new delhi india has overtaken china to emerge as the worlds biggest market for twowheelers a total of 177 million twowheelers were sold here last year thats over 48000 units every day neighbouring china trailed with 168 million units sold according to officials from industry body society of indian automobile manufacturers siam as well as data from china association of automobile manufacturersbesides rising incomes and growing infrastructure in rural areas one big reason for the spurt in sales has been women commuters who like the ease of zipping in and out of chaotic city traffic on their gearless scooters for honda which leads the scooter market the share of women is at 35read this story in gujaratithe market in china has been on a decline over the past few years perhaps due to the fastpaced growth in car sales there as well as the curbs on petrol twowheelers in top cities the chinese market has been coming down from the highs of 25 million or so reached a few years back says sugato sen deputy dg of siam however the sales of electric twowheelers have been on an upswing in chinaindonesia is holding steady as the thirdlargest twowheeler market with annual sales estimated at 6 million units here too volumes have slipped from 65 million units sold in 2015so what clicks for india when it comes to the twowheeler market the need for mobility is very large in india and we are one of the fastest developing economies in the world says ys guleria senior vp sales marketing at honda motorcycle and scooter india hmsi the countrys secondbiggest twowheeler companyeasier finance options newer and more fuelefficient models rising incomes have only added to the push even as new business models such as ecommerce also help purchasesa top official at hero motocorp the countrys biggest company said that the growth of infrastructure in smaller towns and nonurban areas is helping demandthe massive government spending in rural programmes and large roadconstruction projects is leading to a pickup in volumes in smaller towns and villages said the official who did not wish to be identifiedin metros and the larger cities the sales are also being aided by the choked infrastructure people are buying twowheelers for shorter commute and errands even if they have a car it is difficult to move around in congested cities and even more difficult to get a space to park so twowheelers are increasingly becoming the second vehicles in the household the official from hero saysindustry officials say that the market will continue to grow over the next few years we will grow at around 911 over the coming years hondas guleria saysthe growth is not only being led by commuter vehicles but even larger and expensive twowheelers are being sold in good numbers royal enfield which sells bikes comfortably priced upwards of rs 1 lakh has seen sales grow by over 30 last year and is now preparing to boost its production capacitywe have seen a massive