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&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Indian two-wheeler manufacturing company}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2014}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox company&lt;br /&gt;
| name = Hero MotoCorp Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| logo = Hero MotoCorp.svg&lt;br /&gt;
| logo_size = 180px&lt;br /&gt;
| former_name = &lt;br /&gt;
| type = [[Public company|Public]]&lt;br /&gt;
| traded_as = {{Unbulleted list|{{BSE|500182}}|{{NSE|HEROMOTOCO}}|[[NIFTY 50|NSE NIFTY 50 Constituent]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
| ISIN = INE158A01026&lt;br /&gt;
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]&lt;br /&gt;
| founded = {{Start date and age|1984|01|19|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| founder = [[Brijmohan Lall Munjal]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|[[Pawan Munjal]] {{Small|([[Chairman]], [[Managing Director|MD]] &amp;amp; [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])}}&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.heromotocorp.com/en-in/about-us/profile-of-directors.html |title=Board of Directors - Hero MotoCorp Ltd. |publisher=Hero MotoCorp |access-date=19 January 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
| products = {{ubl|[[Motorcycle]]s|[[Scooter (motorcycle)|Scooters]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
| production = {{increase}} 7,587,130 units (2018)&lt;br /&gt;
| revenue = {{profit}} {{INRConvert|29614|c}} (2020)&amp;lt;ref name=finance&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.heromotocorp.com/en-in/uploads/Annual_Reports/pdf/20200717171801-pdf-207.pdf|title=Hero Motocorp Profit &amp;amp; Loss account, Hero Motocorp Financial Statement &amp;amp; Accounts|publisher=Hero Motocorp Limited|access-date=20 October 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| operating_income = {{profit}} {{INRConvert|3958|c}} (2020)&amp;lt;ref name=finance/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| net_income = {{profit}} {{INRConvert|3633|c}} (2020)&amp;lt;ref name=finance/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| assets = {{profit}} {{INRConvert|18749|c}} (2020)&amp;lt;ref name=finance/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| equity = {{profit}} {{INRConvert|14096|c}} (2020)&amp;lt;ref name=finance/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| num_employees = 8,599 (2020)&amp;lt;ref name=finance/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| subsid = &lt;br /&gt;
| parent = [[Hero Motors Company]]&lt;br /&gt;
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.heromotocorp.com/|Hero Motocorp}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Hero MotoCorp Limited&#039;&#039;&#039;, formerly &#039;&#039;&#039;Hero Honda&#039;&#039;&#039;, is an Indian [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[motorcycle]] and [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]] [[manufacturer]] based in [[New Delhi, India]]. The company is the largest two-wheeler manufacturer in the world,&amp;lt;ref name=AR2012-13/&amp;gt; and also in India, where it has a market share of about 37.1% in the two-wheeler industry.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AR2012-13&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/500182/5001820317.pdf|title=Annual Report 2016-17|date=3 April 2018|publisher=Hero MotoCorp}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url =http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/honda-motorcycle-overtakes-bajaj-as-2nd-largest-domestic-twowheeler-maker/article4602412.ece |title=Honda Motorcycle overtakes Bajaj as 2nd largest domestic two-wheeler maker | work=Business Line|date=10 April 2013 |access-date=15 January 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As of 27 May 2021, the [[market capitalization]] of the company was {{INRConvert|59600|c|year=2020}}.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/markets/company-stock/hero-motocorp-share-hits-52-week-high-post-q3-earnings/story/430422.html |title=Hero MotoCorp share hits 52-week high post Q3 earnings |publisher=Business Today |access-date=5 February 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
Hero Honda started its operations in 1984 as a joint venture between [[Hero Cycles]] (sometimes called Hero Group, not to be confused with the [[Hero Group]] food company of Switzerland) of India and [[Honda]] of Japan.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;milestone&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.heromotocorp.com/en-in/about-us/milestones.html |title=Milestones |publisher=Hero MotoCorp |access-date=15 January 2014}}&amp;lt;|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748704758904576187842700072676 |title=Honda to Sell Hero Stake at Half Market Price | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=9 March 2011 |accessdate=15 January 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-03-09/news/28672602_1_lathe-investment-private-limited-bc-india-private-investors-hero-honda |title=Hero gets Honda stake at big discount | work=[[The Economic Times]] | access-date=15 January 2014 |date=9 March 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In June 2012, Hero MotoCorp approved a proposal to merge the investment arm of its parent Hero Investment Pvt. Ltd. with the automaker. This decision came 18 months after its split from Hero Honda.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/article3490461.ece | title=Investment arm to merge with Hero MotoCorp |date=5 June 2012 |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=15 January 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Hero&amp;quot; is the brand name used by the Munjal brothers for their flagship company, Hero Cycles Ltd. A joint venture between the Hero Group and Honda Motor Company was established in 1984 as the Hero Honda Motors Limited at [[Dharuhera]], India. Munjal family and Honda group both owned 26% stake in the Company.&lt;br /&gt;
