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2012 Yamaha R15 Updates…
Honda Vision 110 Scooter – Replacement for Dio in Europe
Indian Bike Sales Figure June 2011
Mahindra to Re-launch Stallio by Diwali

2012 Yamaha R15 Updates…

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 10:14 AM PDT

Original Source: 2012 Yamaha R15 Updates… from BikeAdvice.in

We got the following comment on a previous post about the spied 2012 Yamaha R15. The comment seems to have come from Yamaha India itself and seems to be authentic. However we don’t know that yet. Here’s what they commented…

“The all new R15 (code name as of now) will be launched next year at Delhi Auto Expo 2012. Pre bookings start in December. We have slightly changed the asthetics of the bike and given the engine a slight punch of 22PS along with a revamped ECU unit to compensate the increased weight of the bike .The bike seems to be more stable and quick now. We will not reveal other specifications as of now.

2 variants of the bike will be available: ABS version at 1.3Lakhs (ex-showroom) and non-ABS version at 1.10Lakhs (ex-showroom).

Currently we are testing both ABS and non-ABS variants and we promise to unveil the best performance out of the bike. Also, we are trying our very best to clear the last production stock of the discontinued R15 by September 2011 and may also prepone the bookings for the new Variant.

Disclaimer: we have posted this info with a fake email-id for security reasons. For more updates, kindly keep in touch with our customer care executives as we strive to serve you the best.”

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Honda Vision 110 Scooter – Replacement for Dio in Europe

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 09:49 AM PDT

Original Source: Honda Vision 110 Scooter – Replacement for Dio in Europe from BikeAdvice.in

Honda Motor Europe announced that its fast-growing scooter family receives a new member – a stylish 110cc commuter that combines ample performance with superb fuel economy. It also boasts plenty of storage space, Honda's Combined Braking System and comfort for both rider and passenger. This new scooter is named as Vision 110.

The Vision 110 is likely to be the replacement of the Dio in the European market. The best news is that this scooter will be manufactured in the Indian plant and would then be exported to the UK.

A close look at the Vision 110 made me feel that it resembles the Honda Aviator to a certain extent, especially in the front and the rear part of it. This scooter is expected the rock the UK roads by the end of August this year. That means that the production should have begun in the Indian plant by this point of time, proving the fact that only then launch could be carried out.

What makes me interested in this news is that the looks and the spec sheet of this scooter seems like it is an ideal fit to the Indian market. That means this might come to India at a later point. We have no clues on if it would be a replacement model for the present Activa and Duo or would come as a standalone model.

The Vision 110 features an ergonomically designed seat at a height of 760mm, allowing plenty of legroom. There is the luggage space under the seat, with the additional option of helmet holders on both sides of the under-seat compartment to allow for this area to be left for storing luggage or other shopping stuff. The leg shield in front of the rider provides not only effective weather protection but also additional storage as the two open compartments are ideal for holding drinks bottles securely.

The manufacturer is also making a wide range of accessories which include an alarm kit, a U-lock, high windscreen (remember the Kinetic Marvel which had the windscreen as an accessory)and hand guards as well.

The Honda Vision 110 equipped with a 110cc Fuel Injected engine. The manufacturer claims a fuel economy of 50.2 kmpl. The scooter weighs only 102 kg which is about 8 kg less than the present Activa. Honda claims a peak power output of 8.4PS @ 8000 rpm and a peak torque of 8.7 Nm @ 6500rpm. The Vision 110 is also a Euro 3 compliant.

To mention about the brakes of the Vision 110, it uses a Combined ABS – the one that is used in the recently launched Honda CBR 250R, which is far superior that the Honda Aviator that is the benchmark for Indian scooters.

The Vision 110 is priced at £1800 which equals around 1.35 lakh in terms of INR. But, iof the same comes to India, it would be priced in par with other scooters in the market. This model will be available in the colours of Pearl Procyon Black, Boss Grey Metallic, Pearl White, Candy Lucid Red and Candy Aluja Blue.

Here is the detailed specification list of the yet to be launched Honda Vision 110.

