Priced under Rs 5 lakh, the bike will hit Indian roads in June.
Trump described Modi as "the nicest human being", saying the Indian leader is "a friend of mine".
The problem is the Budget change to the earlier rule of a concessional 10 per cent duty on CKD assembly.
With stalls adjacent to each other, Triumph was louder, with music and a host of heavy-duty cruiser bikes attracting more attention than the competitor.
India will ask the US to ease norms for export of marine products in lieu of reducing import duty on its cult bike Harley Davidson, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said on Wednesday.
Armed with swanky showrooms, decked with plush fixtures, and offering indulgences such as high-end perfumes and customisable accessories, BMW, Mercedes, Audi are rolling out the red carpet for the well-heeled.
A man who allegedly stole a Harley Davidson bike on the pretext of trial run from a showroom in Banjara Hills in Hyderabad, was arrested in Mumbai on Friday.
Motorbike giant Harley Davidson marked their launch in India with free test rides in Mumbai. Check out the mean machines!
Even as Harley-Davidson Company, America's cult bikemaker, re-thinks its India strategy on account of the high import duty structure, its Japanese rivals are fast closing in on plans to launch their high-end luxury bikes in India.
SG Corporate Mobility - the parent company of the Indian two-wheeler brand LML - has taken auto major Bajaj Auto to high court, claiming that it was illegally using its 'Freedom' trademark in newly-launched Bajaj Freedom CNG motorbikes, the company said in a statement on Thursday. SG Corporate Mobility claims that the term 'Freedom' has a deep-rooted association dating back to 2002 when the company had introduced its 'LML Freedom' motorcycle. The trademark 'Freedom,' along with the 'LML' brand, was officially assigned to SG Corporate Mobility in 2021 after being transferred by LML.
The US is currently Earth's most powerful country and a certain latitude of understanding -- a world view -- is popularly expected from its leadership. From a country identified with freedom, constitution, debate, democracy and the likes of Abraham Lincoln even as it had the most powerful military around, the US, following Trump's actions, seemed repositioned as militarily powerful with other qualities secondary, observes Shyam G Menon.
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Nithya Ramani shares with us her experience of riding the much-envied bikes that have come to India
The impact of Trump's announcement of increasing import tariffs will have negligible benefit for India not because of companies trying to shift from China to other countries or their supply chains being affected due to their Chinese operations but because of our faulty policies, explains Mudit Jain.
The legendary motorcycle manufacturer has launched the Fat Bob for a cool Rs 12.8 lakh.
The Indian Chief Classic brings in a lot of character, style. It puts even the Harley-Davidson in the shade.
The ex-Marine is on a mission to capture the Indian market for heavyweight bikes.
As the most exciting auto show of the year is underway we show you some of the sexiest Harleys that are on display.
TopGear took a spin on Harley's sportiest bike through Rajasthan. Here's how the beast responded to desert, rain, grime and the tar...
TopGear took a spin on Harley's sportiest bike through Rajasthan. Here's how the beast responded to desert, rain, grime and the tar...
Iconic American bike brand Indian is all set to take on Harley and the likes.
As mangoes from Indian orchards are ready for shipment to the US, Harley Davidson will soon cruise on Indian roads with the government relaxing emission norms for the American luxury bike.
While the high-end bikes will not enjoy any cuts on import duty, the commerce ministry has now mooted capping the number of such bikes to be imported in a year.
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During his first term as the US president, Trump described India as a "tariff king" and in May 2019, terminated India's preferential market access.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, through a notification on February 12, has slashed the duty on both the variants of motorcycles imported as completely build units (CBU) to 50 per cent.
To come up with first EV by 2025, expects market to grow two to three-fold in the next ten years.
With sentiment for the automotive (auto) sector turning positive, stocks of two-wheeler auto majors have been hitting their 52-week highs. Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, TVS Motor Company, and Eicher Motors recently reached their yearly highs on strong sales in the festival season and the expectation of faster growth rates ahead. Since the start of this month, listed two-wheeler majors have delivered returns in the 12-17 per cent range, compared to the 7 per cent gains for the S&P BSE Auto Index and 3 per cent for the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex.
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Hero MotoCorp, India's largest two-wheeler maker, has seen a decline in its market share in rural areas since 2018, losing ground to major competitors such as TVS Motor Company, Bajaj Auto, and Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI), according to data from JATO Dynamics reviewed by Business Standard. Hero's share of rural two-wheeler sales in India has dropped from 40.4 per cent in 2018 to 33.3 per cent in 2023. In contrast, Bajaj's share increased from 12.7 per cent in 2018 to 13.9 per cent, HMSI's from 21.8 per cent to 22.2 per cent, and TVS' from 15.5 per cent to 17.8 per cent. Suzuki Motorcycle India has also seen its share rise from 1.7 per cent to 2.5 per cent.
The two-wheeler segment is, however, still far from its H1FY19 peak of 9.7 million units
If you think Bollywood's kitschy overkill from the 1980s is stuff of throwback terror, wait till the big, bad, bold fashion of the 1970s is unleashed upon you.
Deepika Padukone hosted a party for those who made her latest film Gehraiyaan a movie to remember.
The Physically Challenged Cricket Association of India (PCCAI) secretary Ravi Chauhan on Wednesday, said, Medcalf took the initiative to help the disabled cricket players under aegis of PCCAI.
Automotive (auto) and auto ancillary stocks have been in the fast lane thus far in 2023-24 (FY24), with the National Stock Exchange Nifty Auto Index surging nearly 27 per cent, outperforming the Nifty50, which has gained roughly 11 per cent during this period. The top-gear performance of auto stocks at the bourses, according to A K Prabhakar, head of research at IDBI Capital, has been triggered by the premiumisation of products across vehicle manufacturers, which has seen vehicle sales remaining relatively stable. "It is not about higher sales figures now, but about premiumisation.
Australia beat France 7-6 in a dramatic penalty shootout to reach the last four of the Women's World Cup for the first time.
India's largest two-wheeler maker by volume - Hero MotoCorp (Hero) - posted a better-than-expected operating performance in the January-March (fourth quarter, or Q4) quarter of 2022-23 (FY23). Riding on higher average selling prices which were up 5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and volume growth of 7 per cent, the company registered a 12 per cent growth in revenue to Rs 8,306 crore. The company sold 127,000 units in the quarter, largely driven by domestic sales which were up 11.6 per cent, while exports saw a sharp fall of 57 per cent over the year-ago quarter.
Trump was referring to import tariff on Harley Davidson motorcycles, an issue that has been close to his heart and wants India to reduce it to zero.