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During the 1980s, the company introduced motorcycles that were popular in India for their fuel economy and low cost. A popular advertising campaign based on the slogan &#039;Fill it – Shut it – Forget it&#039; that emphasised the motorcycle&#039;s fuel efficiency helped the company grow at a double-digit pace since inception. In 2001, the company became the second largest two-wheeler manufacturing company in India and globally.&amp;lt;ref name=AR2012-13/&amp;gt; It maintains global industry leadership to date.&amp;lt;ref name=AR2012-13/&amp;gt; The technology in the bikes of Hero Motocorp (earlier Hero Honda) for almost 26 years (1984–2010) has come from the Japanese counterpart Honda.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imaginmor1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | title= Automobile Industry India | publisher= [[Imagin Mor Pty Ltd]] | url= http://imaginmor.com/automobileindustryindia.html | access-date= 14 September 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120317004637/http://www.imaginmor.com/automobileindustryindia.html | archive-date= 17 March 2012 | url-status= dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Termination of Honda joint venture and the renaming===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Hero Honda Passion motorcycle.jpg|thumb|Hero Honda Passion]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Karizma R 1478.jpg|thumb|Hero Karizma R]]&lt;br /&gt;
By December 2010, the board of directors of the Hero Honda Group had decided to terminate the joint venture between Hero Group of India and Honda of Japan in a phased manner. The Hero Group would buy out the 26% stake of the Honda in JV Hero Honda.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Hero-to-buy-out-Honda-s-stake-in-26-year-old-JV/725937|title=Hero to buy out Honda&#039;s stake|work=The Indian Express|access-date=18 December 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Under the joint venture Hero Group could not export to international markets (except [[Nepal]], Bangladesh and [[Sri Lanka]]) and the termination would mean that Hero Group could now export. From the beginning, the Hero Group relied on their Japanese partner Honda for the technology in their bikes.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/auto/two-wheelers/Munjal-family--Honda-Motor-to-discuss-Hero-Honda-split-today/articleshow/7108838.cms | work=The Times of India | title=Munjal family &amp;amp; Honda Motor to discuss Hero Honda split today | date=16 December 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Japanese automaker exited the joint venture through a series of off-market transactions by giving the Munjal family—which held a 26% stake in the company—an additional 26%. Honda, wanting to focus only on its independent fully owned two-wheeler subsidiary—Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI)—, exited  Hero Honda at a discount and get over {{INRConvert|6400|c|lk=|year=2010}} for its stake. The discount was between 30% and 50% to the current value of Honda&#039;s stake as per the price of the stock after the market closed on 16 December 2010.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;timesofindia.indiatimes.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Hero-Honda-split-terms-finalized/articleshow/7109297.cms | work=The Times of India | title=Hero, Honda split terms finalized – The Times of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The rising differences between the two partners gradually emerged as an irritant. Differences had been brewing for a few years before the split over a variety of issues, ranging from Honda&#039;s reluctance to fully and freely share technology with Hero (despite a 10-year technology tie-up that expired in 2014) as well as Indian partner&#039;s uneasiness over high royalty payouts to the Japanese company. Another major irritant for Honda was the refusal of Hero Honda (mainly managed by the Munjal family) to merge the company&#039;s spare parts business with Honda&#039;s new fully owned subsidiary, HMSI.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;timesofindia.indiatimes.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As per the arrangement, it was a two-leg deal. In the first part, the Munjal family, led by Brijmohan Lal Munjal group, formed an overseas-incorporated special purpose vehicle (SPV) to buy out Honda&#039;s entire stake, which was backed by bridge loans. This SPV was eventually thrown open for private equity participation, and those in the fray included [[Warburg Pincus]], [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]] (KKR), [[TPG Capital|TPG]], [[Bain Capital]], and [[Carlyle Group]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{citation|url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Hero-approves-Hondas-exit-from-Hero-Honda-report/5021461137|title=Hero approves Honda&#039;s exit from Hero Honda|publisher=India Infoline news service}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Formation of the new company===&lt;br /&gt;
