His two-day tally of six-under 134 kept him atop the leader-board in the Hero Honda Open South 2004.
Hero Honda, the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the country, posted an impressive 16 per cent growth in June this year over the previous corresponding month.
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Riders Karanbir Singh and Pankaj Trivedi rode their way into the Limca Book of Records (validation by Limca Book of Records awaited) by successfully completing the run from Kanyakumari, India's southernmost tip to Khardungla, the world's highest motorable road up in the Himalayas, in 5 days, 5 hours and 45 minutes.
The Chennai-based company is developing bikes in the range of 200cc and above to compete with Bajaj Auto's Pulsar range, which begins with the 150cc variant and ends with the 220cc model at the top of the ranks, sources, who declined to be identified, said.
With their seven-year association coming to an end after the World Cup, International Cricket Council's sponsors such as LG Electronics, Pepsi and Hero Honda seem to be having second thoughts on renewing the deal.
The Ayanagar weather station recorded 122.8 mm between 8.30 am on Wednesday and 8.30 am on Thursday, which was 11 times the normal rainfall.
Car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Monday reported a 15.75 per cent jump in the total sales in May at 79,872 units as against 69,001 units in the same month last year.
Production of the 125 cc motorcycle has started in an assembly plant in China, putting the country's second-largest maker a step ahead of competitor Hero Honda, which is also working on a motorcycle reportedly between the Rs 17,000 and Rs 20,000 price point.
The local lad fired a blemish-less tour-under 68, to win with a tally of 14-under 274.
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TVS Motor Company's ambition to become the second largest two-wheeler player in the country is pegged on a twin strategy.
The duty for two-wheelers and small cars has been brought down to 12 per cent in the Budget proposals, a move, two-wheeler manufacturers feel, would lead to unfair competition. "The excise duty on two-wheelers and three-wheelers should be brought down to 8 per cent," Chairman of Bajaj Auto Rahul Bajaj said.
"The two-wheeler industry is one of the very few industries which has witnessed a degrowth during the last fiscal due to lack of funding options in rural areas," Hero Honda Managing Director Pawan Munjal said on the sidelines of Hero Mindmine Summit.
Manav Jaini's nerves got the better of him and he missed out on what could have been his biggest professional triumph as Swedish golfer Rikard Karlberg lifted the Hero Honda Indian Open title after a dramatic final round in New Delhi.
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Led by defending champion Jyoti Randhawa, who also won the Indian Open in 2000, the field includes the last five champions --.Thaworn Wiratchant (2005), Mardan Mamat (2004), Mike Cunning (2003) and Vijay Kumar (2002).
India Inc, while welcoming the Reserve Bank of India's move to cut the key interest rate, expressed doubts on lenders' response to pass on the benefits to customers.
China's Liang Wen-chong held on to a one stroke lead after firing his second straight 71 in the third round at the Hero Honda Indian Open on Saturday. Liang who was last year's Asian Tour's Order of Merit winner, produced a 14-under-par 202 total for a narrow advantage over Australia's Adam Blyth, who nailed a 66 at the Delhi Golf Club.
Chinese star Liang Wen-chong remained firmly at the top of the leaderboard after firing a one-under-par 71 in the second round at the Hero Honda Indian Open on Friday. Liang, who posted a record 60 on Thursday, produced a 13-under-par 131 total for a comfortable five stroke lead over Sweden's Daniel Chopra who shot a 70 in second place at the Delhi Golf Club.
China's Liang Wen-chong fired a record breaking 12-under-par 60 for a five-stroke lead in the opening round at the Hero Honda Indian Open on Thursday. Liang, who was the 2007 Asian Tour's Order of Merit winner, surpassed the previous course record of 10-under-par 62 set by India's Shiv Kapur last year at the Delhi Golf Club.
Indian businessmen on the forum would also include Baba Kalyani of Bharat Forge, Sunil Kant Munjal of Hero Honda, Nandan Nilekani of Infosys, Vikram Kirloskar of Toyota Kirloskar and Deepak Parekh of HDFC.
Hero MotoCorp has launched the bike in four colors: white, red, blue and black. The price tag put up by the company is different for each variant. While the drum brake avatar costs Rs 55,900, the disc brake variant will cost Rs 57,900.
Domestic passenger car sales in June grew by 16.36 per cent at 94,002 units as against 80,784 units in the same month a year ago.
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The price war in the motorcycle market is all set to worsen with large production capacities at tax-free locations in the north ready to go on stream.
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The markets opened firm on Tuesday and crossed the 7,800 mark after opening with a gain of 7 points at 7,774.
At Rs 72,625 (single disc) and Rs 75,725 (rear disc) (ex-showroom, Delhi), the Hero Xtreme Sports does not package itself as a value for money proposition. What the bike really needs is some weight reduction and a new design.
Maruti Udyog Ltd has been rated the 'most trusted' passenger car company of the country, according to a survey by global research firm TNS.
The existing players say that their traditional advantages will propel the two-wheeler industry against any threat from Tata's car.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed confidence that the Indian economy, currently growing at an unprecedented 8 per cent for the third straight year, would expand by 9-10 per cent annually over the next five years.
The ongoing credit squeeze in the sluggish two- and three-wheeler markets may affect the March sales targets of the three leading domestic players in the country. Taking the cue from a buoyant FY07 where the two-wheeler industry grew by a healthy 11.42 per cent, companies such as Hero Honda, TVS Motors and Bajaj Auto were hoping to surpass the FY07 target of 7.8 million units this year.
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