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- Honda Considers India as 2nd Largest Market
- Harley-Davidson Looks Down For Smaller Indian Cities
- Mahindra 2 Wheelers to Export Stallio
- TVS to Bring Back Victor Brand
- BMW Motorrad showcased R1200 GS & 2012 S1000 RR at Auto Expo 2012
| Honda Considers India as 2nd Largest Market Posted: 16 Jan 2012 06:00 PM PST
Original Source: Honda Considers India as 2nd Largest Market from BikeAdvice.in India is gonna be the biggest global market for Japanese giant Honda’s two – wheeler business by the year 2015 before eventually accounting for around 30 per cent of its overall market share. At present, the share is 13 per cent but the company is concentrating on new product launches as part of the company's aggressive growth strategy.
The 110 cc bike – Dream Yuga, which was unveiled at the Auto Expo 2012, will roll out this year for the mass market which is a segment in which Honda’s ex – alliance partner, the Hero group dominates with the Splendor and Passion brands which reigns the segment. The 'Yuga' bike is expected to be priced competitively at around INR 45,000, which could give the company the much needed momentum to increase its market share in the sub – continent. The other launches from the company included an upgraded 110cc Dio scooter as well as the CBR 150R and the CBR 250R bikes. Officials said Honda R&D would now work closely with the Manesar operations of HMSI (Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India), which would facilitate faster product launches in the coming years. In addition, the company will increase the number of its zonal offices and training centers keeping in mind the growing demand from smaller towns and the need to be closer to this critical buyer base. This time, Honda is determined to make up the lost numbers ceded to the Hero group, which works out to over five million units annually. The new revised strategy will be part of an aggressive play in the pricing segment while the company also offers top quality products. In this process, India will take over from Indonesia and Vietnam as Honda’s biggest two – wheeler market over the next five years. As for the bigger goal of 30 per cent share in its global business, Honda’s annual two – wheeler volumes here would have to be in the region of 10 million units annually. Industrial observers believe that this could become a reality by the year 2020 (Finally, we've got one more reason to mention the year 2020!) Presently, somewhere around four million units are in place from its three units in Manesar (which is the largest with 1.6 million), the recently commissioned Rajasthan plant and the newly identified site in Karnataka (with capacities of 1.2 million units each). The balance six million bikes and scooters, in that case, will have to be generated from new facilities even as reports are already doing the rounds that Honda is looking at options in the western and southern regions post the year 2014. Regards, |
| Harley-Davidson Looks Down For Smaller Indian Cities Posted: 16 Jan 2012 05:59 PM PST
Original Source: Harley-Davidson Looks Down For Smaller Indian Cities from BikeAdvice.in Harley – Davidson as a brand needs no introduction to our readers. The customized pics of the customized HDs which we posted in our blog sometime back had a great response from you all, our dear readers explaining your affinity and interest towards HD bikes.
Now, the iconic bike maker Harley – Davidson is looking beyond India's metro cities for growth in its sales figures and is eyeing smaller cities and towns in order to achieve its target of 40 per cent of sales to come from outside the US by the year 2014 (which is just not far at all).The company's Indian arm which is Harley – Davidson India presently has seven dealerships across the sub – continent and is now looking to open new ones in the Indian cities of Kolkata, Jaipur and Kochi so as to aid expansion in a rapid manner. The company also feels that there is a considerable amount if demand from other cities as well "Gradually, we have been ramping up our operations. We have also been able to increase the number of models assembled in India to five. There is a latent demand for our bikes in smaller towns across India apart from metros. So we will be going there," Harley – Davidson India Director – Marketing, Mr. Sanjay Tripathi told the PTI in a recent interview. Mr. Sanjay also said that while metros would continue to account for more sales for the company, the smaller towns "will help in expanding the Harley-Davidson culture".
