The 125 cc scooter segment has seen increased takers in the last few years and resultantly manufacturers have come up with their own iterations to grab a big pie in the lucrative space. The segment beckons scooters of decent mileage with good features list, premium exterior and performance worthy powertrain.
Suzuki’s volume fortunes in the domestic market have long relied upon the Access 125 and it continued to deliver through this year. Access 125 was the most sold Suzuki in November 2019 and it also topped its segment with ease from TVS Ntorq and Honda Grazia amongst the slew of 125 cc scooters.
The Access 125 garnered a total of 49,128 units last month as against 42,334 units. In comparison, the Japanese scooter posted an appreciable positive sales growth of 16 per cent. It must be noted that most of the 125 cc scooters recorded YoY volume increase in November 2019 despite the industry being at the transition towards BSVI emission standards.
125cc Scooters | November 2019 Sales | November 2018 Sales |
1. Suzuki Access (16%) | 49,128 | 42,334 |
2. TVS Ntorq (32%) | 27,390 | 20,715 |
3. Honda Grazia (26%) | 8,167 | 6,467 |
4. Honda Activa 125* | – | – |
5. Suzuki Burgman Street (12%) | 7,824 | 6,960 |
6. Hero Destini (-52%) | 7,744 | 16,047 |
*Data Not Available
TVS Motor Company’s Ntorq registered a good tally last month as 27,390 units were retailed against 20,715 units during the same month in 2018 with Year-on-Year growth of 32 per cent. Honda 2Wheelers’ Grazia slotted in at third by sweeping a total of 8,167 units last month as against 6,467 units.
This resulted in a Year-on-Year sales increase of 26 per cent. Since the individual numbers of the Activa 125 are not known, we predict that the scooter would have come in at fourth position. The Activa 125 was the first BSVI two-wheeler from Honda in India and it went on sale in September.