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Last year's low base puts March sales of two-wheelers in top gear

Cumulative sales in March at the top five two-wheeler makers soared 75% to 1,421,600 units during the month against 808,692 units a year ago

Bajaj Auto launches Platina 110 priced at Rs 65,920

Bajaj Auto on Thursday said it has launched 115-cc bike Platina 110 in the country priced at Rs 65,920 (ex-showroom)

Royal Enfield sales increase 10% in February at 69,659 units

The company had sold 63,536 units in the same month last year

Honda Motorcycle reports 29% surge in total sales in February

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) on Monday reported a 29 per cent increase in total sales at 4,42,696 units in February. The company had sold a total 3,42,021 units in the same month last year, HMSI said in a statement. Domestic sales last month stood at 4,11,578 units as against 3,15,285 units in February 2020, a growth of 31 per cent, it added. "While the industry growth is expected to hover near the double digits in Q4 and upcoming Q1 due to the low base of BSVI transition, Honda continues to drive the 2Wheeler demand recovery for second straight month of 2021," HMSI Director (Sales and Marketing) Yadvinder Singh Guleria said. The company is confident of maintaining the positive sales momentum in coming months too, with three new models (CB350RS, 2021 Africa Twin Adventure Sports, Grazia sports edition) exciting the market, he added. The two-wheeler major said its exports grew 16 per cent last month to 31,118 units as compared with the year-ago period.

Honda makes global premiere of CB350RS bike; priced at Rs 1.96 lakh

Japanese auto major Honda on Tuesday made the global premiere of its mid-sized motorcycle, CB350RS, priced at Rs 1.96 lakh, which will go on sale in India from next month (ex-showroom pan India). The CB350RS is the second new introduction of Honda's CB family of motorcycles, which is 'Made in India for the World' after the H'ness CB350 bike which was launched last October. "Last year, Indian riders got a chance to experience 'made in India' CB brand and elevate their pride of fun riding. Today, we are excited to add another chapter to the CB series. "Exhibiting the true legacy of CB Brand, the CB350RS will add value for the Indian customer by providing contemporary style and superior stance, further enhancing the fun biking culture," Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) Managing Director, President & CEO Atsushi Ogata said in a virtual conference. He said since the launch of the CB92 in 1959, Honda's CB brand has "pushed the boundaries of technology. It is a beautiful ...

TVS Motor Company launches new stop-and-go technology platform

TVS Motor Company on Tuesday introduced a new platform TVS intelliGO, a stop-and-go technology that switches off the engine during idling and long transient stops. The technology aims at providing comfortable, convenient and an environment-friendly ride experience to customers, the company said in a statement. It helps enhance mileage and reduce emissions by intelligently switching off engine during long idling. The technology makes its debut on the company's Jupiter, making it the first 110cc scooter to have this intelligent 'stop & go' technology, the company claimed. TVS Jupiter scooter ZX Disc variant with the TVS intelliGO is priced at Rs 72,347 (ex-showroom, Delhi), it added. With the TVS intelliGO, the vehicle is ready to go by a simple throttle rev. Commenting on the launch, TVS Motor Co Vice President (Marketing) Commuter Motorcycles, Scooters & Corporate Brand Aniruddha Haldar said, "this intelligent Stop & Go technology is significant for our consumers through

Hero MotoCorp, TVS Motor hit 52-week highs; Bajaj Auto scales fresh peak

At 02:50 pm, these three stocks were trading higher in the range of 2% to 4%, as against a 0.75% fall in the S&P BSE Sensex and 0.45% decline in S&P BSE Auto index

Planning 10 products every year, focus is on premium: Hero MotoCorp CEO

Pawan Munjal, Chairman & CEO of the company, says strengthening premium segment will be the top focus.

Two-wheelers without rear-view mirrors to face action: Delhi traffic police

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic- Western Range) Prashant Gautam said he observed that the absence of rear view mirror or not wearing rear seat belts had resulted in serious fatalities

Two-wheeler registrations back on growth track; up 11% in December

Snap six-month declining streak on low base, improvement in buyers' sentiments

Govt extends validity of vehicle documents like DL, RC, permits till Mar 31

The move is in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic

Harley-Davidson's India dealers seek a 'fair deal' of compensation

Harley-Davidson's dealers association on Thursday demanded a "fair deal" of compensation from American cruiser bike major, before it exits the country

Royal Enfield domestic sales up marginally in November, exports double

Total sales during the month up six per cent, YTD sales down 30 per cent

Driving license of bike riders without helmets to be suspended in Karnataka

It has asked the officials to take all the necessary steps to implement this with immediate effect

Two-wheelers prove to be better bet for auto makers amid economic slowdown

Analysts attribute this to the slowdown in the job market, which has a bigger economic impact on urban India

TVS Motor's two wheeler sales rise by 4% to 313,332 units in September

Domestic two-wheeler sales dropped marginally to 241,762 units in September 2020

GST reduction on two-wheelers to act as 'tailwind' for industry: HMSI

"It will definitely help and act as a tailwind for the industry against what we are seeing today, the headwinds from multiple sides," Guleria noted

Bajaj Auto, TVS Motor, Hero MotoCorp: How to trade news-driven auto stocks

Two-wheeler stocks look good on the charts from a medium-term perspective. Here are the key levels you need to keep a tab on.

Two-wheeler makers' shares surge after Sitharaman's comment on GST cut

Shares of two-wheeler majors Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor Company soared after Nirmala Sitharaman's comment that the GST Council will consider the proposal to cut GST on two-wheelers

Two-wheelers merit GST rate revision, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Council to take up issue; SoPs for hotels, tourism, aviation may be tweaked