Honda launching Activa-i on June 12

After Hero Honda, Kinetic Honda Motor Ltd and Honda Siel Cars India, Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) has been the Indian subsidiary of Honda Motor Company, Japan. The company is fast capturing the Indian automobile market both in two-wheeler and four-wheeler segment. It recently launched two bikes - Honda Dream Neo 110 and CB Trigger 150. Now, an image having invite that says - 'Ready to Fly?' is being circulated across the web that says a new product will be announced by Honda  n 12th of June, 2013. It was only earlier this year that HMSI revealed its plan to launch four new two wheelers every year in India. It is speculated that the new vehicle is a scooter called Activa-i. The automatic scooter market in India is heating up and it will be perfect move by Honda to capture segment which is ruled in 125cc class by Suzuki Access, Mahindra Duro, Suzuki Swish. We are unsure about the the engine, but considering the fact that Honda doesn’t have a scooter in the 125cc segment, there is a strong possibility that it will be based on Activa with 125cc mill. The other possibility is that of retaining the 109cc HET four stroke engine and adding a new touch to Activa, renaming it Activa-i cannot be eliminated.

Considering the fact that the two-wheeler segment has a huge market potential in India, Honda seems to be sticking to its plan and by March 2014, it aims to expand their annual capacity to 46 lakhs units. Capacities at all three HMSI plants at Manesar, Tapukara and Narasapur will be augmented to reach this target. The company’s third plant at Narasapur Industrial Area, near Bangalore, was inaugurated and initial capacity will be to the tune of 1.2 million units, while a third assembly line will be added by March 2014 which will increase capacities by 600,000 units.