Hero Motors Global Sales are improving. After the first 8 months 2024, sales are reported at 3.85 million (+6.6%) projecting the entire year very close to the 6 million sales. still 2.3 million below the 2018 all-time record.
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Global Registrations Data in 2024
In 2024, Hero Motor confirmed the rule of the biggest Indian motorcycles manufacturers and the second largest in the World.
In the recent years, Hero gained terrain in the global 2-wheeler scene, thanks to the leadership in the domestic market, India, hitting the all-time record in 2018, a year particularly lucky for the Indian companies due to domestic market boom sustained by one-shot government incentives, with 7.8 million sales.
When in 2019 Indian market fell down, Hero followed the trend and the arrival of Covid 19 in the following year, further reduced the global volume, declined at the lowest-in-decade 5.2million in 2021.
Hero started improving sales since early 2022 and a positive pathway is in place, with 2023 ended at 5.6 million 2-Wheelers sales (+5.9%), but still 2.4 million below the 2018 all-time record.
After the first 8 months 2024, sales are reported at 3.85 million (+6.6%) projecting the entire year very close to the 6 million sales.
While sales are moderately growing (+6.5%) in the Indian region (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and others), in Africa are stable (+1.1%). In LATAM the trend is positive (+6.2%) while is very strong in North America (Mexico) with a +24.6%
Hero Motor Company heritage
Hero is headquartered in New Delhi, India.
The company was established as a joint venture company between Honda Motor Company of Japan and Hero Group. In the year 1983 they signed a joint collaboration agreement and formed the company. The joint venture between India’s Hero Group and Honda Motor Company Japan has not only created the world’s single largest two-wheeler company but also one of the most successful joint ventures worldwide
In the 2011, the Munjal family holding, Indian Promoter Group, and Honda Motor Co Ltd Japan (Honda) entered into a Share Transfer Agreement to transfer the entire Honda’ shareholdings of 26% in the Company to the Indian Promoter Group bringing an end to the joint venture between the two promoter groups of the company.
The acquisition was completed on March 22 2011 and the shares held by Honda were transferred to the Indian joint venture partner. In addition to the Agreement the Indian Promoter Group and Honda also entered into a License Agreement which has given to the company the right and license to manufacture assemble sell and distribute certain products and their service parts under their Intellectual Property Rights.
In July 2011 the company changed their name from Hero Honda Motors Ltd to Hero MotoCorp Ltd.
In 2015 the company commences operation in their first ever plant outside India established in Villa Rica Colombia.
On 10 March 2016 Hero formally inaugurated its world-class `Global Centre of Innovation and Technology’ (CIT) in Jaipur Rajasthan. Built with an investment of Rs 850 crore the CIT will design and develop world-class products for global markets
In the 2017 Hero hit the milestone of 75 million motor sold since the 1984.
