Honda Motorcycle closes in on Hero MotoCorp in fight for top spot

Though Hero still leads by a wide margin in annual and monthly sales, for the first time, Honda has considerably bridged the sales gap with the Pawan Munjal-led firm in April lagging only by 12,134

The slugfest for a pole position in the world’s largest two-wheeler market became more intense in April. Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, the second-largest in the pecking order, closed in on Hero MotoCorp, the market leader.
 
During the month, while the local arm of the Japanese two-wheeler maker sold 6,81,888 units (including exports), up 18 per cent over a year ago, Hero sold 6,94,022 units, up 16.5 per cent.
 
Though Hero still leads by a wide margin in annual and monthly sales, for the first time, Honda has considerably bridged the sales gap with the Pawan Munjal-led firm