Yamaha sales grew by 34 per cent in 2013

Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. sold 6,51,487 two-wheelers in 2013. This shows a growth of 34 per cent in sales figures in comparison to the 4,86,810 units that they sold in 2012. Out of these, 1,89,673 units were exported in contrast to the 1,38,464 units sold in 2012, hence, showing a hike of 37 per cent on that front.

Overall domestic sales for 2013 eventually show an increase of 32.6 per cent in business with the company selling 4,61,814 two-wheelers as against 3,48,346 units in the previous year. For December 2013 alone, the company sold 64,997 units as opposed to the 47,483 units sold in the corresponding period in 2012, displaying a growth of 37 per cent again. Domestic sales for last month stood at 39,777 units in contrast to 25,123 vehicles sold in December 2012, thus, registering a growth of 58 per cent. An increase of 13 per cent in the number of vehicles sold to other countries is seen with the manufacturer exporting 25,220 two-wheelers, 2,860 more than what were sold in December 2012.

Roy Kurian, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd, said, “Despite industry travails, 2013 was an excellent year for us and we are certainly pleased with our performance this year. Apart from our new scooter launches, the robust results can be attributed to our strong product portfolio and steadfast customer confidence. Our innovative marketing strategies and exciting product portfolio across segments have also helped us reap good results. We’re looking at further expanding our dealership network across India as well as enhance our customer care services. The future definitely seems exciting and we look forward to improving our performance in 2014 as well.”

Yamaha’s strategy of focusing on the scooter market in India seems to have worked successfully with the Yamaha Ray and Ray-Z helping the manufacturer to boost the overall sales. The company hopes to better the business in the country this year as well. They plan to launch a new product on January 7. We will keep you updated about the new launch.

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