India Yamaha to foray into scooters segment

The company’s national business head Pankaj Dubey told FE that the scooters would be suitable for Indian roads and not be a replication of products available globally.

“In India, somehow we have not entered this segment (scooters). But we would definitely enter...it may take some time. But we are working on that,” Dubey added.

The subsidiary of the Japanese two-wheeler giant Yamaha has started a feasibility study and an announcement is expected shortly. Yamaha is the pioneer of gearless technology for two-wheelers. In the overseas markets, Yamaha sells more scooters than motorcycles. In fact, scooters make up almost 80% of Yamaha sales in the Asian markets.