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Growth – Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India pvt ltd (HMSI) witnessed nearly a 50% growth in April 2012. HMSI sold 21.07 lac units in FY 2011-12 as compared to 16.56 lac units sold in FY 2010-11 leading to a growth of 27%. In the FY 2012-13 HMSI aims to sell 27.5 lac units amounting to a growth of 30%. Expansion – HMSI Manesar plant reached it peak production of 16 lac units last year. [...]

Bajaj introduced their brand new Discover 125 ST today in Delhi. Just like the Pulsar 200 NS, the price won’t be revealed until late June when the bike reaches the showrooms. ST stands for Sports Tourer, which means that this bike has been built to cover long distances in comfort. The Bajaj Discover 150 ST gets a new platform and all the future Discover variants will be based on this bike. Unlike [...]

Bajaj Auto has just lifted the veil from the Discover 125 ST (Sports Tourer) in Delhi. Here are some pointers coming in from the press conference. Bajaj Discover 125 ST Highlights First sports tourer in India based on the Discover platform New headlamp, fuel tank muscular Sporty nitrox mono suspension 125cc DTSI engine generating 13 PS Bajaj will dispatch this model to the showrooms in the second [...]

Piaggio inaugurated their manufacturing plant that will manufacture Vespa scooters on 28th April 2012 at Baramati, near Pune. The plant was inaugurated by Mr. Sharad Pawar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Cooperation, for who a Vespa was his first personal automobile! Also present at the event were Mr. Praful Patel, Union Minister for Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises, Mr. Ajit Pawar, Deputy [...]

Piaggio launched one of their most iconic brands in India, the Vespa, in Mumbai today. The Vespa LX 125 is up for making a segment of its own i.e. the luxury segment. As informed, it is launched at Rs. 66,661 Ex-showroom Maharashtra, which makes it the costliest scooter available in the market today. Piaggio claims the Vespa LX 125 is all about iconic style, superior comfort, unmatched safety, great [...]

The launch of the Vespa brand is rolling in Mumbai and we have a representative relaying live updates. Keep refreshing this page for more details. Vespa LX 125 Price update - Vespa has launched the LX 125 at a price of 66,661 rupees (ex-showroom Maharashtra) Vespa LX 125 pointers from the launch Vespa is the only scooter in the world with a single piece monocoque chassis. Front suspension system [...]

Polaris, the international manufacturer of ATV’s and snowmobiles will be launching its ATV range in India. The Sportsman, Ranger and Ranger RZR series along with Outlaw, a 50cc ATV for the kids, will be introduced all at once. Its wide range of ATV’s has a wide range of audience too from kids to serious off-roading adults. The sportsman range is the nimbler ATV which provides capable off-road abilities [...]

For the prudent yet enthusiastic motorcyclist, the quarter liter class seems the one to look for. With major players like the Ninja and CBR 250R already on the charts, it is imperative for others to hop on to the 250 cc bandwagon. Speaking of competitors, Hyosung has its hands full with the GT650 and the ST7. And to enter the 250 cc segment, the Korean manufacturer has just one motorcycle with two [...]

The Indian bike enthusiast is an excited person and it’s about to get better for him. well almost. Following the CBR250R and the Ninja 650R, KTM is rolling out the red carpet with the 200cc Duke motorcycle at the Auto Expo in New Delhi next year. If this was not enough for, there comes good news from the Austrian company. The third variant of the low-displacement Duke series, the Duke 350 will [...]

As and how the two-wheeler market is developing, so is the motorcycle accessories business. Popular brand Steelbird has provided Indian customers with quality helmets, panniers and luggage accessories at an affordable price for quite some time now. And now they have launched India’s first Carbon fiber helmet at the price of Rs. 10,000 which is very economic comparatively. Carbon fiber is the one [...]