Next year the Karizma is set to get its biggest upgrade yet!
The bike does look slightly awkward in pictures but look at in person and it changes your opinion. Ride the ZMR and it will change your thoughts as well.
While there are cosmetic as well as technical updates, Hero MotoCorp has not made any major changes in the prices of the new Hero Karizma R and Karizma ZMR
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.
Hero MotoCorp, a major player in the two-wheeler market, has seen a 9 per cent rise in its stock since the beginning of the month. This increase, driven by the largest motorcycle company by volume, is attributed to expectations of a revival in rural sales due to normal monsoons, government measures to boost consumption, recent market share gains, and a large valuation discount compared to peers. In the near term, the company's volume performance and growth trajectory, particularly in rural markets and entry-level segments, are expected to be key drivers.
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 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.
All are entry-level performance bikes that don't cost a bomb!
To take on Bajaj Pulsar 180 and Hero Karizma R and to celebrate the release of X-Men -- Days of Future Past, TVS has launched Apache RTR 180 Matte Black Edition. But will it succeed?
Ayushman, winner of the second season of the MTV reality show, on what it takes to win the title.
...because their design did not get a thumbs up from motorcycling enthusiasts here
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.
Hero Honda Motors, India's biggest motorcycle maker, on Wednesday said sales grew 31.5 per cent at 1,91,635 units in August 2004 over 1,45,730 units in the same month last year.
Can it take Hero Impulse's legacy to the next level? Can it rival Royal Enfield's Himalayan?
The impressive riding dynamics of the Gixxer now get a sporty full fairing that makes this 155cc offering from Suzuki a lot more desirable, says Indian motoring website MotorBeam.
Bajaj Pulsar RS 200 finally arrives; Price starts at Rs 1.18 lakh
The Hero Impulse was in a massive need for power and the 223cc engine from the Karizma just adds lots of it to the bike which is now more fun to ride, writes Indian motoring website MotorBeam.
Sheetal Bidaye, an avid biker for more than 20 years now, offers solutions to problem of women bikers
The company's operations are slated to commence in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast next week.
'If you are not able to perform today, 10 years later, you won't have an excuse to explain why you didn't do it when you could.'
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