Honda Motors to reduce waiting period

Launches new Aviator in Hyd.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Limited (HMSI), a 100 per cent two-wheeler subsidiary of Honda Motor Company, Japan, is ramping up its production capacity to 5,000 vehicles per day by March next year from the present 4,400 day. The company is upgrading the facility at a cost of Rs 360 crore.

Besides, it is readying to launch a new 110 cc motorcycle early next year, according to HMSI sales head Y S Guleria.

Speaking to the media at the launch of the new Aviator, a 110 cc scooter, he said the company was working to reduce the waiting period for its Shine and Activa models, which is now 45 and 90 days respectively.

The company has a backorder of 1,00,000 bookings for Activa and 20,000 for Shine vehicles and these will be cleared in about two months, he said.

The Aviator has been relaunched by introducing a combi-braking system, better battery and large storage space besides a tuff-up tube in the rear tyre.

It is available in two variants — standard with an ex-showroom price of Rs 43,439 and deluxe priced at Rs 48,439.