India Yamaha Motor registers 27pc domestic sales in March 2017

With the easing out of BS III vehicles in the country, Yamaha has registered a growth of 27% in domestic sales (including Nepal) during March 2017 as compared to the corresponding period last year.

The company clocked domestic sales of 76144 units (including Nepal) in 2017 compared to 60032 units (including Nepal) in 2016 thereby registering a domestic sales growth of 27%.

The company had recently launched the 249 cc Mid-class Street Fighter motorcycle ‘FZ 25’ in India to further boost its share in the premium segment.

Yamaha has also launched its new Bharat Stage IV (BS IV) variants of motorcycles and scooters. The newly launched variants also meet the energy efficiency standards and come in new vibrant colours with added features including AHO (Auto Headlamp-On).

Commenting on the company’s sustained growth, Roy Kurian, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. said, “March 2017 was challenging as automobile sector in India had to offload BS III inventory which was re-affirmed by Supreme Court’s decision towards the closing. Yamaha however, has managed it well and logged in a decent growth for this month...The company is en route to achieve 1 million in 2017 as well.....”