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The name of the company was changed from Hero Honda Motors Limited to Hero MotoCorp Limited on 29 July 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=AR2012-13/&amp;gt; The new brand identity and logo of Hero MotoCorp were developed by the British firm [[Wolff Olins]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;livemint1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/2011/07/25191352/Hero-goes-global-to-unveil-ne.html|title=Hero goes global; to unveil new brand identity in London – Corporate News |publisher=livemint.com |date=25 July 2011 |access-date=4 August 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The logo was revealed on 9 August 2011 in London, to coincide with the third [[Test cricket|test match]] between England and India.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;livemint1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Hero MotoCorp can now export to [[Latin America]], [[Africa]] and [[Western Asia|West Asia]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;livemint1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Hero is free to use any vendor for its components instead of just Honda-approved vendors.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;livemint1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 21 April 2014, Hero MotoCorp announced its plan on a {{INRConvert|254|c|lk=|year=2014}} joint venture with Bangladesh&#039;s Nitol-Niloy Group in the next five years to set up a manufacturing plant in Bangladesh. The plant started production in 2017 under the name &amp;quot;HMCL Niloy Bangladesh Limited&amp;quot;. Hero MotoCorp owns the 55% of the manufacturing company and rest 45% is owned by Niloy Motors (A subsidiary of [[Nitol-Niloy Group]]).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/hero-forms-jv-in-bangladesh-to-set-up-manufacturing-plant/1/205403.html|title=Hero MotoCorp forms JV in Bangladesh; to set up manufacturing plant|access-date=2 July 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Hero also updated its 100cc engine range in 2014 for 110cc bikes except Hero Dawn.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Equity investments==&lt;br /&gt;
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In July 2013, HMC acquired 49.2%&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-07-01/news/40308107_1_erik-buell-racing-hmcl-hero-motocorp|title=Hero MotoCorp picks up 49.2% stake in US-based Erik Buell Racing for $25 million| newspaper=The Economic Times |date=1 July 2013 |access-date=19 January 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; shareholding in [[Erik Buell Racing]], a [[motorcycle sport]] company which produced street and racing motorcycles based in [[East Troy, Wisconsin]], United States. EBR filed for bankruptcy in 2015&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/04/15/erik-buell-racing-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-and-ceases-operations/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Hero MotoCorp proceed to acquire certain assets for {{INRConvert|18.2|c|lk=|year=2013}}.,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-28/auto/64957907_1_hero-motocorp-ltd-settlement-agreement-erik-buell-racing&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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HMC invested {{INR}}205 crore (US$30.5 million) as Series B round of funding in October 2016 and gained a 32.31% stake in [[Ather Energy]], a startup company manufacturing electric scooters. It invested a further {{INR}}130 crore (US$19 million) in 2018.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Hero Motocorp Share Price, Hero Motocorp Stock Price, Hero Motocorp Ltd. Stock Price, Share Price, Live BSE/NSE, Hero Motocorp Ltd. Bids Offers. Buy/Sell Hero Motocorp Ltd. news &amp;amp; tips, &amp;amp; F&amp;amp;O Quotes, NSE/BSE Forecast News and Live Quotes|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/auto-23-wheelers/heromotocorp/HHM|access-date=2021-05-27|website=www.moneycontrol.com|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; HMC share in Ather Energy has grown up to 34.58% since 2016.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Hero MotoCorp To Invest Up To ₹ 205 Crore In Ather Energy|url=http://carandbike.com/news/hero-motocorp-to-invest-rs-205-crore-in-ather-energy-1520809|publisher=NDTV Auto}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.vccircle.com/hero-motocorp-to-refuel-ather-energy-with-19-mn/|title=Hero MotoCorp to refuel Ather Energy with $19 mn|date=25 July 2018|work=VCCircle|access-date=30 July 2018|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Operations==&lt;br /&gt;
