Hero Moto Corp: Facts & Figures

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Hero Maestro Electric Scooter Spotted; Looks Launch Ready

The electric scooter concept, as the name suggests is built on the Maestro Edge platform and gets a permanent magnet hub motor at the rear wheel. The scooter will get a lithium-ion battery along with cloud connectivity as well. It is interesting to note that Hero MotoCorp has invested a total of ₹ 205 crore in Ather Energy. We do not know whether Ather Energy has chipped in with technological help in the development of the electric Maestro.

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Hero MotoCorp Launches Integrated Online Sales Platform - eShop

Hero MotoCorp has announced the launch of its new digital service - eShop, an integrated online retail platform to sell two-wheelers in India. The new digital store will allow customers to purchase their preferred Hero motorcycle or scooter directly from the company website, offering an end-to-end solution, right from online booking to home delivery. Additionally, the company has also launched multiple digital aftersales services like - digital service job card and acknowledgement receipt, app-based service booking, and increased hours of workshop operations.

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Ather Energy raises INR 84 crores from Hero MotoCorp, as an extension of its Series C round​

Will begin roll-out of the flagship Ather 450X in Q4 2020.​

July 24th, 2020, Bengaluru: Ather Energy, India’s first intelligent electric scooter manufacturer, announced a fresh investment by Hero MotoCorp, as an extension of its Series C round that was led by Sachin Bansal. Hero MotoCorp has been a part of Ather’s growth story since 2016, when they first invested as a part of Series B. This round is a reinstatement of confidence by existing investors in Ather’s potential and success.

Ather is now entering an aggressive expansion phase on the back of its flagship product, the Ather 450X, and looking to scale to 20 cities by the end of 2021. The Ather 450X has piqued the interest of automobile and tech enthusiasts alike, and will soon be available in cities like Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi and Mumbai, with deliveries beginning in October 2020. To meet the projected demand in the coming years, Ather is opening a new manufacturing facility in Hosur, which is designed to produce 100,000 units annually, and is scalable to half a million units. Ather Energy will also set up Ather Grid fast charging points across the country over the next 5 years, making public charging easy and accessible to all electric vehicle owners.

In the past few weeks, Ather has been working on a slew of financing and ownership models, making electric vehicles more accessible for consumers everywhere. It introduced India's first personal lease program for scooters, with monthly payments as low as INR 2589, which makes the intelligent electric scooter accessible to the Indian two-wheeler market. It has also been a pioneer in the post sales experience innovation with subscription plans, Ather One, a one-stop daily usage solution that includes doorstep pick up and service, 24X7 roadside assistance, free charging at home and in public etc.

A unique aspect of the product line is the ability to add new features and functionality through over-the-air (OTA) software updates. Ather has been rolling out OTA updates since September 2018, adding features like a dark theme, new ride modes, guide-me-home light, making them one of the fastest iteration cycles in the country.

Quote by Tarun Mehta, Co-founder & CEO, Ather Energy: “We are in a high growth phase of our journey, and while the last few months have been challenging, we have not altered our expansion plans. Our geographic expansion and the roll-out schedule for the Ather 450X are on track, and we will be using these funds to invest in our facilities to meet the demand we have seen for the Ather 450X across the country. ”

Commenting on the investment, Rajat Bhargava, Head of Emerging Mobility Business Unit (EMBU), Global Business & Strategy, Hero MotoCorp, said “We are excited to see the growth of Ather Energy in the recent years. We see immense potential for them to expand their market even further, especially given the likely growth of electric vehicles (EV) in the near future. In addition to our efforts of developing a robust external eco-system for EVs, we are also aggressively working on our internal EV program. Our aim is to provide accessible electric mobility to customers across the globe. Sustainability and a clean, green environment remain central to our vision to be the future of mobility.”

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Akash

 

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HERO MOTOCORP CONTINUES THE 100 MILLION CELEBRATION WITH CUSTOMER OFFERS

ORGANISES FOUR DAY SERVICE & EXCHANGE CARNIVAL

SPECIAL OFFERS ON WOMEN’S DAY
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Hero MotoCorp

, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, today launched a four-day special service & exchange carnival for customers across the country.

Hero MotoCorp achieved the rare milestone crossing 100 million cumulative production on January 21, 2021. Continuing the celebrations for the landmark achievement, the Company has announced special exchange and service benefits for its millions of customers.

The Carnival will be from March 5 - 8, 2021 and will include offers such as –

• Paid Service @ Rs 100 + GST
• Rs 100 off on Road Side Assistance purchase
• Rs 100 off on Joyride (Annual Maintenance Contract) purchase
• Free Washing, Polishing & Nitrogen to all customers

The four-day service carnival also provides various exchange offers to owners of Hero MotoCorp motorcycles and scooters.

