Hero Honda

Thirteen years after the breakup, Honda overtakes former partner to become the new Hero

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Thirteen years after the breakup, Honda overtakes former partner to become the new Hero

In a significant shift in the two-wheeler market, Hero MotoCorp has fallen to the second position behind Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) based on wholesale dispatch data. According to figures from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam), Honda has surpassed Hero MotoCorp in the April-July period, with 18.53 lakh units compared to Hero’s … Read more

Bajaj Auto looks to disrupt market with its CNG motorcycle Freedom 125, return favour to its arch-rival

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Bajaj Auto looks to disrupt market with its CNG motorcycle Freedom 125, return favour to its arch-rival

Akurdi: With the Freedom 125, the world’s first CNG-powered motorcycle, Rajiv Bajaj, managing director, Bajaj Auto Auto wants to “return the favour” to the erstwhile Hero Honda which transformed the scooter-led two-wheeler market two-and-half decades ago, with its fuel-efficient motorcycles. The motorcycles returned 80 kms to a litre, double of what the scooters returned. With … Read more