Hero MotoCorp has five manufacturing facilities based at [[Dharuhera]], [[Gurugram]], [[Neemrana]], [[Haridwar]], and [[Halol]] under the Green Field stage. These plants together have a production capacity of over 76 [[lakh]] (7.6 million) 2-wheelers per year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/two-wheelers/hero-motocorp-plans-6th-plant-scouts-for-site-in-south-india/articleshow/36715367.cms?intenttarget=no|title=Hero MotoCorp plans 6th plant, scouts for site in South India|date=17 June 2014|work=The Economic Times|access-date=17 July 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Hero MotoCorp has a sales &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Hero MotoCorp August sales up 7%, TVS down 1% — Bajaj Auto numbers awaited |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/august-month-bikes-and-scooters-sales-number-of-hero-motocorp-bajaj-and-tvs/articleshow/77872298.cms |work=Business Insider}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  and service network with over 6,000 dealerships and service points across India. It has a customer loyalty program since 2000, called the Hero Honda Passport Program which is now known as Hero GoodLife Program.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://goodlife.heromotocorp.com/|title=Hero MotoCorp New Two Wheelers , Motorcycles, Two Wheelers in India|website=goodlife.heromotocorp.com|access-date=17 July 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As of 31 March 2020 the company has annual capacity of 9.1 million units in its 8-world class manufacturing facilities. Apart from these manufacturing facilities the company also has 2 state of the art R&amp;amp;D facilities, in Germany &amp;amp; Jaipur respectively.  &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Annual Report, 2019-20|url=https://www.heromotocorp.com/en-in/uploads/Annual_Reports/pdf/20200717171801-pdf-207.pdf|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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It is reported that Hero MotoCorp has five joint ventures or associate companies, Munjal Showa, AG Industries, Sunbeam Auto, [[Rockman Industries]] and Satyam Auto Components, that supply a majority of its components.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/auto/automobiles/hero-honda-split-honda-restrategizing-its-vendor-policy/articleshow/7668358.cms |title=Hero-Honda split: Honda restrategizing its vendor policy |author=Nandini Sen Gupta |date=10 March 2011 |work=The Economic Times}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As of March 2013, the company has sold over 7 crore (70 million) 2-wheelers since its inception in 1984.&amp;lt;ref name=AR2012-13/&amp;gt; It sold 60.7 lakh (6.07 million) 2-wheelers in 2012, out of which 55 lakh (5.5 million) were motorcycles. Hero MotoCorp sells more two-wheelers than the second, third and fourth-placed two-wheeler companies put together.&amp;lt;ref name=AR2012-13/&amp;gt; Its most popular bike, the [[Hero Splendor]] sells more than 10 lakh units per year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |title=Every Village, Every Home |periodical=Forbes | volume=183 |issue=12 |page= 80 |date=June 2008 |issn=0015-6914}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The company has a stated aim of achieving revenues of {{INRConvert|64000|c|lk=|year=2016}} and volumes of 10 lakh two-wheelers by 2016–17. This in conjunction with new countries where they can now market their two-wheelers following the disengagement from Honda. Hero MotoCorp hopes to achieve 10% of its revenues from international markets, and they expected to launch sales in [[Nigeria]] by end-2011 or early-2012. Hero MotoCorp launched XPulse 200 adventure motorcycle in India on 1 May 2019, along with the XPulse 200T touring motorcycle.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2019, Hero MotoCorp sold more than 78 lakh (7.8 million) units, which is the highest by any two-wheeler company in the world. It registered its best-ever monthly performance by selling 7,69,000 units in the month of September 2018. In the April - June 2018 quarter (non-festive time), the company registered its best-ever quarterly performance by selling more than 21 lakh (2.1 million) units.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=MotorCorp|first=Hero|date=2018–19|title=Annual report|url=https://www.heromotocorp.com/en-in/uploads/Annual_Reports/pdf/20190715054601pdf266.pdf}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In February 2021, Hero MotoCorp sold 484,405 units with 0.9 percent growth.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=M |first1=Surendhar |title=Hero MotoCorp Feb 2021 Sales Analysis - Splendor, Xpulse, Passion, Xtreme |url=https://gaadiwaadi.com/hero-motocorp-feb-2021-sales-analysis-splendor-xpulse-passion-xtreme/ |work=Gaadiwaadi.com |date=29 March 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Hero MotoCorp has launched an online virtual showroom. The virtual showroom would enable customers to discover, engage and purchase the company’s motorcycles and scooters digitally.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Swati |title=Hero MotoCorp Launches Virtual Showroom To Sell Vehicles |url=https://www.motorgyan.com/hero-motocorp-launches-virtual-showroom-to-sell-vehicles/ |work=motorgyan.com |date=13 May 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Listings and shareholding==&lt;br /&gt;