On March 8th, International Women’s Day, the company is offering special exchange and purchase bonuses on its entire scooter range.

The offers reaffirm Hero MotoCorp’s commitment to present delightful experiences to its customers. A highly customer-centric company, Hero MotoCorp continuously endeavours to excite and enthral its customers with the best products, services and offers.

Customers can visit their nearest Hero authorized customer touch-point to know more about the offers.

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Akash

 

[Nairrk]

Hero MotoCorp Now Offers Hero Connect On Destini 125 Scooter

Hero MotoCorp introduces its 'Hero Connect' feature on the Hero Destini. Customers interested buying the Hero Connect app and its features have to pay ₹ 4,999 in addition to the on-road price of the scooter/variant that they are buying. The Hero Connect app offers features like topple alert, trip analysis, live vehicle tracking, tow alert, geo-fence alert, Hero locate, speed alert and so on. Along with the Destini 125, Hero Connect is also available on Xtreme 160R, Xpulse 200, Pleasure Plus and the Pleasure Plus Platinum.

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Hero MotoCorp Launches Sales & After-Sales Service On Whatsapp

Hero MotoCorp has launched a comprehensive range of sales and after-sales services on the messaging app, Whatsapp. Hero MotoCorp customers will now be able to avail a host of services from an easy-to-interact menu-based chatbot that can be accessed 24x7 on the messaging platform. The company is offering informative, transactional, and location services through this new initiative, with the objective of providing its new-age, digital-savvy customers a seamless and easy-access engagement, Hero MotoCorp said in a statement.

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Building on its industry-leading digital initiatives for enhanced customer experience, Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, has launched a comprehensive range of sales and aftersales services on the messaging app – WhatsApp.

Hero MotoCorp customers will now be able to avail a host of services from an easy-to-interact menu-based chatbot that can be accessed 24*7 on the messaging platform. The company is offering informative, transactional, and location services through this new initiative, with the objective of providing its new-age, digital-savvy customers a seamless and easy-access engagement.

Commenting on the new accessibility feature, Naveen Chauhan, Head – Sales & Aftersales, Hero MotoCorp, said, “Hero MotoCorp is committed to providing the best-in-class solutions to our customers. Initiating WhatsApp support is in line with our objective to provide contactless and easily accessible sales & service options. With this new digital initiative, we hope to strengthen our connection with the customers and at the same time ensure hassle-free, timely, and effective solutions at their fingertips.”

To access the feature, customers can scan the QR code available at all Hero MotoCorp customer touch-points or by calling +918367796950 from their mobile device. Once initiated, customers may start the conversation at any time of the day and avail of a range of services offered by the feature.

Providing real-time services and offering support on a wide range of topics, the feature provides the following key facilities –

• Service booking and post-service feedback
• Real-time status check of the vehicle under repair
• Locating nearest workshop and showroom
• Self-Job-card initiation
• Vehicle enquiry and bookings
• Service and maintenance schedule
• Digital Sales and service invoice copy
• Information on New models, TVCs, Goodlife program, Hero app, Safety tips, and Maintenance videos

 

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Hero Moto Corp has announced that it’ll shut-down its manufacturing operations across India from 22nd April – 1st May 2021. Sharing more details from Press Release:​

In keeping with its commitment to the safety and welfare of its people, Hero MotoCorp has decided to proactively halt operations temporarily at all of its manufacturing facilities across the country, including its Global Parts Center (GPC), in view of the ongoing escalation in the spread of Covid-19 across the country.

The Company will utilize these shut-down days to carry out necessary maintenance work in the manufacturing plants. The shutdown will not impact the company’s ability to meet the demand, which has been impacted due to localized shut-downs in many states and production loss will be compensated during the remainder of the quarter. All plants will resume normal operations post this short shutdown period.

Each plant and GPC will remain shut for four days, in a staggered manner between April 22 – May 1 basis the local scenario. All corporate offices of the company are already in Work from Home (WFH) mode and very limited colleagues are in offices on rotation basis for continuity of essential services.

Drive Safe,
350Z

 

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HERO MOTOCORP INTENSIFIES ITS DIGITAL APPROACH​

LAUNCHES VIRTUAL SHOWROOM FEATURE TO PROVIDE IMMERSIVE DIGITAL BUYING EXPERIENCE TO CUSTOMERS

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Building on its industry-leading digital initiatives Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, has launched a Virtual Showroom feature to provide an Immersive Digital Buying Experience to customers.

The Virtual Showroom will enable customers to discover, engage and purchase Hero’s motorcycles and scooters through a seamless digital experience. Providing a 360-degree view of both the space and the product, the feature allows customers to easily browse and explore the design, features, and technical details of each model right from the comfort of their homes.

