Honda has revealed that it will give its entire range of two-wheelers some updates for 2016.

All two-wheelers in the company's line-up will receive engines that comply with BS-IV emission norms. This will prepare the company to meet the deadline of March 31, 2017, set by the government for making all two-wheelers BS-IV complaint.

Additionally, products with engines larger than 125cc, will be given anti-locking braking systems (ABS) as a part of standard equipment. All bikes up to 125cc, will get combined braking systems (CBS).

These updates are expected to increase the costs of the products and if the government decides to advance the implementation of BS-V norms, the costs will rise further.

About 16 million two-wheelers are sold in India every year. It is expected to grow to 20 million units by 2020. Honda is planning to start one production line at its new plant in Gujarat in January 2016. It will have a capacity of 6 lakh units per annum. A second line with a similar capacity will be added after four months. The company is also in the process of expanding its old plant in Karnataka.

Source: ET Auto

The undisputed leader in the 2-wheeler segment, the Honda Activa has clocked a record-breaking 1 million sales in the first 5 months of the FY 2015-16.

The Honda Activa outsells all the products in the scooter segment and contributes to over 51% of the total sales. Its volumes have grown 20 times that of the 2-wheeler Industry in April to August 2015. Honda managed to sell 10,01,350 units of this scooter in the same period. In FY 2014-15, the Activa reached 21,78,227 homes in the country. The Activa achieved the 1 crore milestone in August 2015 (link to news article).

The range includes the Activa 3G and Activa i, both are powered by a 109.2 cc motor. There is also the more powerful Activa 125 powered by a 124.9 cc motor. All engines are 4-stroke and air-cooled that feature Honda's Eco Technology and are mated to a V-Matic (gearless) transmission.

Honda two wheelers India has revealed its game plan for 2015-16. The brand is looking to expand both its product portfolio as well as the number of touch points. As it stands, Honda is operating at peak capacity levels at all three of its existing plants. Honda's fourth facility i.e. the world’s largest scooter plant is coming up in Vithalapur, Gujarat. It is scheduled to become operational in January 2016.

Honda plans to expand its presence in India in order to cater to future demand. Apart from boosting the brand’s production capacity to 64 lakh units per annum, Honda plans to increase its nationwide network to 4,600 touch points, with more focus on rural markets. The brand will also be offering the "last mile" rural customer support system with 20 mobile service vans and 825 service motorcycles.

It has also been confirmed that the Japanese automaker will launch 9 new product this year. The flagship CBR 650F will be sold through a Shop-In-Shop distribution format across 20 priority cities in India.