Honda To Double Navi Production

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) unveiled the Navi at the 2016 Delhi Auto Expo earlier this year. Launched with a price tag of Rs 39,500 (ex-showroom, Delhi) the Navi received a huge sales response in the Indian market. HMSI managed to sell around 10,000 units within a few months of the launch and now, in order to meet the growing demand, the Japanese bikemaker has plans to double the production of the “mini-bike” to around 1 lakh units soon.   

Yadvinder Singh Guleria, Senior Vice-President, stated: "We have been really surprised by the humongous response to the Navi. It's really exceeded our expectations. We have, therefore, decided to almost double our capacity to 90,000 to 1 lakh units soon."

The mini bike is powered by the same tried and tested 110cc four-stroke engine which also powers the Activa, and is capable of producing 8PS of power and 9Nm of peak torque. The motor is coupled with a variomatic gearbox. The fuel tank capacity is 3.8 litres and it returns a fuel efficiency figure of 60kmpl, as claimed by Honda. It features telescopic forks at the front and a mono-shock at the rear.

Honda is currently selling the Navi in just 10 cities across India, but now, seeing the growing demand for the scooter, the company is planning to expand its reach to other cities by the end of this year.