The modern hardware on the Pulsar AS 200 makes it excel in almost every department, which the dated Karizma and Pulsar 220F find hard to match up to, says Indian motoring website MotorBeam.
Pulsar's new variant, to be unveiled next week, will retain the looks of a big bike, but the engine will be 135 cc. Bajaj Auto is launching yet another variant of Pulsar, its highest selling bike, next Wednesday.
The Pulsar AS 200 addresses the shortcomings of the 200 NS with improved refinement and can be deemed as a worthy successor to the 220F, says Indian motoring website MotorBeam.
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After selling brands like Pulsar, Boxer, Platina and RE in over 70 countries, Bajaj Auto plans to enter Thailand this year followed by Brazil next year.
Motorcycle production has been suspended at the Manesar plant of Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, which is in the midst of a major labour unrest.
Bajaj Auto on Tuesday launched its new 200 cc performance bike 'Pulsar DTS-i' priced at Rs 65,497.
Confirming that the company could shift its production to other facilities, Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj told Business Standard: "If we take a view that this (labour issue) is going to extend over the next two months, we certainly can do that, and will do that."
The Pune-based company sells the Platina and CT brands in the entry-level - 100-110cc - segment.
Automobile dealers' body FADA on Thursday sought a cut in GST on two-wheelers from 28 per cent to 18 per cent, saying the segment being essential for millions should not be categorised as luxury item. The industry body said it has appealed to the finance minister, chair of the GST Council, all GST Council members, the ministry of heavy industries, which supervises the automobile sector, and the ministry of road transport & highways. This timely and decisive intervention would help in making two-wheelers more affordable, reviving demand and reinvigorating an industry that has seen a significant slump in sales over the past few years, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said in a statement.
As a 75-year-old septuagenarian, Bajaj Auto has adapted itself as a nod to competition, regulations, and changing buyer preference. It will continue to do so, said its managing director Rajiv Bajaj at the launch of the all-new Pulsar 250. This was in response to a question on the company's preparedness for disruption by electric two-wheeler start-ups.
The Chakan plant, which produces the KTM and Bajaj brands, is at present operating with manpower little more than half its total strength.
Rajiv Bajaj, the managing director of Bajaj Auto, on Thursday, reacted strongly to the threat by the company's trade union of going again on strike from April 28.
But will this dilute Bajaj's strong Indian identity that straddled the rural-urban markets and the Hindi-English divide quite easily?
With the introduction of Pulsar in the first decade of this century, the Chakan-based bike maker had rightly gauged the pulse of the youth. Pulsar AS 150 just raises the notch further for competition, reckons Tanmay Pangam
In just three months from now, 'Hamara Bajaj' could become 'Hamara Pulsar' or 'Hamara Discover'.
Analysts expect Bajaj Auto to perform well in Q1.
"Now, in my view, Bajaj is a bit like a zoo," Bajaj Auto managing director Rajiv Bajaj said on Wednesday, likening the different models from the firm's stable as different animals in a zoo.
Bajaj Auto, the country's second-largest manufacturer of motorcycles, has phased out two more models. This makes four bike models phased out in four months, due to weak demand.
To regain its number 3 position from TVS Motor, the Chakan-based two-wheeler manufacturer will soon be launching Discover 150 S and 150 F priced at Rs 64,000 and Rs 68,000 respectively.
Bajaj launches Discover 125 ST at Rs 55,740 to take on Honda CB Shine 125
According to sources, the products would be priced in the range of Rs 2.3-2.4 lakh in the European market. However, the Indian market price is yet to be determined.
The Discover 150 is a value for money commuter bike which is high on performance, says Faisal Ali Khan of MotorBeam.com.
Setting the ambitious target of becoming the third largest two-wheeler maker in the world, Bajaj Auto Ltd on Thursday announced entry into the Indonesian market with the launch of its 180 cc Pulsar DTS-i motorcycle.
Pune-based Bajaj Auto, the country's second biggest two-wheeler maker, reported a four-fold increase in net profit at Rs 528.65 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, over the same quarter last year. Net profit in the year-ago quarter was Rs 130.21 crore, after the company reported a slump in sales following the economic turmoil that crippled demand.
These bikes are a good mixture of style, mileage, performance and affordability, says Rajesh Alva.
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The company, which produced 970 units on Sunday from the facility, produced 1,250 units on Monday, a senior executive of the company said.
The company has already shifted production to Aurangabad.
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Production has crippled at Bajaj Auto's Chakan plant in Maharashtra following a labour strike which entered its third day today.
Fuel efficiency was the platform that had been built by the market leader in the segment, fun was the Discover domain. By diluting the message, the brand lost its old customers and pushed potential buyers into the leader's fold.
The production at Bajaj Auto's Chakan plant near Pune remained crippled on Wednesday as the agitation by company's nearly 2,000 employees over wage revision and other demands continued for the second day.
The state is also the biggest market for TVS, another incumbent player, and together with Bajaj Auto, they accounted for 88 per cent of Maharashtra's total electric scooter sales last month. As many as 8,417 units were sold in Maharashtra in September. Bajaj Auto's contribution was 4,048 vehicles and that of TVS was 3,389, according to model- and state-wise data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam).
As the festive season approaches, two-wheeler manufacturers are gearing up to give their best. One of the major segment of the industry - -- the 150cc motorcycles - -- is already on fire with lots of fresh offerings.
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