Honda launches ‘Dream Yuga’; HMSI to rope in Akshay Kumar
GURGAON, May 15: Japanese two-wheeler major Honda today launched its second mass segment motorcycle ‘Dream Yuga’ in India priced at Rs 44,642 (ex-showroom Delhi).
The company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) also announced to rope in bollywood actor Akshay Kumar as a brand ambassador for the company.
“Honda retained the brand Dream as part of a global strategy that was first launched in 1949. This new bike is very economical with better mileage,” HMSI’s President and CEO Keita Muramatsu told reporters here.
Dream Yuga is powered by a 110cc engine, he added.
The company sells 110cc motorcycle CB Twister in the country.
The company, which sold 21.07 lakh motorcycles and scooters in India last fiscal, is aiming to sell 27.5 lakh units in 2012-13. (PTI)