ww.indiacar.com/newsarchives/xdet.asp?archives=3/20/200 -
[Cached Version]
Published on: 3/20/2007
Last Visited: 3/21/2007
At the launch of a sporty variant and a limited edition Grand Prix version of the Unicorn, HMSI CEO and president Yukihiro Aoshima said: "As long as the 100 cc market continues to grow, we will introduce not one model but several."
And although it is fellow subsidiary Hero Honda's bread and butter market, it is big enough for both companies so there should be no cannibalisation."Of course, 100 cc is Hero Honda's major segment but it's size is also the biggest in the motorcycle market.So there is more room for both companies to co-exist," Mr Aoshima said.
At the other end of the price band, HMSI is also looking at importing fully built bikes in the 500cc and above range."We are studying the higher displacement segment and here there are two possibilities open to us," Mr Aoshima said.
...
"We are selling to Europe, Middle East, central and south America now and we are also targetting Africa," Mr Aoshima said.
...
A new plant would only come up once our existing capacity of 1.2 million units is fully utilised which could take another couple of years," HMSI CEO and President Yukihiro Aoshima told reporters here.
HMSI operates in India through a facility in Manesar near here and has a combined two-wheeler (motorcycle and scooters) production capacity of 1.2 million units.
Aoshima said since the Manesar facility is already operating to full capacity and is producing the existing line up, the 100 cc bike could be rolled out from the new plant.The company is looking at launching several models of its entry-level 100 cc bike.
...
A new plant would only come up once our existing capacity of 1.2 million units is fully utilised which could take another couple of years," the HMSI CEO and President, Mr Yukihiro Aoshima, told newspersons here.
HMSI operates in India through a facility in Manesar and has a combined two-wheeler (motorcycle and scooters) production capacity of 1.2 million units.
Mr Aoshima said since the Manesar facility is already operating at full capacity and is producing the existing line up, the 100 cc bike could be rolled out from the new plant.The company is looking at launching several models of its entry-level 100 cc bike.