In the first quarter of this year – 2012, the company will open a showroom in Kolkata. This will be followed by new showrooms at Jaipur and Kochi by the fourth quarter of the calendar year, Mr. Tripathi added. "Since the time we formally entered India in July, 2010, we have sold over 1,000 bikes, which is a good number, and we are confident of India also contributing significantly as Harley-Davidson targets 40 per cent of sales to come from outside of the US by 2014," he said. He then added a fact that 'at present, about 35.7 per cent of Harley-Davidson's sales come from outside the US.' As of now, the company sells 15 models in India for the domestic market, out of which five are assembled at its facility at Bawal, in Haryana, which is Harley – Davidson's second plant outside the US after Brazil. Asked if the company plans to assemble more models in India, Mr Tripathi said any move would depend on market demand, just as in the case of the recent decision by the company to assemble two of its models, 'Street Bob' and 'Super Glide Custom', in the country. Earlier, the company was assembling only its 'Superflow', 'Iron 883' and 'Forty Eight' models at the Bawal plant. So, what shall we expect form the company now apart from its dealers' base expansion? More models? More customization for the models available in India? Throw your comments in the form of words below. Regards, |
| Mahindra 2 Wheelers to Export Stallio Posted: 16 Jan 2012 08:15 AM PST
Original Source: Mahindra 2 Wheelers to Export Stallio from BikeAdvice.in Mahindra & Mahindra's two wheeler arm – Mahindra 2 Wheelers is trying to mark its foothold very strongly in the Indian market where the growth of the number of two – wheelers is on a growing rise as time keeps passing.
Mahindra & Mahindra said that it will leverage its marketing network for four – wheelers and farm equipment to export motorcycles from India in the near future.Mahindra 2 Wheelers expects to re – launch its 110 cc motorcycle, Stallio in the next few months after sorting out the initial technical problems which the bike faced, off late."We have prepared a blue-print for exports of motorcycles from India. We will start it as soon as we launch the Stallio in the domestic market. We will be leveraging on the global network of Mahindra's four-wheeler and farm equipment sectors," Mahindra 2 Wheelers' President Mr. Anoop Mathur told the PTI in a recent interview. The company is also aiming a few foreign markets to grow up in a sustained manner. Asked what markets the company is looking at, he said it will target Latin America, Africa and Central Asia. "We will target those markets where the Indian OEMs are currently exporting," he added. On whether the company's blue-print for exports included setting up of assembly plants overseas, he said, "It will depend on the market. If directly selling CBUs does not make sense, then we are open to setting up of plants." The company displayed the new Stallio motorcycle at the 11th Auto Expo in its stall, almost a year after an earlier variant of the model which was discontinued due to faulty auto parts and some technical issues as well. Commenting on this, Mahindra & Mahindra Vice Chairman and MD Mr Anand Mahindra said: "We have got feedback from customers about the Stallio. We will incorporate all the feedback and lessons in the new Stallio." The Stallio was launched for the Indian market in the year 2010 with 'Aamir Khan' as the brand ambassador for this particular bike. Customers faced some problems pertaining to the suspension og the Stallio, owing to which the production of the model was temporarily halted. The company had admitted that certain parts of the bike required fine-tuning and adjustment was necessary with respect to a small proportion of the entire product. Mahindra Two-Wheelers also launched a new version of its Duro scooter, by the name Duro DZ for the Indian market. Regards, |
| TVS to Bring Back Victor Brand Posted: 16 Jan 2012 08:14 AM PST
Original Source: TVS to Bring Back Victor Brand from BikeAdvice.in I don't think I really need to give any introduction about the 'Victor' brand of bikes from TVS Motors. The brand which made the company a great player in the bike market was endorsed for a long time by 'Master-Blaster' – Sachin Tendulkar. The one with the violet color scheme was a big hit in the Indian market. Still, they give me a nostalgic feel as and when I see them along our roads.
