Scooter sales in India improved both on YoY and MoM basis led by the Honda Activa as the best-selling model on the list
In the earlier post, we discussed top 10 two wheelers. In this post, we will take a look at the top 10 scooters last month. Increased demand has been seen for scooters in the past few months. In the scooter segment, when noting sales of electric models, the percentage of growth was even higher than its petrol powered counterparts.
Top 10 Scooters Feb 2023 – Activa Maintains Top Spot, Electric Scooters Post Growth
Taking into account top 10 scooter sales in Feb 2023, sales stood at 3,60,963 units which was a YoY growth of 30.09 percent from 2,77,469 units sold in Feb 2022. This was a volume growth of 83,494 units It was also a MoM growth from 3,41,791 units sold in Jan 2023.
Honda Activa topped sales charts with 1,74,503 units sold in Feb 2023. This was a 20.08 percent YoY growth from 1,45,317 units sold in Feb 2022. MoM sales also improved significantly from 1,30,001 units sold in Jan 2023. The Honda Activa commands a 48.34 percent share on this list. TVS Jupiter was at No. 2 with sales of 53,891 units in the past month, up 14.44 percent from 47,092 units sold in Feb 2023. This was a 6,799 unit volume growth.
Suzuki Access sales grew by 7.15 percent YoY to 40,194 units in Feb 2023 from 37,512 units sold in Feb 2022. Access sales however fell MoM from 45,497 units sold in Jan 2023. It currently commands a 11.14 percent share on this list whereas it had held a 13.31 percent share in Jan 2023.
Ola was once again the No 1 electric scooter of India. Retail sales of Ola stood at 17,647 units in Feb 2023, up 351.33 percent as against 3,910 units sold in Feb 2022. TVS Ntorq sales dipped by 25.74 percent YoY to 17,124 units in Feb 2023, down from 23,061 units sold in Feb 2022. This was a 5,937 unit volume de-growth.
TVS iQube sales on the other hand, improved by 593.57 percent YoY to 15,522 units in the past month from 2,238 units sold in Feb 2022. It was also a MoM growth from 12,169 units sold in Jan 2023.
Honda Dio, Ather 450X, Hero XOOM
Lower down the order was the Honda Dio at No. 7. Sales dipped 6.44 percent YoY to 14,489 units in Feb 2023 from 15,487 units sold in Feb 2022. It was followed by the Ather 450X electric scooter which has seen a 457.71 percent YoY growth to 12,147 units in Feb 2023, up from 2,178 units sold in Feb 2022. MoM sales however declined from 14,802 units sold in Jan 2023.
Sales growth was reported for the Destini scooter which surged 1121.36 percent YoY to 8,232 units in Feb 2023 from 674 units sold in Feb 2022. It was however, a MoM dip in sales when compared to 10,975 units sold in Jan 2023. The new Hero Xoom scooter has entered the top 10 list immediately after launch. It has reported sales of 7,214 units in Feb 2023. The Xoom 110cc scooter was launched at the end of Jan 2023 and targets a younger generation of buyers.