Scooters lose speed, growth rate slips to single digit after 7 years

Motorcycles, which had grown at just 8 per cent in the first five months of FY18, have climbed up almost 15 per cent this year

Wonder which automobile segment is clocking lowest growth this year? No, it is not the motorcycle, the three-wheeler, or the light commercial vehicle. It is the scooter, a product that saw at least seven consecutive years of strong double-digit growth until 2017-18 (FY18).

Growth in scooter sales volumes (from manufacturers to dealerships) in the first five months of 2018-19 is less than 7 per cent vis-à-vis the corresponding growth of over 18 per cent in FY18.

Motorcycles, which had grown at just 8 per cent in the first five months of FY18, have climbed up almost 15 per cent this