Bajaj Auto has launched a new range of passenger three-wheelers, with improved mileage, changed styling and lower maintenance costs.
Opposition to the idea of quadricycles is a story of sour grapes, says Rajiv Bajaj.
Economists advise against it, citing international experiences; business leaders say RBI should allow move for inclusive growth.
What will you be game for? An affordable performer or a true-blue track machine?
'Investing in the stocks of holdcos can be a very efficient and inexpensive way of gaining exposure to the stocks of India's reputable growing business houses.'
BSE-IT index out-performed by surging nearly 3 per cent after robust TCS results.
The TVS Phoenix 125 is a comfortable commuter motorcycle with good quality, writes Faisal Ali Khan of MotorBeam.com.
Nissan's executive vice-president and CEO Carlos Ghosn's key man for his new strategy in emerging markets, Andy Palmer, tells Business Standard how the Tata Nano's experience made his company steer away from the $2,500 car. He also speaks about how Nissan's association with Bajaj Auto to develop a small car failed, making his company place its bets on the Datsun brand to grow its market share 10-fold over the next three years.
Bajaj Auto's plant in Chakan has been shut for three days.
Amid rising petrol prices, two-wheeler makers such as Mahindra & Mahindra, TVS Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Bajaj Auto are stepping up research to develop engines run on diesel or other fuels.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack included ONGC, HDFC, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Maruti, HCL Tech, Mahindra and Mahindra, HUL, TechM and SBI -- rising up to 2.89 per cent.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Hero MotoCorp, Maruti, M&M, Bajaj Auto, HUL, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance, ITC, HDFC and L&T, rising up to 7.51 per cent.
The aggregate numbers suggest an improvement in the operational performance of these companies.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Tata Steel, Kotak Bank, NTPC, HDFC twins, PowerGrid and ONGC, rising up to 4.60 per cent.
These companies gave annualised returns of 11% on an average in the last five years, while shareholders of family-owned companies saw 5% annualised erosion
Rajiv Bajaj talks about his de-risking strategy, as well as his company's much-speculated relationship with Renault-Nissan
Bajaj blamed a 'few rotten eggs' for the strike.
On Day One of the lockdown announced by the Maharashtra Government, it wasn't business as usual for automobile manufacturing units in the State. Confusion prevailed over regulations-what is allowed and what isn't. While some units ran with less than half the workforce, others sought clarity from the government on what is permissible and what isn't.
The Duke 390's pricing is introductory and KTM is likely to hike it in the next couple of months.
The broader NSE Nifty fell 78.75 points, or 0.70 per cent, to close at 11,234.55.
The Qute infant of the four-wheel world is Bajaj Auto's quadricycle. The Qute infant of the four-wheel world is Bajaj Auto's quadricycle. It is finally set to hit the India roads but the challenge of creating a new category in the competitive automobile market has only just begun.
The sight of one mobike after another from the Bajaj Auto stable as he left Srinagar airport prompted its boss Rajiv Bajaj today to ask Kashmiri students to be just not bike enthusiasts but be also involved in its production.
At the end of Monday's trading session, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies stood at Rs 1,51,86,312.05 crore against Rs 1,46,58,709.68 crore on Friday.
The new Kawasaki Ninja 300 performs splendidly, it goes as fast as it looks, writes Faisal Ali Khan of MotorBeam.com.
Japanese auto maker Nissan on Tuesday said it has decided not to continue its partnership with Bajaj for sourcing of ultra-low cost car, ending months of uncertainty.
Goldman includes Bajaj Auto Ltd and Tata Steel Ltd in its Asia-Pacific growth recovery group of stocks.
Also said that the slowing demand for Tata's Nano shows consumers aren't looking for low-cost cars.
The bike will be launched next year to take on Honda CBR250R
High lending rates, fuel prices, higher input costs and labour trouble impact profitability.
A discussion on reviving Indian economy at the World Economic Forum turned into a war of words between Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Bajaj Auto chairman Rahul Bajaj over the functioning of government.
The key beneficiary of this expansion in the motorcycle market happens to be Bajaj Auto.
Bajaj added that doing something like insider trading was height of stupidity.
The sample, however, is still small as it includes only six of the 30 Sensex companies - Infosys, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, TCS, ITC and Bajaj Auto - that have declared results so far.
Equity investors should thank cash-rich biggies such as TCS, ITC, HUL, Nestl, and Bajaj Auto for this.
As Covid-19 cases surge in India, companies have realised it's a tightrope walk between maintaining production and ensuring employee safety.
In May, Satpal Singh, who runs a dairy business with three buffaloes in Jewar, near Noida, was worried about the steep spike in input costs. Singh said dry fodder rates, which cost Rs 1,500-2000 per tractor trolley last year, were quoting at Rs 4,500-5,000. The price of other cattle feed ingredients (that include mustard meal and similar mixes) had also gone up from Rs 2,000 per quintal to Rs 3,100-3,200 per quintal.
Bajaj Auto's ambition to zoom ahead of market leader Hero Honda in the entry-level motorcycle segment (75-125 cc) has taken a hard knock.
As macroeconomic numbers continue to disappoint, reaching pre-Covid level is unlikely in FY21.
Bajaj Finance was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, tanking up to 8 per cent, followed by M&M, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, ONGC, HDFC Bank and Kotak Bank. On the other hand, TCS, Tech Mahindra, HUL, Axis Bank and ITC were the top gainers.
Market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty soared to new peaks on Tuesday, driven by gains mainly in metal, financial and IT stocks amid firm global cues and sustained foreign fund inflows. Tata Steel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 4.38 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel 4.37 per cent, Vedanta 3.50 per cent, Tata Motors 3.03 per cent, HDFC 2.46 per cent and Bajaj Finance 2.39 per cent.After surging to its record intra-day peak of 41,401.65, the 30-share BSE barometer settled 413.45 points, or 1.01 per cent, higher at its all-time high of 41,352.17. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rallied 111.05 points, or 0.92 per cent, to its record closing high of 12,165.