The virtual showroom can be conveniently accessed through Hero MotoCorp’s company website www.heromotocorp.com or at Hero Showroom. The new feature prioritizes customer convenience and ensures an experience that is identical to a physical showroom visit. Customers can easily navigate to the ‘Request a call back’ to enquire about the vehicle of their choice, while an option of direct purchase is also available.

Commenting on the initiative, Naveen Chauhan, Head – Sales and Aftersales, Hero MotoCorp, said, “At Hero MotoCorp we are constantly striving to enhance our customer buying experience. Considering the need for social distancing and catering to the digitally savvy customers, it is imperative for our services to be present at the customers’ fingertips while providing a holistic experience right from the beginning of their purchase journey. This feature is in line with our commitment to build value-led initiatives. Soon after launching our messaging app based chatbot services, we are now bringing a Hero showroom straight to the customer's room.”

Key attributes and highlights of the feature:

Virtual Showroom (VS) is the initial landing page giving an ambiance similar to a physical showroom. The VS showcases nine products, which can be purchased through Hero’s e-commerce portal - eShop.

Hero Product Configurator (HPC) provides the 3D product experience to the customers with all product features, colors, variants aesthetically displayed. The Accessory Configurator provides an immersive experience of adding the accessories of choice on the vehicle. The price of the chosen vehicle is dynamically updated basis the variant and location chosen. Further purchase process can be completed through Hero’s eShop platform.

Augmented Reality (AR) experience is generated within HPC or directly from VS, to enable customers and page visitors to enhance their product experience and understanding instantly by visualizing the vehicle in an environment of their choice. The AR feature can be experienced on supported iOS and Android devices without the need to download any app.

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Akash

 

[Nairrk]

Hero electric scooter maker wants 2027 end for petrol-run two-wheelers

India’s biggest electric-scooter maker has called for the nation to end sales of gasoline-powered two wheelers by 2027 to speed up a switch to clean vehicles that has fallen behind other countries like China.

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Hero MotoCorp trademarks 'Vida' name for EVs

Hero MotoCorp has applied for the trademark of several names for its upcoming sub-brand dedicated to electric vehicles. The company has applied for the names: ‘Vida Electric’, ‘Vida EV’, ‘Vida Mobility’, ‘Vida MotoCorp’, ‘Vida Scooters’, and ‘Vida Motorcycles’. All of them have been applied on November 11, and ‘Formalities Chk Pass’, which means the application has been filed correctly, pending further inspection.

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Hero MotoCorp Launches Retail Finance Carnival

Hero MotoCorp, India's largest manufacturer of two-wheelers, has launched a special Retail Finance Carnival for the company's customers. The countrywide event offers exciting retail schemes through Hero MotoCorp's finance partners, the company said in a statement. Commencing from today, the Retail Finance Carnival will go on till December 31, 2021, and offers customers across the country to have convenient access to finance and increases their purchasing power with attractive offers such as zero downpayment, zero rate of interest and zero processing fees.

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Hero Splendor Electric GoGo A1 Conversion Kit Approved By ARAI

In September last year, Mumbai-based GoGo A1 had launched an electric conversion kit for Hero Splendor. The kit is priced at Rs. 35,000 without battery, and at Rs. 95,000 with a battery pack (which provides a claimed range of 151 km). This kit had already received RTO approval, and now, we can confirm that it has been homologated by ARAI as well.

To have GoGo A1’s electric conversion kit installed, users would have to bring their motorcycle to the company’s installation workshop, spread over 36 RTO locations across the country, with more to follow. This is a completely legal kit, which means that buyers would be able to get insurance for the converted motorcycle.

The EV conversion would require re-registration by the local RTO. The registration number will remain the same, but a new green numberplate will be provided. Such conversion kits are expected to become more common, as India is slowly trying to phase out ICE vehicles, to reduce tailpipe emissions on roads. Northway Motorsports also has a few EV conversion kits on sale, but for cars and small commercial vehicles.

GoGo A1’s EV kit consists of a 2 kW electric motor, mounted on the rear wheel hub, rated at a peak power of 3.94 kW. It is fed by a 2.8 kWh battery pack, which gets a regenerative braking system. The kit also includes other components, like a DC-DC converter, new accelerator wiring, a key switch with controller box, a new swingarm, etc.

It should be noted that this kit has been approved only for Hero Splendor (1997 model year onwards). The Splendor is the most popular motorcycle in the Indian market, which makes it the perfect choice for such technology. EV conversion kits are a practical solution for providing electric mobility to the masses, and we expect more such kits to be available soon.

