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Mumbai: Scooters are experiencing a renaissance in the Indian market, even outpacing the traditional reign of motorcycles. Expansion of electric mobility , urban congestion and rising female participation in the workforce are among factors which lifted the share of scooters in the local two-wheeler market to a seven-year high in the first five months of this fiscal. Companies also attributed factors such as an underdeveloped urban transport infrastructure and gaps in last mile connectivity across cities.
Scooter sales grew 24% from a year earlier during April-August 2024, compared to a 13% rise in motorcycle sales in the same period. Consequently, the share of scooters comprising mostly petrol models, and some electric brands, inched up to 34.7% from 32.
5%, showed data compiled by industry body, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers ( Siam ). Even in fiscal 2017-18, when scooter sales scaled a peak of more than 6.71 million units, their share in total two-wheeler sales was 33.
3%. The latest sales data doesn't include that of two-wheeler electric market leader Ola Electric as the company doesn't share it with Siam. "With the market rebounding in both rural as well as urban areas, scooters are growing faster than motorcycles.
The growth in urban centres, greater participation of women in the workforce has helped. Also, increasing urban congestion, which is making it difficult to move around in a car, is also fueling demand for scooters," said Yogesh Mathur, director, sales and marketing at Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI). Artificial Intelligence(AI) Java Programming with ChatGPT: Learn using Generative AI By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Basics of Generative AI : Unveiling Tomorrow's Innovations By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Generative AI for Dynamic Java Web Applications with ChatGPT By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Mastering C++ Fundamentals with Generative AI: A Hands-On By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Master in Python Language Quickly Using the ChatGPT Open AI By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Office Productivity Zero to Hero in Microsoft Excel: Complete Excel guide 2024 By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Astrology Vastu Shastra Course By - Sachenkumar Rai, Vastu Shashtri View Program Data Science SQL for Data Science along with Data Analytics and Data Visualization By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Web Development A Comprehensive ASP.
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HMSI, which leads the market for petrol scooters with the Activa brand, has been a beneficiary of the demand shift. Honda's scooter sales rose 27% year-on-year to 1.286 million units during April-August 2024.
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