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SYM to continue engine supply to Mahindra

Mahindra 2 Wheelers Flyte

In an interview with Financial Chronicle, Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Managing Director of Kinetic Motor Company, has said that Taiwanese company SYM, still has a 11% stake in Kinetic Motor Company. She added SYM entered into a technical collaboration with the Mahindra Kinetic Alliance Company, Mahindra Kinetic Limited, of which Mahindra owns 80 % and Kinetic the remaining 20%.

SYM will also continue to supply engines for the current lot of scooters from the Mahindra 2 Wheelers stable, namely the Flyte, Duro and the Rodeo. In her final comments Mrs. Motwani also went on to add that the current branding of Mahindra 2 Wheelers for all the products from the Mahindra Kinetic Alliance will continue and that there will be no Kinetic or SYM branding on any of the future products.

These above comments from Sulajja Firodia Motwani go onto affirm the fact that the future products from the Mahindra Kinetic Alliance, such as the Mahindra commuter motorcycle, will also bear the Mahindra brand name. But, what is unclear as of now is whether SYM will also supply engines for the bikes which the Mahindra Kinetic Alliance will roll out or will it restrict its engine supply to the above mentioned products.

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Entry posted on July 6th, 2010 and filed under Mahindra

Mahindra to start its motorcycle innings with A02

Kinetic Boss

Mahindra Two Wheelers first product in the motorcycle segment of the Indian two-wheeler market will be a commuter motorcycle, reports NDTV Profit. Mahindra’s commuter motorcycle will be based on the platform of the erstwhile Kinetic Boss. The Boss was Kinetic’s offering in the commuter segment a few years back.

IMB had earlier speculated that Mahindra could use the Kinetic Boss’s platform for its commuter motorcycle, and this has now been confirmed by NDTV Profit.

Mahindra has given its commuter bike the internal codename A02. The bike will use the Kinetic Boss’s platform, but will have an engine which will be imported from China. This should give Mahindra a huge advantage in terms of cost savings and should enable them to position their product competitively in the Indian market.

Mahindra is planning to launch its first motorcycle around the festive season, to attract buyers towards its product, and aims to price its product in the 35-40000 price bracket. This will result in the motorcycle locking horns with the Hero Honda CD Dawn and the Bajaj Discover 100.

Also, sources indicate that Mahindra is also working on two more motorcycle platforms, one for an executive segment offering and another for a premium segment motorcycle.

The commuter bike from Mahindra could come and shake up the dynamics of the 100 cc segment of the Indian motorcycle market, but I feel the biggest chink in its armor will be its Chinese engine, since Chinese engines have very poor quality and reliability and the Indian consumer has now become very sensitive to a product’s overall quality.

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Entry posted on June 18th, 2010 and filed under Mahindra

Speculation – Kinetic Boss is Mahindra’s 100cc Commuter?

Kinetic Boss

The first bike from the Mahindra’s Two Wheeler stable could be a commuter based on the erstwhile Kinetic Boss 100cc bike, sources tell us. The Kinetic Boss was powered by a 97.2cc engine producing 7 bhp of max power and 0.68 kgm of max torque. It was deemed as a low-cost commuter for city traffic.

Mahindra’s bike based on the Boss is expected with a new 100cc powerplant. The bike could have a twin-pod instrument binnacle and changes to the looks of the bike to bring it in sync and up to date with today’s day and age and Mahindra’s design language.

Being a 100cc motorcycle, the bike should be priced around the Rs.35,000-40,000 price bracket and this should provide the bike with a reasonable amount of firepower to succeed in the price sensitive Indian bike market. A Mahindra official has said in the past that their motorcycle will be on the market by March 2011.

In the end, it seems as though Mahindra is content with treading the route of tinkering and tankering with yesteryear’s Kinetic products and selling them as Mahindra models (read Duro and the Rodeo) rather than developing new models completely from the ground up.

If Mahindra has to pose serious threats to the established players in the Indian two wheeler space, it needs to come up with new products which I hope it will, when the “high performance” motorcycle comes out next year.

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Entry posted on June 10th, 2010 and filed under Mahindra, Speculation

Official – Mahindra’s motorcycle to arrive during March 2011

125cc Motorcycle

Speaking to Business Standard, a marketing official of Mahindra’s two-wheeler division divulged details on the launch date of its new motorcycle for India.

