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India Yamaha Motor has registered a staggering 28.5 % growth over July last year. In comparison to the 22,899 units sold in July 2010, this year the company has posted a sales figure of 29, 021. Correspondingly the exports of the company have also risen. This is due to the inclusion of the new variants in the FZ and SZ series and has led to the highest ever monthly sale the company has achieved this [...]

A strong and a consistent demand across all the segments have resulted in the cumulative growth of 15% for TVS. The overall sales in July 2010 was 1, 66, 214 and the company bettered it by posting a figure of 1,89, 962 units this month. While the company’s major production is for domestic market, the exports too seem to be rising exponentially. This year the company has posted growth of 34%. Being [...]

In line with expanding production, Royal Enfield has announced the setup of its new plant; once again in Chennai. In response to the huge demand in domestic as well as international markets, the new plant will nearly double the production to 1,50,000 units annually. The 50 acre plant which is slated for the 2013 will demand an investment of Rs 350 crore, spread over the next five years. The facility [...]

A hundred crore apparently! Obviously Shakespeare wasn’t aware of modern corporate strategies when he first asked that. Hero Honda has invested Rs 100 crore in the restructuring of the brand. On August 9th, the company will reveal the much awaited global brand identity in London. Although the agreement last year allows Hero group to use the Honda brand till 2014, the two-wheeler major is insistent [...]

For the past ten years or so, we have been pitching bikes with engines the size of coffee mugs against each other. And then due to the consistent nudges (in installments of 20 cc) from Bajaj we finally gave in to the pleasures of horsepower. We have now graduated to the quarter liter class. Miraculously, the transit from 250 cc to 650 cc has taken less than a year. The Hyosung GT 650R has faced competition [...]

In addition to the two plants in Maharashtra and one in Uttarakhand, Bajaj Auto has proposed plans for their fourth and largest ever plant in the country. The new plant will be situated near the Mundra port in Gujarat. With an investment of nearly 1, 000 crore, the company plans to produce a four-wheeler which will be a next generation passenger mover. The 500 acre factory will have an installed capacity [...]

Harley Davidson may introduce the V-Rod and the Switchback to the Indian market in 2012. This is co-incidental with the tenth anniversary of the flagship model V-Rod. The bike will adorn classic silver shades idiosyncratic with the bike. Speculation also suggests that the Night Rod might follow suit. The flagship model will come with a few updates to the tail and exteriors. The less popular 1688 cc [...]

At the Auto Expo in January, we saw the café racer version of the RE and we also told you about 750 cc and 1000 cc rumors back then. And now we have a fresh update on that. A series of events like the growing popularity of HD, the entry of Triumph, and the insatiable demand-supply deficit garnished by an ever increasing demand for the 500 cc Classic in domestic as well as international market has [...]

The Indian motorcycle market is getting sizzling hot. While major players like Ducati, Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda and Harley Davidson already have their hands in the superbike pie, it is imperative for other global biggies to follow. Accordingly, the next manufacturer in line to enter the Indian market is the Triumph from Great Britain. The CEO Triumph Motorcycles UK, Nick Bloor confirmed “India is a [...]

TVS Indonesia released the Tormax step-through in May this year which has a new 3-valve 150cc engine. The Tormax features a one of a kind switch which enables the rider to choose between two different exhaust notes, basically enabling the rider to either connect or release the muffler from the end can. The reason behind reminding you about these features is that the Tormax step-through has now been [...]