Hero Motocorp sells 1.83 lakh units of motorcycles & scooters in May 2021
Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters sold 183,044 units of two-wheelers in the month of May 2021.
Sales in the month of May’21 were adversely impacted due to the closure of plant operations in view of the escalation in the spread of the Coronavirus in the country.
In keeping with its commitment to ensuring the safety and welfare of its people, Hero MotoCorp proactively halted operations at all of its manufacturing facilities across the country on April 22. Three of the plants – located in Gurugram, Haridwar, and Dharuhera – resumed single-shift operations on May 17, followed by the other three located in Neemrana, Halol, and Chittoor on May 24.
Considering this unprecedented situation, sales volume of May’21 is not comparable with the corresponding month of the previous year (May 20) and sequential months of this year.
The Company continues to monitor the situation closely and will move to double-shift production gradually.
With the vaccination drive gaining pace and a sharp decline in the number of Covid-positive cases, markets across the country are expected to open up gradually. This will aid in the swift recovery of businesses in the coming weeks.
The Company has launched innovative digital tools in sales and after-sales to enhance customer experience and ensure a safe environment for both employees and customers.
All corporate offices of the company are in Work from Home (WFH) mode and a very small number of colleagues are allowed in offices on rotation basis for the continuity of essential services.
| May’ 21 | May’20 | YTD FY’22 | YTD FY’21 | |
| Motorcycles | 1,78,706 | 1,06,038 | 5,18,053 | 1,06,038 |
| Scooters | 4,338 | 6,644 | 37,294 | 6,644 |
| Total | 1,83,044 | 1,12,682 | 5,55,347 | 1,12,682 |
| Domestic | 1,59,561 | 1,08,848 | 5,02,193 | 1,08,848 |
| Exports | 23,483 | 3,834 | 53,154 | 3,834 |
| Highlights May 2021 | |
| Customer Outreach Programs | · Hero MotoCorp extended the duration of all its warranty and free services to ensure that customers are not required to visit dealerships in a rush to avail of the services
· This was also in keeping with its commitment to the safety and welfare of its people, its customers and to break the chain of the spread of Covid-19 |
| CSR Initiatives | · Under its CSR platform “Hero We Care”, Hero MotoCorp partnered with the District Administration of Gurugram in Haryana to set up a makeshift 100-bed Covid Care Centre in the city
· Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal inaugurated the Covid Care Centre |
| Operations | · The company initially extended the shutdown at its manufacturing facilities across India, its Global Parts Center (GPC) in Neemrana, and its R&D facility – the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) in Jaipur till May 16, 2021
· The company gradually resumed its operations from May 17’ by starting single shift production at three of its plants – Gurugram and Dharuhera in Haryana and at Haridwar in the northern hill state of Uttarakhand · The company resumed production at all its manufacturing plants in India from May 24, 2021 onwards |
| Hero MotoSports | · Hero MotoSports Team Rally completed their first rally of the new season on a strong note with two of its riders finishing in the Top 5 in overall standings. Joaquim Rodrigues and Franco Caimi placed fourth and fifth respectively |
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