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Hero MotoCorp’s two-wheeler resale platform Wheels of Trust goes phygital

Hero MotoCorp aims to strengthen its footprint in the used two-wheeler segment. The company has announced that it’s resale platform christened ‘Wheels of Trust’ is now available in a phygital avatar.

The company says by offering an integrated omni-channel (digital and on-ground) exchange ecosystem it will strengthen its one-stop solution to exchange existing two-wheelers of any brand by providing the best resale value.

Prospective customers can avail Wheels of Trust DIY (do-it-yourself) valuation from the comfort of their smartphones, which promises to deliver swift and transparent indicative resale value. The experts present at over 900 trusted channel partners will then facilitate the customers with professional certification, spot-bidding for best market offers, quick deal and hassle-free exchange for their existing two-wheelers.

Ranjivjit Singh, Chief Growth Officer, Hero MotoCorp said, “Wheels of Trust, the two-wheeler resale platform from Hero MotoCorp has served more than 5 lakh customers with complete trust, transparency and peace of mind. Now in the phygital avatar, customers can discover the best resale value of any two-wheeler from the comfort and convenience of their homes. The pre-owned segment is evolving each day, and we are happy to provide an ecosystem that enables owners of old two-wheelers to have a hassle-free upgrade.”

The Wheels of Trust offers a strong value proposition for customers looking for personal mobility solutions.

Financiall Express

 

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Hero MotoCorp launches first Xpulse Xperience centre

Hero MotoCorp has inaugurated the first of its ‘Xpulse Xperience Centre’ in India.

The Xpulse Xperience Centre, which is set up in Bengaluru, features curated biking tracks and infrastructure and is designed to provide an off-road bike training experience to Xpulse 200 4V owners and enthusiasts.

Hero MotoCorp, in a statement, said that it will set up more Xpulse Xperience Centres in other cities across the country in a phased manner.

The Xpulse Xperience Centre will have trainers and a curriculum focused on building the skills, knowledge and personality required to be an expert off-road biker, the statement added. At the first centre in Bengaluru, participants will have the opportunity to be trained by the Indian ace, CS Santosh.

The facility complies with all safety norms as prescribed by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), and has designated marshals and the necessary medical infrastructure as per the guidelines.

On the occasion of the inauguration, the company also delivered the first 100 Xpulse 200 4V Rally Edition motorcycles to customers.

The company said that the first batch of the anticipated motorcycle was sold-out within four days of opening the initial booking. The company will soon re-open the bookings for the motorcycle. Priced at Rs. 1,52,100/- the Xpulse 200 4V Rally Edition will be available for booking through Hero MotoCorp’s online sales platform – eSHOP.

Ranjivjit Singh, Chief Growth Officer, Hero MotoCorp said, “The Xpulse Xperience Center embodies the essence of the Hero Xpulse 200 – a thrilling off-road experience. Through these facilities we aim to provide riders an unmatched opportunity to improve their off-roading skills, on the limitless, power-packed performance of the Xpulse 200 4V. Going forward, we plan to set up similar experiential centres in other parts of the country as well.”

The Xpulse Xperience Centre offers three training programs – Basic: Start the Xpulse, Intermediate: Feel the Xpulse, Advanced: Conquer the Xpulse. Spread over varying time durations, the programs will provide riding skills of increasing difficulty levels, depending on the program chosen by the participant.

Participants will be coached on key riding skills like – Off-Road setup, Body Posture, Slalom and Braking, Incline & Decline, Fallen Bike Recovery, Balance Points, Garage Turns, Brake Slide, Walk the Bike and more.

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Hero opens its first Premium outlet 'Hero Premia' in Kozhikode, Kerala

Hero MotoCorp has opened its inaugural premium dealership, named 'Hero Premia,' in the lively city of Calicut (Kozhikode), in Kerala. Positioned within the automotive hub of Calicut, Hero Premia will serve as a crucial player in delivering an unmatched premium sales and service experience to its clientele. These outlets will offer a range of premium Hero MotoCorp two-wheelers, including the Vida V1, Harley-Davidson X440, and others.

The new premium dealership from Hero MotoCorp will showcase a selection of the company's premium offerings, such as the Karizma XMR. In addition to this, Hero Premia will exhibit Vida V1 electric scooters, addressing the increasing demand for eco-friendly urban commuting options. Visitors will also have the opportunity to explore the first jointly developed motorcycle by Hero MotoCorp, the Harley-Davidson X440.

The dealership is set to provide customers with a seamless experience that seamlessly integrates both online and offline elements, along with the introduction of interactive digital tools and modern configurators. The utilization of cloud technology and augmented reality will assist customers in assessing and selecting their preferred motorcycles and scooters.
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