Hero Bikes in India

Hero MotoCorp, earlier known as Hero Honda, is considered to be the most popular motorcycle manufacturer in the country. To meet the intense demand, the company has four globally benchmarked manufacturing facilities. Two facilities are located in Haryana’s Gurugram and Dharuhera. The third manufacturing plant is based in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar. Their latest addition has been the state-of-the-art Hero Garden Factory situated in Rajasthan’s Neemrana district.

In 1984, Hero Cycles began its operations as a joint venture with Honda Motors of Japan. The company launched its first motorbike – the CD 100 – in 1985 which became quite successful. After the extensive popularity of the CD-100, Hero Honda enjoyed an immensely successful run with the CBZ and the Passion. These models were launched in 1998 and 2001, respectively. In 2001, the company also became the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, in terms of unit sales in a calendar year. In 2003, Hero brought another game changer – Karizma – tagged as one of the first semi-faired bikes in the country. It gave a new outlook to the sporty 200cc motorcycle segment.