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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

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 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
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