Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) will launch a new scooter with an engine meeting Bharat Stage IV emission norms, as well as with the auto headlamp on feature, senior HMSI officials told media persons at an interaction. The scooter will be the first from HMSI meeting these two requirements. The government has given a deadline of 31st March 2017 for all manufacturers to meet BSIV emission regulations and also introduce the auto headlamp on feature, which is essentially an ‘always-on’ headlight.
All two wheeler models from 1st April 2017 will need to meet BSIV regulations and also have the auto headlamp on feature. No further details have been revealed about the scooter yet, but HMSI officials say the scooter could well be launched as early as later this month.
“It will be launched very soon and what it is, is a surprise, so wait for the launch. We can’t say anything more at this stage,” said Yadvinder Guleria, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India.