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HMSI

Logo: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Wholly owned Indian subsidiary of Honda

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, Pvt. Ltd., abbreviated as HMSI, is the wholly owned Indian subsidiary of Honda, Japan. Founded in 1999, it was the fourth Honda automotive venture in India, after Kinetic Honda Motor Ltd (1984–1998), Hero Honda (1984–2011) and Honda Siel Cars India (1995–2012).2 It is headquartered in Haryana.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Aug 20, 1999Founded1

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Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, Pvt. Ltd., abbreviated as HMSI, is the wholly owned Indian subsidiary of Honda, Japan. Founded in 1999, it was the fourth Honda automotive venture in India, after Kinetic Honda Motor Ltd (1984–1998), Hero Honda (1984–2011) and Honda Siel Cars India (1995–2012). HMSI was established in 1999 at Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana.2

Corporate structure

HMSI is part of a group headed by Honda. 47 entities, 12 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Manufacturing Plants

Total capacity = 7.05 million units per annum

Plant 1: Manesar, Gurugram (Haryana) - 1.6 million units

Plant 2: Tapukara, Alwar (Rajasthan) - 1.2 million units

Plant 3: Narsapura, Kolar (Karnataka) - 2.4 million units

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Plant 4: Vitthalapur, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) - 1.85 million units

Vehicles

Motorcycles

Honda Unicorn

Honda SP 125

Honda Shine 125

CB125 Hornet

Honda Livo

Honda Shine 100

Honda SP 160

Honda Hornet 2.0

XL750 Transalp

CB350RS

H'ness CB350

CB350

CB300F

NX200

Rebel 500

Rebel 300

Scooters

Dio

Activa-6G

Activa 125

Dio 125

Honda X-ADV 750

ADV 160

Sport bikes, Touring bikes, Adventure bikes

GoldWing

CB1000R

CBR650R

NX500

CB750 Hornet

CB1000 Hornet SP

CB650R

CBR1000RR

CB500X

Africa Twin

From Wikipedia’s article on Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Aug 20, 1999Founded Founded1

Sources

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