Honda Activa - 1 crore sales up!

The Honda Activa has crossed the 1 crore cumulative sales mark, becoming the first scooter in India to achieve the milestone. The Activa was introduced in 2001 and was the first product to be launched by Honda in India.

Honda managed to sell 55,000 units of the scooter in FY 2001-02. Since then, the scooter market has grown at a rapid rate. In FY 2014-15, the company sold 2.1 million units of the Activa. Honda has also become the market leader in scooters with a share of 59%.

The scooter has also been locked in a battle with the Hero Splendor motorcycle for becoming the best-selling two-wheeler in India. In June and July 2015, it displaced the motorcycle to become the no. 1 seller for two consecutive months. In July 2015, the demand for the Activa helped Honda to become the first manufacture to sell more than 2.5 lakh scooters in a single month.

The Activa is available with 110cc and 125cc, four-stroke, air-cooled engines that feature Honda Eco Technology and are mated to a V-Matic (gearless) transmission. It is equipped with features such as  tubeless tyres and combi-brake system.