The equity shares of Hero MotoCorp are listed on the [[Bombay Stock Exchange]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bseindia.com/stock-share-price/hero-motocorp-ltd/hero-motocorp/500182/ |title=Hero MotoCorp Ltd. |publisher=BSEindia.com |access-date=23 January 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the [[National Stock Exchange of India]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.nseindia.com/live_market/dynaContent/live_watch/get_quote/GetQuote.jsp?symbol=HEROMOTOCO |title=Hero MotoCorp Limited |publisher=NSE India |access-date=23 January 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; where it is a constituent of the [[NIFTY 50]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.nseindia.com/content/indices/ind_niftylist.csv |title=Download List of CNX Nifty stocks (.csv) |publisher=NSE India |access-date=23 January 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As on 31 December 2013, the promoters Munjal Family held around 40% equity shares in Hero MotoCorp. Over 61,000 individual shareholders hold approx. 7.44% of its shares.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Shareholding&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Shareholding Pattern - March 2020|url=https://www.heromotocorp.com/en-in/shareholding-pattern-charts.html|url-status=live|access-date=27 May 2021|publisher=Hero Motor Corp}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Foreign Institutional Investors hold approx. 30% shares in the company.&amp;lt;ref name=Shareholding/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! Shareholders (as on 31 March 2020) !! Shareholding&amp;lt;ref name=Shareholding/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Promoter Group||34.60%&lt;br /&gt;
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| Foreign Institutional Investors (FII)||34.3%&lt;br /&gt;
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| Non Resident Indians (NRIs)||0.4%&lt;br /&gt;
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| Indian Public ||8.30%&lt;br /&gt;
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| Insurance companies||8.30%&lt;br /&gt;
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| Mutual Funds / UTI||8.20%&lt;br /&gt;
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| Bodies Corporate||1.40%&lt;br /&gt;
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| Financial Institutions / Banks||2.00%&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Others||2.50%&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Total||100.0%&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Employees==&lt;br /&gt;
As of 31 March 2014, the company had 6,782 employees, out of which 66 were women (1.1%). It also had approx. 13,800 temporary employees on that date. The company had an attrition rate of 5.1% in the FY 2012–13.&amp;lt;ref name=AR2012-13/&amp;gt; The company spent {{INRConvert|8210|c|lk=|year=2012}} on employee benefits during the FY 2012–13.&amp;lt;ref name=AR2012-13/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Awards and recognition==&lt;br /&gt;
* The 2006 Forbes list of the 200 World&#039;s Most Respected Companies had Hero Honda Motors ranked at #108.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=The World&#039;s Most Reputable Companies |url=https://www.forbes.com/2006/11/20/leadership-companies-reputation-lead-managing-cx_hc_1120rep_list.html |date=21 November 2006|access-date=15 January 2014 |work=Forbes}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[The Brand Trust Report]] published by Trust Research Advisory has ranked Hero Honda in the 7th position among the most trusted brands in India.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.trustadvisory.info/allindia_2014.html |title=India&#039;s Most Trusted Brands 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502221904/http://www.trustadvisory.info/allindia_2014.html |archive-date=2 May 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* It received the &#039;Best Value for Money Bike Maker&#039; and &#039;Best Advertising&#039; in Two Wheelers Category at the Auto India Best Brand Awards 2012.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Initiatives==&lt;br /&gt;
The company started Raman Kant Munjal Foundation (RKMF), in 1992 when it was known as Hero Honda Motors Ltd., that looks after:&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Raman Munjal Vidya Mandir]] (Educational Institution)&lt;br /&gt;
* BML Munjal University&lt;br /&gt;
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During the financial year, the company spent ₹1.4 crores on [[corporate social responsibility]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Sponsorship==&lt;br /&gt;
Hero has been the sponsor of the [[Caribbean Premier League]], a Twenty-20 Cricket Franchise, since 2018. Hero also sponsors India&#039;s top men&#039;s [[association football|football]] league the [[Indian Super League]], men&#039;s second-tier [[I-League]], third-tier [[I-League 2nd Division]], women&#039;s top-tier [[Indian Women&#039;s League]] and also the domestic football tournament [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]. They are also the principal sponsors of the [[India national football team|Indian football team]]&#039;s training kit and the developmental team [[Indian Arrows]]. Since 2014, Hero has sponsored the [[Hero World Challenge]] golf tournament. Hero also sponsors, or partly sponsors, two British events on the Golf European Tour: English Open (known as the Hero Open) and the Betfred British Masters.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Zero FinCort]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ather Energy]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bajaj Auto]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[TVS Motor Company]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of companies of India]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Portalbar|Companies}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*{{Official website}}&lt;br /&gt;
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