters. It also has an engine start and stop switch.

The Honda Activa H-Smart gets a longer wheelbase, new passing switch and DC LED headlamp. It will get 12-inch alloy wheels, telescopic front suspension and adjustable rear suspension. Its 110 cc PGM-FI engine comes with Enhanced Smart Power (eSP) technology. The new Activa competes with scooters like TVS Jupiter and Hero Maestro already present in the market. The company plans to increase the production capacity of its plant by six lakh units. The company’s plant is located in Vithalapur, Gujarat. Due to increase in export demand, Honda needs to increase production.