Honda Two-Wheelers expands dealer network to 6,000 in India

Speedy network expansion sees Japanese two-wheeler more than major doubles its network to 6,000 in the past five years from 2,700 outlets in FY2014.

By Autocar Professional Bureau

30 Mar 2019

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Speedy network expansion has seen the Japanese two-wheeler more than double its network 2,700 outlets in FY2014 to 6,000 in end-FY2019.

Minoru Kato, president and CEO, HMSI, inaugurates the 1,000th Honda dealership, Platinum Honda, Rajpura Road, Zirakpur in the Mohali district of Punjab.

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI), which has been implementing an aggressive network expansion plan, yesterday opened its 1000^th HEAD (Honda Exclusive Authorised Dealer) with the inauguration of its new 4S (Sales/ Service/ Spares/ Safety) facility at Platinum Honda, Zirakpur (District Mohali), Punjab.

With this, Honda’s total network count in India has now reached the milestone 6000^th outlet mark. The company says it is the sole OEM in the Indian two-wheeler industry to double its network count and inaugurate 3,300 new touch-points in the last five years. (From end-FY2014 to FY2019).

Commenting on the network expansion, Minoru Kato, president and CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, said, “I am delighted to be present here at the milestone 1000^thHonda dealer inauguration. Honda also fulfilled its commitment of providing 6,000 network touch-points to our customers by the end of current financial year.”

All Honda Authorised Exclusive Dealerships (HEADs), manned by skilled personnel, offer a 4S setup including the industry norm of Sales, Service, Spare Parts and the 4th ‘S’ -- Safety Riding Promotion.