Rajiv Bajaj spoke with CNBC-TV18 to reveal an extremely aggressive plan to expand Bajaj's market presence in India and abroad.
Bajaj will launch two new Pulsars this year. One is "significantly larger than the 200NS" while the other is smaller. We expect Bajaj to set the Pulsar show rolling with the smaller one by replacing the ageing but still popular (and dominant in its segment) Pulsar 150. We believe a 180 would be uncomfortably close to the 200 in price and performance.
Also, Bajaj needs to update the 150, a segment that hasn't seen many new products but the rivals do tend to keep launching cosmetic updates and variants to keep sales buoyant. We expect the launch announcement in September, just before the festive season kicks off.
We further think the Pulsar 375 will come either in December or January giving Bajaj time to focus on the 390 Duke and the 150 without any crossed wires in the promotional messages. Bajaj also revealed that the 100T's sales have been extremely good and that they will capitalise on this shortly....
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04:48 PM, May 19, 2013
Mumbai: The news of Honda launching a new 150cc streetbike had us expecting the CB150R launched in Thailand few months back. But the motorcycle turned out to be a face lift of the Unicorn. Honda had launched the CB Dazzler a couple of years ago, which was a differently styled Unicorn. Now comes the CB Trigger which will replace the Dazzler as a jazzy 150cc commuter. The Trigger's styling may...
12:44 PM, May 04, 2013
Mumbai: TVS Motor Co Ltd and BMW AG's motorcycle division announced a deal on Monday to jointly develop bikes that will give the Indian automaker access to BMW technology as it looks to stem its falling market share. The long-awaited deal should help TVS revamp a dated product pipeline at the company, which has struggled to compete with a recent ramp-up in activity from Honda Motor Co and Yamaha Motor...
09:30 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Harley Davidson recently added two motor cycles to their Indian CKD lineup - Fat Boy and Heritage Softail Classic. Which means nine out of 12 models in India line up are now being assembled in Haryana. ...
03:13 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Motorists in the city will have to shell out more on parking fees with Delhi Government approving a long-pending proposal to hike the rates sharply, primarily to curb the increasing number of private vehicles. ...
02:05 AM, Mar 02, 2013
Honda has unveiled its range of 2014 CTX motorcycles in North America. CTX which stands for Comfort, Technology and eXperience will see Honda bringing in models with various engine and displacement configurations. ...
11:59 AM, Feb 10, 2013
Honda Japan has officially unveiled a 400cc engine based on the new CBR500R's architecture specially for the domestic and Southeast Asian markets. ...
11:13 AM, Feb 03, 2013
On this episode we also bring the news of the latest launches from the Detroit Auto Show 2013 and much more. ...
11:19 PM, Jan 19, 2013
That is not a custom. The F6B (as in Bagger) is Honda's new Gold Wing based tourer but instead of the household that is the regular Gold Wing, this is more of a trailer. ...
04:44 PM, Jan 05, 2013
Bajaj Auto has announced that it will be unveiling its new 100cc motorcycle on January 7, 2013. According to Bajaj officials, this will be the most technologically advanced 100cc bike in the country and will be priced higher than the competition. ...
05:53 PM, Jan 03, 2013
New Delhi: Japanese auto giant Honda announced to recall 11,500 units of Standard variant of its premium motorcycle CBR 250R, which were produced and sold in India, due to defective brake system. The company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, is recalling the bikes, which were produced from March 2011 to September 2012. "In accordance with its global commitment to provide maximum customer satisfaction and highest quality products, Honda...
03:12 PM, Nov 19, 2012
New Delhi: Domestic car sales declined by 5.36 per cent to 1,57,536 units in September 2012 compared to 1,66,464 units in September 2011. According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), motorcycle sales last month fell by 18.85 per cent to 7,53,693 units, from 9,28,716 units in September 2011. Total two-wheeler sales in September 2012 decreased by 12.92 per cent to 10,69,069 units from 12,27,662...
11:07 AM, Oct 10, 2012
Earlier this year at the Auto Expo, TVS had showcased many motorcycles and scooters with the promise of launching four new products in 2012. In what appears to be a leaked video preview of its new executive commuter, the Phoenix, the company appears to be ready to fulfill its first promise. From the video, it is clear that the Phoenix bears a strong resemblance to the Radeon concept shown at...
11:28 AM, Sep 01, 2012
Bajaj prides itself as a hot-bed of innovative engineering and design. And their newer models make it increasingly hard to disagree. A subtle undertone to this is the fact that it is an Indian company, the chief of operations as well as the head of R&D and all other departments are Indian and while Bajaj - and everyone else - use international consultants and firms to move things along, its...
03:13 PM, Aug 14, 2012
Kolkata: The West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) on Monday found the state police guilty of harassing Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra and his neighbour Subrata Sengupta. Both were arrested by the West Bengal police for allegedly circulating e-mails of a controversial picture collage of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Union Railways Minister Mukul Roy in April. The three-member WBHRC panel recommended the West Bengal government to pay a compensation...
05:22 PM, Aug 13, 2012
