Scooters sales have gone through the roof in the past few years and have witnessed a double digit growth on regular basis while motorcycles have struggled.
This doesn’t really come as a surprise. They are easier to ride ( no need to engage gears manually) , nimble, have the benefit of under seat storage and are reasonably frugal as well.
But almost 14 years back, automatic scooters were on the verge of extinction from our market. At this point, Honda commenced their Indian operations with the Activa against many word of warnings from industry experts who felt Honda was committing a grave mistake. But they couldn’t have been more wrong. The Japanese two-wheeler.