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
Displacement : 108cc
Engine : 4 stroke OHC 2 valve single
Maximum Power : 8.3 Bhp @ 8000 rpm
Maximum Torque : 8.7 Nm @ 6500 rpm
Gears : Automatic
Bore : 50
Stroke : 55
No. of Cylinders : 1
Cooling Type : Air Cooling
Carburettor: PGM-FI electronic fuel injection

DIMENSIONS
Length : 1845 mm
Width : 670 mm
Height : 1090 mm

OTHERS
Weight : 102 kg
Ground Clearance : 120 mm
Fuel Tank : 5.50 litres
Wheelbase : 1255 mm

Do you think this will come to India? If so, what is that makes you go for it? Leave your comments below.

Regards,
M.Naren.
Author – BikeAdvice.in

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Indian Bike Sales Figure June 2011

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 06:01 AM PDT

Original Source: Indian Bike Sales Figure June 2011 from BikeAdvice.in

Hero Honda: Hero Honda the world's no. 1 two wheeler company has posted growth of 20.11% in the month of June 2011 compared to June 2010. The company has sold 5,12,244 units of two wheeler in the month of June 2011 compared to 4,26,454 units of two wheeler sold in the month of June 2010. This is the fourth consecutive month where Hero Honda has sold more than 5 lakh units and sixth time the company sold more than 5 lakh units in the history of company. On the month on month basis the sales is up by 2.40%. The company sold 5,00,234 units in the month of May 2011. Hero Honda Pleasure is continuously crossing 35,000 units a month mark. The company has reported sales of 15,29,577 units for the period of April-June 2011 up by 23.95% compared to 12,34,039 units during the same period last year.

According to Anil Dua, Hero Honda Motors Senior Vice-President (Marketing and Sales), “This is the first time the company has sold five lakh-plus units in each of the three months of a quarter…. Sequentially, this is the fourth consecutive month of five lakh-plus sales for the company. It has been a record-breaking first quarter of FY’12 for us. With sales of five lakh-plus units in every month of the quarter and record 1.5 million units’ total sales in the quarter, we have once again set new benchmarks for ourselves.”

It seems that the company will achieve its 6.15 million units sales target for this year. Further the company is looking for setting up its fourth plant in Gujarat or Karnataka.

Bajaj Auto

Country's second largest two wheeler maker, Bajaj Auto has reported growth of 14.15 % in the month of June 2011. The company has sold 3,22,827 units of motorcycle in the month of June 2011 compared to 2,82,808 units in the month of June 2010. This is by far company's highest ever monthly sales for June month. The company exported 1,42,124 units in the month of June 2011 up by 24.64% compared to 114,024 units in the month of June 2010

On the month on month basis sales is up by 1.52%. The company sold 3,17,989 units in the month of May 2011. The company's total sales stood at 3,66,657 units in the month of June 2011 up by 16.26% compared to 3,15,422 units in the month of June 2010. Pulsar and Discover combined sales stood at 67% of overall motorcycle sales of May 2011. The company sold 81,000 Pulsar and 1,33,000 Discover. The company exported 2,000 units of Avenger and 2,000 Duke to Europe. The company has sold 9,63,051 units of two wheeler during April to June 2011 period up by 16.26% compared to 8,28,391 units sold during the same period last year.

The company is aiming to sale 4.6 million units in this financial year with 4.1 million units of motorcycle. The company is aiming to sale over a million units of Pulsars and 1.7 million units of Discover in the financial year 2011-12. The company will also re-launch Boxer in the month of August which will contribute close to 300,000 units for the financial year 2011-12.

TVS Motors

TVS Motors has posted growth of 14.01% in the month of June 2011. The company has sold 1,78,633 units in the month of June 2011 compared to 1,56,685 units sold in the month of June 2010. Total sales stood at 1,82,456 units in the month of June 2011 up by 14.26% compared to 1,59,688 units sold in the same period last year. On the month on basis the company's sales is declined by 1.79%. The company has sold 1,81,891 units of two wheeler in the month of May 2011.

