The Honda Activa had pushed Honda back to second place in the ranking of Indian two wheelers in 2015. The Activa, launched back in 2000 quickly gained popularity and touched 55,000 units sales mark in the first year. Post its launch, the sales figures grew rapidly with every passing year. Renamed Honda Activa 3G, it nudged close to India`s top selling two-wheeler in 2015.
This year, The Activa became India`s bestselling two-wheeler, outselling the Hero Splendor for seven consecutive months. The gap in leadership was at all-time high of 58,413 units in July 2016, which is indicative of a higher preference for the Activa in the market. Moreover, the scooter broke its own sales record in the month by crossing sales mark of 2.5 lakh units in the domestic market. If we look at the overall performance in Jan-July 2016, Activa sales have increased by 2.27 lakh units while the same for its nearest competitor, the Splendor, stood at just 19,910 units.