Archive for ‘ Scooters ’

BY Tushar Kelshikar The Indian subsidiary of Japanese two-wheeler giant- Suzuki continues their campaign here in the subcontinent with plans to expand capacity over the coming years. The bike maker has chalked out plans to setup a new manufacturing unit at Rohtak, Haryana by 2014-15. They are also looking at increasing the capacity of the current assembly...

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BY Shantonil Nag Piaggio Group has announced opening of two dealerships in NCR region. The exclusive Piaggio dealerships, Kaysons Associates Pvt. Ltd. in Pitampura and Neerja Automotives Pvt Ltd in Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida will take care of the NCR region customers. On the occasion of the Inauguration of the Vespa Stores in Delhi, Mr. Ravi Chopra,...

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BY Tushar Kelshikar Mahindra 2 Wheelers has released their sales figures for the month of April 2012 and according to their report the sales have increased by 7 percent over the last month. The bike maker sold 10,191 units during the month of April which was seven times as that of April 2011. The demand for the Duro...

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BY Tushar Kelshikar Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India has released their monthly sales report. Sales performance of the two-wheeler maker is looking good as far as the month of April 2012 is concerned. By the end of last month, HMSI’s sales grew by a massive 46 percent. A positive start to the financial year, then. HMSI sold...

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BY Tushar Kelshikar Piaggio is set to increase investment in their Indian arm in a bid to double production capacity by 2013. The additional USD 20 million will certainly help the Italian bike maker sustain in the lucrative two-wheeler segment. Their Indian campaign has already begun with the launch of the Vespa LX125 scooter. The new scooter,...

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BY Rohit Nagdewani Renowned Italian scooter maker Vespa launched the LX125 premium scooter in India on April 26th, 2012. Vespa’s strategy for the LX125 came as a surprise to us mainly because of its price. The LX125 is priced at a hefty Rs 66,661 ex-showroom Maharashtra which is a lot compared to other scooters in the segment....

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BY Shantonil Nag Sarath Kumar is creating records with each race he is participating and the latest addition to his kitty of firsts is a podium finish by an Indian at an International motorsports event in Europe. Sarath’s luck played a role when he finished at 4th and then was promoted to third place after irregularities were...

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BY Shantonil Nag Piaggio’s entry in two-wheeler market with much-awaited scooter Vespa attracted many raised eye-brows because of the tagged price that came with the scooter. A price of Rs. 66,000/- for a 125cc scooter which produces a mere 10 bhp and maximum torque of 9.5 Nm made the latest launch the most expensive scooter in Indian...

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BY Tushar Kelshikar Piaggio, known across the globe as the makes of the famous Vespa scooters have launched their premium lifestyle offering in India. The Vespa LX125 was today launched in the country at a price tag of Rs 66,000 ex-showroom Delhi. The scooter has been placed as a premium segment product and by the looks of,...

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BY Rohit Nagdewani Vespa, the Italian brand of scooterettes, manufactured by Piaggio launched the much awaited automatic scooter, the Vespa LX125 in India today. Vespa had showcased the ‘lifestyle scooter’ in Delhi at the Auto Expo earlier this year. The scooter had managed to pull a decent crowd thanks to its funky, retro styling and bright and...

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