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Japanese automajor Yamaha is expecting to sell around nine lakh units in India during the current year. The company which is betting big on scooter segment growth is planning to launch one more product.Speaking to reporters after inaugurating Yamaha Scooter Boutique Roy Kurian, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd said that last year (January to December) the company sold 7.5 lakh units and this year it plans to sell around nine lakh units.The company is optimistic about the growth on the backdrop of improvement in sentiments after the effect of demonstration and in many parts of the country monsoon is also good.He said currently scooter contributes around 55 per cent of total sales and the company targets to increase it to 60 per cent.Kurian bets big on the upcoming festival season, which expects to contribute around one lakh units as againsy 80,000 units last year.Company's Chennai and Surat plants have got a capcity of around 1.8million ...