Two Wheelers

Suzuki Motorcycle India today launched its first sub-1000cc super-bike, GSX-S750, in the country priced at Rs 7.45 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). “We had made a commitment to launch several new and premium products every year for the Indian-market,” Suzuki Motorcycle India Managing Director Satoshi Uchida said in a statement. GSX-S750 is not just the first new offering from Suzuki...

New Delhi: Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd (HMSI), the country’s second largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has earmarked Rs800 crore as capital expenditure for FY2019, which will mostly be used to upgrade existing offerings of the company to Bharat Stage VI (BS VI) emission norms. The current fiscal will see the launch of one new product and 18 refreshes...

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Suzuki Motorcycle India today said it has slashed the prices of its superbikes — GSX-R1000R and Hayabusa by up to Rs 2.2 lakh on account of reduced customs duty on such bikes. The company has reduced the price of GSX-R1000R by Rs 2.2 lakh to Rs 19.8 lakh. It used to cost Rs 22 lakh earlier. Similarly, Hayabusa...

New Delhi: India largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp Ltd Thursday said it has raised its stake in its joint venture in Colombia from the existing 51% to 68%. Consequently, the stake held by partner Woven Holdings LLC has declined to 32%. The joint venture, HMCL Colombia SaS, was formed in 2014 and Hero MotoCorp owned a controlling stake through...

MUMBAI: In a bid to attract the youth, Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India, the country’s second largest two wheeler maker launched its yet another premium motorcycle – 160 cc X-Blade at an aggressive price of Rs 78,500 ex-showroom New Delhi. The new motorcycle will be sold alongside the Unicorn, Hornet and CBRs. While the company has made a...

Royal Enfield Tuesday announced its foray into Argentina, the second biggest motorcycle market in Latin America. The motorcycle maker launched its first flagship store in Buenos Aires, commencing its full operation, including after sales, spares and service. Royal Enfield has appointed Grupo Simpa as its official dealer-partner for Argentina, which will look after all market development and support...

Desperate to make a mark in the world’s largest two-wheeler market, major bike c ompanies such as Yamaha, Aprilia, KTM, BMW and Suzuki are launching bikes that look like their famous superbike brands, but with one-tenth the engine size. These bikes, which typically have a 150cc engine, are designed and styled on the lines of one of...

Kolkata: Post its split with Bajaj Auto Ltd on 31 March 2017, India Kawasaki Motors Pvt. Ltd may look at establishing its own manufacturing plant in the years to come, said the company’s managing director Yutaka Yamashita. When asked if Kawasaki would have its own production facility in India, Yamashita said this had not yet been finalized. “May be,”...

New Delhi: Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India Pvt. Ltd (HMSI), India’s fastest growing two-wheeler maker, on Thursday said that it will not introduce any new product over the next two years (April 2018 – March 2020) on account of investments that it has to make to upgrade to Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) emission norms, and indicated that price hikes...