India’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp reported a decline in its total sales figure. It witnessed 19.27 per cent fall at 4,98,242 units in February. The company had sold 6,17,215 units in the corresponding month of previous year.
Total scooter sales declined 67.54 per cent to 18,932 units as compared with 58,331 units in the year-ago month, it added. In the domestic market, sales stood at 4,80,196 units last month as compared with 6,00,616 units in the same period a year ago, down 20.04 per cent.
Hero MotorCorp said its exports last month were at 18,046 units as compared with 16,599 units in February 2019. Recently, Hero MotoCorp launched BS-VI compliant version of its popular motorcycle model Super Splendor with price starting at Rs 67,300 (ex-showroom Delhi).
Super Splendor BS-VI is powered by an all-new 125cc engine with programmed fuel injection delivering power of 10.73 BHP, which is 19 per cent more than the previous version. It comes in two variants -- self start, drum brake with alloy wheel priced at Rs 67,300 and self start, disc brake with alloy wheel priced at Rs 70,800 (ex-showroom Delhi).
The launch of Super Splendor BS-VI follows the recent launches of BS-VI compliant versions of Xtreme 160R, Passion Pro BS-VI and Glamour. The company had earlier introduced a series of BS-VI two-wheelers -- Splendor iSmart, Splendor+, HF Deluxe, Pleasure+ 110, Destini 125 and Maestro Edge 125.
(With inputs from PTI)