D Shinde, vice president, marketing, Mahindra Two-Wheelers -

We are currently working on launching a motorcycle from the Mahindra stable that can be expected to hit the market some time in March 2011. Our priority is to focus on that for now

The motorcycle market in India is expected to be around eight million vehicles a year and it makes business sense for Mahindra to enter this space. Mahindra is working with its Italian partner Engines Engineering and Taiwan-based company Sanyang Industry Company Ltd. for developing this two-wheeler which could be a commuter.

It was earlier reported that Mahindra is looking at bringing high-end motorcycles into India by partnering with an overseas brand.

Mahindra is expected to produce this motorcycle at its two-wheeler plant at Pithampur near Indore which has an annual capacity of 5,00,000 units.

(image simply for representation purpose and not related to the Mahindra motorcycle)

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Entry posted on April 22nd, 2010 and filed under Mahindra

M&M register sales of over 10000 units in January 2010

Mahindra RodeoThe sales figure shows that M&M is catching people’s attention

Mahindra two wheelers which recently entered the two wheeler market has been doing very well. The company which has models like Flyte, Duro and Rodeo in its lineup has been pretty successful till now.

In the last month of January the company registered the overall sales of more than 10,000 units which is a good sign for the company.

On the other note the company is planning to enter the motorcycle market as well and to do this M&M is working on a commuter bike. The company is also looking for international tie-ups in order to launch a high performance bike in India.

Overall it looks that the M&M is going to give some competition to the other two wheeler manufacturers in the country.

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Entry posted on February 18th, 2010 and filed under Mahindra

M&M looking for International tie-up for launching high end motorcycle in India

Moto Guzzi Stelvio Lets see with which bike manufacturer M&M ties up with

As already indicated by Mr. Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman Mahindra Group that a high performance motorcycle is expected to be rolled out soon, it looks that it shoouldn’t take long enough for that to happen.

In order to provide the Indian bike enthusiasts powerful sports bike, the company is said to be looking at the options for tying up with an international motorcycle manufacturer keen to enter the Indian market.

To achieve that M&M is in talks with bike manufacturers from UK and Italy. As per the resources the company has already been in talks with bike manufacturers like Triumph and Moto Guzzi.

2010-Triumph-Daytona675SE SpecialEditionM&M has already held talks with Triumph and Moto Guzzi

M&M which recently entered the Indian two wheeler market is keen to enter the motorcycle segment and to do this the company is working on an entry level bike with the SYM from Taiwan.

This bike would consist of a 110-125cc engine and would be rolled out first followed by a high end bike. The company is striving hard to keep the costs of these bikes as low as possible.

We hope that Mahindra rolls out some exciting premium bikes which are within the range of the Indian customers! And if they succeed then the big players of the Indian market are going to have a tough time out here.

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Entry posted on February 7th, 2010 and filed under Mahindra

Official – Mahindra working on high performance motorcycle

Mahindra concept motorcycle

Now that the 125cc Cevalo from SYM is ruled out as Mahindra’s first motorcycle, the quest is on to learn what’s happening behind closed doors of Mahindra’s development centre.

The company is working on a motorcycle which will be launched in 2010. On his twitter page, Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman of the Mahindra group replied to a question on superbikes and whether the company is developing one based on the concept it showed at the Auto Expo.

Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman Mahindra Group -

It’s coming! U won’t hv to wt long

We don’t think Mr.Mahindra is going bestow upon us something close to 1,000cc or 100bhp. But deep down inside, we hope we’re wrong.

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Entry posted on January 14th, 2010 and filed under Mahindra

M&M to launch a motorcycle in 2010 in India

Mahindra RodeoThe Mahindra motorcycle is being developed with little input from Kinetic

The ever-expanding Mahindra & Mahindra group now plans to explore the motorcycle section of the Indian market. The company is currently working on a motorcycle which would be launched within this year end. However no details regarding the launch or the type of motorcycle have been disclosed.

The company wants to be a major player in the two wheeler market and thereby seems to have a strong strategy to spread its lineup over all segments of the two wheeler market. We would see motorcycles and scooters from all the segments ranging from the entry to the premium level.

The M&M motorcycle has been developed in house and not much has been adopted from Kinetic brand which it took over recently

As of now Hero-Honda is the leader of the two Wheeler section in India followed by Bajaj. With such major players in the market lets see how this bike from M&M would influence buyers. Mahindra’s scooter division has seen a lot of customers and inquiries from all parts of India.

Mahindra could use the Scorpio as an inspiration for their two-wheeler range. A fuel-efficient motorcycle with adequate power and muscular styling could be the success formula for Mahindra.

Our tip – Just don’t use the Xylo as inspiration.

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Entry posted on January 13th, 2010 and filed under Mahindra
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