Domestic sales stood at 1,55,296 units in the month of June 2011 up by 14.27% compared to 1,35,906 units sold in the month of June 2010. Export stood at 26,359 units in the month of June 2011 up by 48.23% compared to 17,782 units sold in June 2010. The company sold 44,281 units of scooter in the month of June 2011 up by 20.52% compared to 36,742 units of scooter sold in the month of June 2010. Motorcycle sales stood at 69,859 units in the month of June 2011 up by 5.13% compared to 66,452 units sold in the month of June 2010. Moped sales stood at 64,493 units in the month of June 2011. The company has sold 5,24,707 units during April 2011 to June 2011 period up by 15.05% compared to 4,56,041 units in the same period last year.

TVS Motors motorcycle sale is stagnating now. The company is pushing well on moped front. The company is also bullish on export front and exploring new opportunities to expand its export market. The company has set goal of selling 2.4 million units in this financial year.

HMSI

India's largest scooter manufacturing company Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Ltd reported sales growth of 2.03% in the month of June 2011. The company reported sales of 1,48,937 units in the month of June 2011 compared to 1,45,973 units in the June 2010. On month on month basis the company's sales is up by 2.21%. The company sold 1,45,723 units in the month of May 2011.

Motorcycle sale is up by 5.89% in the month of June 2011. The company sold 70,135 units in the month of June 2011 compared to 66,234 units in the month of June 2010. On the other hand Scooter sale is marginally down by 1.18%. The company sold 78,802 units of scooter in the month of June 2011 compared to 79,739 units in the month of June 2010. The company has sold 4,31,289 units during the April 2011 to May 2011 period up by 2.52% compared to 4,20,697 units sold in the same period last year.

HMSI is growing at very fast rate but the sales are constrained by capacity. As the company's second plant in Rajasthan has inaugurated its second plant on June 2, 2011, sales is going to pick from next month. Beside this company is planning to expand it's capacity to 4 million units by mid 2013.

Yamaha India

Yamaha India has reported sales growth of 29.98% in the month of June 2011 compared to June 2010. Total sales stood at 36,595 units in the month of June 2011 compared to 28,155 units last year in the same period. The company reported month on month basis sales is declined by 5.71%. The company sold 38,812 units in the May 2011. Domestic sales stood at 27,263 units in the month of June 2010 up by 28.86% compared to 21,157 units in the month of June 2010. Export stood at 9,332 units in the month of June 2011 up by 33.35% compared to 6,998 units in the month of June 2010. During April to June 2011 the company sold 1,09,883 units up by 40.59% compared to 78,156 units sold in the same period last year.

Commenting on the results, Mr. Jun Nakata, Director – Sales & Marketing, India Yamaha Motor, said, "We are very delighted with the consistent sales growth that we've been witnessing this year. The launch of the new variants of FZ series is driving our sales in both domestic and export markets. We plan to reach out to customers in tier II and tier III cities and are expanding our sales & service network. Our efforts towards enhancing our relationship with our esteemed customers through various initiatives like the Yamaha Safe Riding Science, R15 One Make Race Championships and the Sales & Service camps have also been very fruitful."

The company is aiming to sell 5,00,000 units in this financial year with 3,50,000 units of domestic sales and 1,50,000 units of export. The company is also planning to launch scooter in this year.

Suzuki Motorcycle

Suzuki Motorcycle India reported massive growth of 41.75% in the month of June 2011 compared to June 2010. The company's total sales stood at 25,367 units in the month of June 2011 compared to 17,895 units in the month of June 2010. However, the company has reported 15.75% declined in sales. The company sold 30,222 units in the month of May 2011. During the April 2011 to June 2011 the company sold 84,958 units up by 40.71% compared to 60,378 units in the same period last year.

Commenting on the June sales performance, SMIPL Vice-President (Sales and Marketing) Atul Gupta said, “We have received very good response from the market to all our products. The growing customer satisfaction among present owners of Suzuki products has led to a positive word-of-mouth in the market. We are committed to give the best to our customers."

