New Delhi, July 02, 2022
Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest
manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, sold 13.90 lakh units in the first
quarter of the Financial Year (April-June) 2022-23. This is a robust
double-digit growth of 35.7% over the corresponding quarter of
the previous fiscal (FY’22), when the Company had sold 10.25 lakh units.
Sequentially, this translates into a growth of 17% over the last quarter of the
fiscal year (January-March) 2021-2022, when the Company
had sold 11.89 lakh units.
The
growth in volumes indicate the continuously improving consumer sentiment and
the company expects the positive trend to continue in the coming months, on the
back of a decent monsoon, and encouraging farm activity.
With
sales of 4.85 lakh units of motorcycles and scooters in June 2022, the Company
registered a growth of 3.3% over the corresponding month of the previous fiscal
when it sold 4.69 lakh units.
Further
strengthening its global business operations, Hero MotoCorp introduced Euro-5
compliant variants of three new products – the XPulse 200 4V motorcycle and
Dash 110 & Dash 125 scooters in Turkiye.
In
the month of June, Hero MotoCorp introduced the new Passion ‘XTec’.The
motorcycle is packed with features such as the First-in-Segment Projector
LED Headlamp, Full-Digital Instrument Cluster with Bluetooth Connectivity, SMS
and Call Alerts,Real-Time Mileage Indicator, Low-Fuel Indicator, Side-Stand
Engine Cut-Off and Service Reminder.
The
company also launched a new community-riding platform, XCLAN expanding the
motorcycling culture in the country. The XCLAN platform is the first official
Hero XPulse owners club that provides a stage for owners of the XPulse
motorcycles to engage with each other, build their cohort, and develop
camaraderie with budding and experienced riders.
Automotive
Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the apex body of the
Indian auto component industry, and Hero MotoCorp, also kicked-off a
one-of-its-kind EV Technology Expo in Jaipur during the month.
Strengthening
its’ partnership with Uttarakhand Government, under the Company’s flagship CSR
program – Hero WeCare, Hero MotoCorp
handed over 300 motorcycles, along with 600 helmets to Himalayan Eco
Restoration, Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Enhancement Society in
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. The company also handed over 150 units of technologically-advanced
Hero Glamour FI 125 to the Uttarakhand Police Department.