New Delhi, October 31, 2019 Hero MotoCorp, the world’s
largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters,has crossed yet another
milestone in its illustrious journey, with its manufacturing facility at
Haridwar, in the northern Indian hill state of Uttarakhandachieving the unique
distinction of surpassing 25 million units in cumulative production.
The manufacturing facility, commissioned in April 2008, has achieved the milestone in just over 11 years of operation - an industry record. The Haridwar facility of Hero MotoCorp is also the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturing plant with an installed capacity
to produce 9500 vehicles per day.
Speaking on
the occasion, Mr. Vikram Kasbekar,
Executive Director (Operations) and Chief Technology Officer, Hero MotoCorp
said, “This is a significant milestone
for not just our Haridwar manufacturing plant, but also the entire
organization. The manufacturing practices that we follow at Hero MotoCorp have
always set new benchmarks in the industry. The production of 25 million
two-wheelers at our Haridwar plant in such a short period of time since its
commencement of operation bearstestimony to the dedication and competency of the
team. We are grateful to all our valued customers, partners, investors, the
state governmentof Uttarakhand and all other stakeholders for their continued
support and faith in us..”
Keeping Hero
MotoCorp’s focus on sustainability, the Haridwar manufacturing facility has the
world’s largest green-roof, spread over 4500 sq. mtr. The plant produces 1.95
MW of solar power, has zero liquid discharge and a lake for rain water
harvesting.
The plant
produces Hero MotoCorp’s popular motorcycles – HF Deluxe, Splendor+, Splendor
iSmart 110, Passion Pro and Passion 110. With a robust supply chain, it sources
75% (in value) of the parts from industries within Uttarakhand.
Hero
MotoCorp currently has seven globallybenchmarked manufacturing facilities,
including five in India and one each in Bangladesh and Colombia. The plants
located in India are at Gurugram and Dharuherain Haryana,
Neemrana in Rajasthan, Halol in Gujarat and Haridwar.
The Company’s
eighth manufacturing facility is coming up at Chittoor in the southern Indian
state of Andhra Pradesh.
The combined
installed annual production capacity of Hero MotoCorp is currently around nine
million units.
