New Delhi, September 1, 2022.
Hero
MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters,sold462,
608 units in August 2022.
The Company had sold 453,879unitsin the corresponding month of the
previous year (August 2021). Sequentially, this translates into a growth over
the month of July 2022, when the Company had sold 445,580 units.
The Company expects the momentum to build-up in the coming months
on account of a combination of multiple factors, including a healthy growth in
country's GDP, a normal festive season after a gap of two years, better monsoon
resulting in decent agricultural harvest and positive consumer sentiments.
Hero
MotoCorp launched multiple initiatives for customers, communities and
enthusiasts in August.
The
Company introduced the company’s two-wheeler resale platform “Wheels of
Trust" in a phygital avatar. By offering an integrated omni-channel
(digital and on-ground) exchange ecosystem, Hero MotoCorp aims to strengthen
its one-stop solution to exchange existing two-wheelers of any brand by
providing the best resale value.
Hero
MotoCorp also inaugurated it’s first-ever ‘Xpulse Xperience Centre’ in the country.
Set up at the Big Rock Dirt Park on the outskirts of Bengaluru, the
state-of-the-art Xpulse Xperience Centre with curated biking tracks and
infrastructure is designed to provide an unmatched off-road bike training
experience to Xpulse 200 4V owners and enthusiasts. The company will soon
re-open the bookings for the Xpulse 200 4V Rally Edition which will be available
on Hero MotoCorp’s online sales platform – eSHOP at a price of Rs. 152,100/-.
Hero
MotoSports Team Rally strengthened its National Team’s rider line-up
byonboarding three new young riders including Tanika Shanbhag, our first ever
lady rider along with Karan Kumar and Arun T.
During
the month, Hero MotoCorp announced the launch of the much awaited Harley
Davidson®Nightster™ motorcycle in India at a starting price of Rs 14, 99,000/-
(Ex-Showroom Delhi).
Under
the Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) platform “Hero We Care”, Hero
MotoCorp extended its “Hero for Humanity” project to Karnataka, adopting 150 Covid-affected
families in the state. As part of this program, the Company has already been
supporting over 300 Covid-affected families in several states including
Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.
Under
the ‘Hero Salutes Heroes of the Nation’ project, the company also partnered
with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)personnel to provide 90
retro-fitted Hero Destini scooters and livelihood support to the families of
the divyang ex-personnel .
|
AUG’ 22 |
AUG’21 |
YTD FY’23 |
YTD FY’22 |
Motorcycles |
430,799 |
420,609 |
2,158,381 |
1,804,324 |
Scooters |
31,809 |
33,270 |
1,40,000 |
128,460 |
Total |
462,608 |
453,879 |
2,298,381 |
1,932,784 |
Domestic |
450,740 |
431,137 |
2,209,590 |
1,801,052 |
Exports |
11,868 |
22,742 |
88,791 |
131,732 |