Honda Launches Dream Yuga in India - Analyst Blog
May 21 2012 - 7:30AM
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Honda Motor Co. (HMC) has launched the 110cc
Dream Yuga in India, its cheapest motorbike ever. The move is
trigged by the company’s goal to double the revenues generated from
motorcycles in India and to compete with the Hero MotoCorp.
Limited.
The company will focus on the Indian market for the next 10
years with an expected increase in export to 150,000 motorbikes by
2013 from 111,000 bikes last year. The company expects 30% of
revenues from motorcycles to be generated from India by 2020
compared with the current level of 13%.
The new bike has been priced at INR 44,642 (US$819) in the New
Delhi showrooms. The company expects to sell 300,000 units of Dream
Yuga in 2012.
Motor bikes are most preferred in India due to its fuel
efficiency and low cost. Two-wheeler sales shot up 14% to 13.44
million units in the last fiscal year in India.
Other motorcycle makers are also expanding into the lucrative
emerging markets including India. Yamaha Motor Co., for example,
will start the construction of new motorcycle factory in Tamil
Nadu. With this new factory, which will be operational in 2014,
Yamaha will have a production capacity of 2.8 million units by 2018
in India.
Suzuki Motorcycle has also recorded an improvement in sales to
30,635 units in April 2012 compared to 29,362 units in April 2011.
The company has further plans for setting up new factories which
will increase the capacity of bikes in India to 1 million by
2014.
Honda Motor Company is a leading manufacturer of automobiles and
the largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world. Honda is
recognized internationally for its expertise and leadership in
developing and manufacturing a wide variety of products that
incorporate its efficient internal combustion engine technologies
ranging from small general-purpose engines to specialty sports
cars. It is the second largest automaker in Japan, following
Toyota Motor Corp. (TM).
Honda Motor currently retains a Zacks #2 Rank, which translates
into a short-term (1 to 3 months) “Buy” rating. The automaker
expects a revival in sales and profits in fiscal 2013, based on
higher revenues, favorable model mix and effective cost reduction
measures. However, it continues to face difficulties in obtaining
parts from suppliers due to disaster in Japan as well as flood in
Thailand. Taking these factors into account, we currently have a
long-term (more than 6 months) Neutral recommendation on the
stock.
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