TVS Motors still markets the 'Victor GLX 125', which is based on the same old platform in the Indonesian market. Business Line had recently reported, 'In a bid to improve its market share, TVS Motor Company plans to re-introduce its Victor brand of bikes by December this year. This is part of the two new bike and two scooter models it expects to launch in 2012.'The new models mentioned here will also include a 125 cc bike launch in June and another 125 cc scooter which will be introduced in the month of December. TVS Motors is also working on more 250 cc and 300 cc segment, the launch of which will be around two years away. This just means that wonderful products are awaiting for India from TVS stable in just a few years down the line. TVS Motors is increasing its output capacity of its two and three wheelers to 3.2 million units by 2013-14, from 2.8 million units, a company official said. The company is also planning to invest about INR 160 crore for the expansion. To talk about the future plans, the company also plans to introduce a hybrid scooter in the Indian market – Qube by the year 2013. (We'd reported a lot about the Qube as part of our Auto Expo 2012 coverage.) The Qube will have a 100cc four – stroke petrol engine, running parallel with an electric motor on lithium – ion batteries. Expect the pricing of this scooter at a price band of around INR 60k to 70k. Such similar concepts were also showcased in the expo by other companies such as HMC (Hero MotoCorp) and Mahindra 2Wheelers. About 200 units of Qube models will be run as a test -marketing and production trial exercise from the month of June this year itself, a company official said. Regards, |
| BMW Motorrad showcased R1200 GS & 2012 S1000 RR at Auto Expo 2012 Posted: 15 Jan 2012 11:54 PM PST
Original Source: BMW Motorrad showcased R1200 GS & 2012 S1000 RR at Auto Expo 2012 from BikeAdvice.in BMW Motorrad, a luxury motorcycle manufacturer from Germany, showcased its two motorcycles at Auto Expo 2012. BMW showcased R1200GS and 2012 S1000RR. Both the motorcycles are currently sold by BMW Mottard in India along with several other motorcycle models. However, the 2012 S1000RR is an upgraded version of 2011 S1000RR which is something new. BMW S1000RR is known worldwide for its power to weight ratio. Let's have a look at both the motorcycles.
2012 S1000RRWhen we talk about liter class motorcycle, there is no match of 2012 S1000RR. A perfect liter class motorcycle from BMW Motorrad to the world. This is a German motorcycle which has won Japanese bike of the year award in 2011. S1000RR is a perfect racing motorcycle meant to rule the race track. It comes with 999cc, water/oil cooled 4-stroke in line four cylinder engine with four titan valves per cylinder which generates maximum power of 193 bhp @13,000 rpm and maximum torque of 112Nm @9,750 rpm. With high compression ratio this motorcycle is meant for revving hard. The superior power generation capacity gives its power to weight ratio of close to 1,000 ton / bhp, which is tremendous and only behind to Kawasaki ZX-10R in a liter class motorcycle.
2012 S1000RR incorporates host of changes in every department. innovative high performance exhaust system, multifunctional instrument cluster with innovative features such as new dial design, revised display, heated grips with two levels, speed warning, best lap in progress, lamp fault display with deactivate option, backlighting with five levels, revised rain, sport, race, and slick modes, innovative suspension technology for supersports performance, considerable revisions to the geometries of the fork, fork bridges, and steering head for better riding and handling capabilities then the previous version, revised DTC (Dynamic Traction Control), race ABS, hp shift assistant, and antihopping clutch.
R1200GSR1200 GS is all purpose motorcycle (Enduro) from BMW Motorrad. Whether it's daily journey, a long trip, weekend trip or a weeklong trip, the motorcycle is right machine for every kind of journey. It has both on road and off road capabilities. It comes with 1170 cc, air/oil cooled twin (‘Boxer’) 4-stroke engine which generates maximum power of 110 bhp and maximum torque of 120 Nm. The engine is more tuned for torque as its touring motorcycle. It can achieve top speed of over 200 km/h. The riding pleasure is enhanced by exhaust note which is unique.
It comes with a wide range of special equipment features such as the off road ESA (Electronic Suspension Adjustment), ASC (Automatic Stability Control) and extensive motorcycle fittings such as on-board computer, bag holder, heated grips which makes this motorcycle perfect for every situation. - Mahavir Kothari Share on Facebook |
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