Mahindra Two Wheelers

Two wheeler company Mahindra two wheeler reported impressive growth of 15.77% in the month of June 2011 compared to June 2010. Total sales stood at 11,748 units in the month of June 2011 compared to 10,148 units in the month of June 2010. The scooter sales stood at 11,748 units in the month June 2011 up by 15.77% compared to 11,748 units in the month of June 2010. As the production of Mahindra Sattalio halted the company has not reported any sales for Mahindra Sattalio. The company is going to re-launch Sattalio within few month. Month on Month basis the company's sales is up by 8.88%. The company sold 10,790 units last month. During The April to June 2011 period the company reported sales of 32,276 units up by 18.41% compared to sales of 27,258 units in the same month last year. The cumulative sales for the company have crossed a landmark figure of two and a half lakh units, while the Rodeo has crossed a figure of 1,00,000 units.

As said earlier the company will not be able to report any higher growth rate in upcoming month as the demand for scooter is slowing down compared to previous month. Moreover market leader HMSI is going to set up second plant which will reduce waiting period for Activa. It will affect Mahindra two wheeler the most as the company mostly gain sales due unavailability of Activa. Upcoming months will be very challenging for Mahindra two wheelers.

Summary

The Indian two wheeler industry's growth rate remains intact particularly the June has shown strong growth in spite of so many negative factors like fuel price hike, increase in prices of two wheelers etc. The June 2011 month has seen sales of more than 1.27 million units up by 18.56% compared to 1.07 million units sold in June 2010. The period April 2011 to June 2011 has witnessed growth of 18.38% over the same period last year. More than 3.68 million units of two wheelers sold during the period of April 2011 to June 2011 compared to 3.10 million units in the same period last year.

Hero Honda the market leader is continuously posting double digit growth with robust sales of 5 lakh units each month. It has done 1.53 million units sales in the current financial year. Bajaj Auto the second largest manufacturer of two wheelers has sold 0.96 million units in the current financial year.

TVS Motors has sold more than 0.52 million units whereas HMSI sales stood at 0.43 million units during April 2011 to May 2011 period. Yamaha India, Suzuki Motorcycle and Mahindra two wheelers sold 0.11 million, 0.08 million and 0.03 million units respectively during the period of April 2011 to June 2011. Going ahead we will continuously have double digit growth in two wheeler industry despite fuel price hike and rising price of two wheelers as there are several new product launches in pipeline for next 6 month. But the growth rate will come down in upcoming months.

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Mahindra to Re-launch Stallio by Diwali

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:46 AM PDT

Original Source: Mahindra to Re-launch Stallio by Diwali from BikeAdvice.in

Greetings! Every moment there is some news or other popping out of the two wheeler sector. A few weeks past we at Bike Advice rolled out the news that Mahindra is going to re-launch their bike Stallio somewhere at the end of the year. News now has it that Stallio is going to be re-launched somewhere by Diwali. Mahindra has really kept Stallio away from the limelight after it was launched due to some problems. We have consistently tried to bring out news relating to the bike and will continue to do so. After a successful launch with some exciting ad campaigns Stallio never really fared up to consumer's expectations. Soon after the launch of Stallio into the market the company called it off due to some persistent problems with the gearbox.

Not much time has passed when the news about Mahindra re-launching the bike rolled out. Now the company has come up with more clear statements regarding launching the bike later this year in the festive season. News has it that the company will probably re-launch the bike by Diwali. Mr Devendra Shinde, V.P marketing, Mahindra said that the company has earlier made a soft launch with minor modifications and the bike is now ready to be launched. He also added that the re-launch exercise will be in the festive season this year.

Apart from the motorcycle front, Mahindra is doing great in the scooter segment too. Its scooters like Duro, Rodeo and others are really doing it well but the company is really looking to establish its grip on the 100-110cc commuter motorcycle segment. Mahindra knows that the blood of motorcycling in the country is 100 -125cc segment and thus it is concentrating on that segment. Mr. Shinde said that the company is planning its strategies and will be very soon seen as a big name in the Motorcycle segment too. All in all, Mahindra is all set to re-launch Stallio by Diwali. We will have to wait and see if they succeed this time around or not.

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