HMSI's total sales in April-October this year surged by 15% to 41.74 lakh units, up from 36.44 lakh units clocked in the year-ago period. Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has claimed that it clocked 7.34 lakh units in October this year, marking a 13% year-on-year…
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) reported total sales of 7,34,566 units in October 2026, compared to 6,50,596 units in October 2025. This translates into 12.91% year-on-year growth, with an additional 83,970 motorcycles and scooters sold. Growth came from both domestic and overseas markets, supported by festive-season…
A minor change two years after its debut. Adjustable compression damping was added to the front forks, the upper cowl stay was changed from steel to aluminum, and the cylinder head cover was changed from aluminum to magnesium. The visual…
India’s two-wheeler retail market surged nearly 29 per cent in October, but the festive boom concealed an uneven recovery. Hero MotoCorp and Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India accounted for nearly two-thirds of additional registrations. At the same time, five other major manufacturers…
Benjamin Smith is one of the managing editors of Moneyinc. Ben's been focusing on the auto and motorcycle sector since 2005. He's written over 1000 articles in the space and continues to learn about it each day. His favorite car is "any…
Benjamin Smith is one of the managing editors of Moneyinc. Ben's been focusing on the auto and motorcycle sector since 2005. He's written over 1000 articles in the space and continues to learn about it each day. His favorite car is "any…
India’s combined domestic two-wheeler sales and exports crossed 1.52 crore units in H1 FY2027, growing 20.35% year-on-year. Motorcycles contributed 96,93,362 units, while scooters crossed 53 lakh units and grew faster at 29.82%. Mopeds added 3,00,252 units. Domestic sales reached 1,20,86,812 units, up 17.63% from 1,02,75,298 units in April–September 2025. Exports stood…
The motorcycle industry has had its fair share of challenges lately, from rising prices to changing consumer habits and manufacturers struggling to attract younger riders. But apparently, someone forgot to send India the memo. The country just recorded nearly seven…
When it comes to engine displacement, 750cc motorcycles sit firmly in the Goldilocks spot. Offering a balance of power and manageable weight, many riders find them "just right." Here are four of the best 750s Honda ever made. To create this simple,…
Motorcycle sales in the 350–500cc category reached 1,39,262 units in September 2026, compared to 1,25,727 units in September 2025. This marked an increase of 13,535 units, with Classic 350, Hunter 350 and Honda CB350 among the major contributors to growth. Royal Enfield continued to dominate the rankings. Its six…
Honda is the biggest motorcycle maker on earth, and it is not especially close. Soichiro Honda started by fitting small engines to bicycles in postwar Japan, and the Super Cub of 1958, a friendly step-through with a reliable four-stroke engine, went on to become the best-selling motor vehicle in history. Honda's American advertising of the 1960s helped change the image of motorcycling itself, and the CB750 of 1969 is often called the first superbike.
Since then Honda has built nearly every kind of two-wheeler: the Gold Wing long-distance tourer, the CBR sportbikes, the Africa Twin adventure bike, off-road machines, scooters and commuters by the tens of millions. Its racing record is enormous, including many MotoGP titles, Isle of Man wins and Dakar Rally victories. Critics occasionally call its bikes too sensible, a complaint that rarely survives the first ride. Few companies have been as good at building motorcycles that simply start every morning.
India is now Honda's heartland in volume terms. Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, or HMSI, sells the Activa, the country's best-known scooter, plus commuters such as the Shine, and increasingly builds bigger bikes for India and export. Rivals include Hero, Bajaj, TVS, Yamaha and Royal Enfield. Elsewhere, Honda is introducing electric scooters and motorcycles and experimenting with new automatic-clutch technology. This page tracks launches, sales, recalls, racing, India-market news and Honda's slow but serious move into electric two-wheelers.
The world's largest motorcycle maker, from the Super Cub and Activa to the Gold Wing, Africa Twin and CBR, with India its biggest market by far.
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