Bajaj Auto has just announced its grand entry into the retro-motorcycle market with a new partnership with 118-year-old British brand Triumph. The two companies will jointly develop and market retro-look motorcycles in the Indian market at prices less than Rs 2 lakh — the bread and butter segment for Royal Enfield and Jawa. Until about […]
Bajaj Auto reported a 7% jump in two-wheeler sales in India for May, while overall sales of two-wheelers and three-wheelers were up 3%. Bajaj Auto, the country’s biggest two-wheeler exporter, also reported a jump of 6% in its May exports. Bajaj sold 2.05 lakh motorcycles in India during May and exported 1.59 lakh. Bajaj Auto’s […]
Bajaj Auto, the country’s biggest two-wheeler exporter, reported a jump of 8% in its April exports, and an increase of 3% in domestic sales. Overall, the company’s total sales for the month were up 2%. Bajaj sold 2.05 lakh motorcycles in India during April and exported over 1.68 lakh. The company reported its highest ever […]
Bajaj Auto, one of India’s biggest motorcycle makers, could potentially exit KTM, the premium bike brand from Austria. According to a statement by KTM Industries AG, the parent company of KTM, Bajaj is in talks to sell its minority stake in KTM back to the European parent. Bajaj had stepped in as a white knight […]
Amid reports that the two-wheeler industry in India is bracing for production cuts to deal with a dip in demand, Bajaj Auto, one of India’s biggest motorcycle maker, said it is not curtailing production as of now. Bajaj Auto MD Rajiv Bajaj said the company does not feel a need to cut production at present. […]
Veteran industrialist Rahul Bajaj has stepped down as the chairman and non-Executive director of investment firm Bajaj Holdings and Investment, and his cousin Niraj Bajaj has been appointed as the new non-executive chairman with effect from May 18. “Rahul Bajaj, vide his letter dated February 15, 2019, has tendered his resignation as the non-executive director […]
Bajaj Auto, the country’s biggest two-wheeler exporter, reported a jump of 16% in its February exports, and an increase of 6% in domestic sales. Overall, the company’s total sales for the month were up 10%. Bajaj Auto sold 1.87 lakh motorcycles in India during February, and exported 1.41 lakh. The performance is well below what […]
Bajaj Auto reported a 45% jump in two-wheeler sales in India in November, while overall sales of two-wheelers and three-wheelers, including exports, were up 25%. India two-wheeler sales jumped to 2.05 lakh in November from 1.42 lakh last year. However, compared to October, sales were down from 2.82 lakh. Nevertheless, the performance is better than […]
Bajaj Auto, one of India’s biggest two- and three-wheeler makers, reported relatively strong auto sales numbers for August. Total sales came in at 4.37 lakh, up 30% over 3.35 lakh in August last year. Growth was led by exports, even as the floods in Kerala dampened domestic growth slightly. Total exports for the month was […]
Bajaj Auto posted a strong increase in auto sales for May, following on from a similar performance in April. Total auto sales for May were up 30% at 4.07 lakh unit versus 3.14 lakh last year, while motorcycle sales were up 24% at 3.43 lakh versus 2.77 lakh. Domestic sales of motorcycles were up 23% […]
Bajaj Auto has launched a new twin-brake variant of Pulsar 150, arguably the highest-selling ‘sports motorcycle’ in the country. Much of the emphasis is in a sharper and sportier styling, along with the twin disc brake option. This will be in addition to the existing single disc variant and will be priced at ₹78,016, ex […]
Bajaj Auto reported yet another month of strong sales in February, with overall motorcycle sales rising 21% on year to 2.98 lakh units. In January, they were up 36% to 2.89 lakh. Domestic sales of motorcycles were up 23% at 1.75 lakh in February compared to an increase of 36% seen in January to 1.63 […]
Bajaj Auto reported strong sales growth for January, with overall motorcycles jumping 36% on year to 2.89 lakh units and three-wheeler sales setting an all-time monthly record. TWO WHEELERS Domestic sales of motorcycles were up 36% at 1.63 lakh, while exports of motorcycles rose 37% to 1.26 lakh. This has come as a relief to […]
Bajaj Auto said sales of motorcycles in India fell 1% in the festival month of October. However, a timely growth of 20% in exports of motorcycles helped the company report a 6% growth in overall motorcycle sales during the month. Total motorcycles sold in India was 2.12 lakh, down from 2.13 lakh last year, and […]
Bajaj Auto, which has not been having the best of years, reported yet another decline in motorcycle sales in India for August. However, overall sales of two-wheelers were up 1% due to a 7% jump in export volumes. The company sold 1.72 lakh two-wheelers in August in India, down from 1.75 lakh in the same […]
Bajaj Auto said it agreed with its Austrian associate KTM to expand the brand sales and shift some of the production of Husqvarna motorcycles to Bajaj’s factory in Chakan, Maharashtra. The brand Husqvarna, founded in 1903 in Italy, used to be owned by BMW at one time. It was bought by KTM in 2013. BMW […]
Bajaj Auto said sales of its motorcycles in India fell 36% in June compared to the same month on 2016 to 1.08 lakh units, allowing TVS Motor Co to overtake the company in domestic motorcycle sales for the month. Bajaj’s total vehicle sales, including motorcycles, three-wheelers and exports, were down 23% at 2.45 lakh. Sales […]
Bajaj Auto unveiled a new motorbike, the Pulsar NS 160, targeting those who want their Pulsars to be even more like a sports bike. It will be different from the regular Pulsar range, which is a mix of the sporty and the practical. The NS series, said Bajaj Auto, will be tilted more towards the […]
Two- and three-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto said its sales volumes for the month of May fell 10% compared to last year to 3.13 lakh units. Motorcycle sales fell by 10% to 2.77 lakh. Domestic motorcycle sales fell by 13% to 1.57 lakh, while exports fell 5% to 1.21 lakh. This is contrast to April, when […]
The impact of demonetization on the company’s motorcycles and three-wheelers sales in India has worn off, Bajaj Auto CEO Rajiv Bajaj said. “Sales was down 20% in the aftermath of demonetization, but now it’s 0%,” Bajaj said, adding that he was expecting to have grown his sales by 20% through the year. “We were expecting […]
