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41,000 units sold on Akshaya Tritiya: Honda Motorcycles
Chennai, April 27
Two wheeler-maker Honda
Motorcycle & Scooter India on Monday said it sold over 41,000 units
on Akshaya Tritiya day celebrated on April 21.
In a statement,
Honda Motorcycle said customer demand was bullish for two wheelers and
its retail sales breached the 41,000 units mark on April 21.
The sales growth on this year's Akshaya Tritiya day was almost 50 percent over last year's numbers.
"The
50 percent increase in sales during Akshaya Tritiya is a significant
jump, and even surpassed all our expectations," Yadvinder S Guleria,
senior vice president (sales and marketing) was quoted as saying in the
statement.
Akshaya Tritiya, an auspicious day for Hindus and
Jains, is believed to bring good luck and success in whatever endeavour
one undertakes on this day. It is considered auspicious to bring home
gold on this day.