Dasari plans to come up with affordable healthcare units, medical skill development centers under the Vijay Ganga brand founded by his wife Sarita
Govindarajan had spent more than 23 years across Royal Enfield and Eicher Motors
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Mid-sized motorcycle maker Royal Enfield on Tuesday said it has presented a cheque of Rs 2 crore to the Tamil Nadu government for COVID-19 relief work. Royal Enfield CEO Vinod K Dasari handed over the cheque to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin. "Tamil Nadu is the home of Royal Enfield motorcycles and we are committed to support the State in all its efforts to combat the devastating second wave of the pandemic. "Our commitment to extend support to the state government today is being accompanied by a host of initiatives that Royal Enfield is undertaking in the region to extend relief to the community," Dasari said in a statement. The company, part of Eicher Motors, continues to assess the situation closely and will undertake any further steps required to extend further support towards relief and rehabilitation efforts in the long run, he added. Royal Enfield has three manufacturing facilities in Tamil Nadu at Thiruvottiyur, Oragadam and Vallam Vadagal.
Mid-sized motorcycle maker Royal Enfield, part of Eicher Motors, on Tuesday said it has sold a total of 27,294 units in May, down 49 per cent from 53,298 units in April this year.
Tamil Nadu is one of the worst hit states with more than 30,000 cases a day last week.
Recall includes Classic, Bullet and Meteor models; defect can cause misfiring and reduce vehicle performance and in rare cases, can also cause electric short circuit
Royal Enfield said it will recall close to 236,966 motorcycles across some models due to defects in the ignition coil that can cause misfiring and, in rare cases, an electric short circuit
Royal Enfield said it has decided to shut down its two manufacturing facilities between May 13-16 in order to safeguard its employees amid the second wave of coronavirus pandemic in the country
The popular motorbike is expected to beat peers in the domestic market in FY22
Royal Enfield is targeting a 10 per cent market share in mid-size bikes in the export market
The company had sold 63,536 units in the same month last year
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Its presence abroad currently is either through exclusive stores or multi-brand outlets; It now seeks to set up CKD units in priority markets in APAC and LatAm region
Niche bike maker Royal Enfield may look at hiking prices from April in view of rising commodity prices, a top company official said on Wednesday. The company, which is a part of Eicher Motors, has already increased prices by multiple times over the last six months. "Commodity prices have gone up, we have tried to offset it by multiple things including price hikes in the last few months. We will probably be increasing prices again in April like everyone else in the industry," Royal Enfield CEO Vinod K Dasari told reporters. When asked about the quantum of the price hike, Dasari said it would be in single digit (percentage terms). Elaborating on the company's export plans, Eicher Managing Director Siddhartha Lal said the company aims to be the number one player in the mid-sized motorcycle segment globally. "We want to be present across all relevant markets across the globe. Our aim is to be number one player in the mid size bike segment in the next decade," he noted. Lal said the .
Motorcycle maker Royal Enfield on Monday reported an 8 per cent increase in total sales at 68,887 units in January
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