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Yamaha To Export Motorcycles From India To Other Markets
Japan’s Disruptions To Spread Into Global Automobile Industry
Honda Second Hand Bikes At Official Honda Best Deal Stores
Harley Davidson India Will Not Increase Prices In 2011 Even After CKD Duty Hike
Hyundai Verna RB New Model 2011 India Engine Options And Details

Yamaha To Export Motorcycles From India To Other Markets

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:27 AM PDT

For quite some time now the brand Yamaha has been recording great sales figures and the credit needs to go to the recent additions, Yamaha R15 and Yamaha FZ-16. Evidently they have proved themselves that the potential the brand carries is no less than the market leaders Bajaj and Hero Honda. With initial offering Yamaha Rx100, the brand did a wonderful job and its popularity gained new heights.

But then after the phase was not as profitable as they expected and after more than 20 years of existence the above two bikes helped the brand reach a position which it should have achieved way earlier.

Still the business has not been as profitable as expected and focusing on the same now the company plans of exporting bikes from our very own market and even wishes to increase the production capacity of Greater Noida from current 6,00,000 units to 8,00,000 units per annum. Apart from this new ramped up production of 25 percent, the company also plans to export separate 2,00,000 units to African and South American markets.

Hiroyuki Suzuki, the new managing director and chief executive of India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd, said , "We are in a very severe condition. But we aim to break even by 2013 as we are increasing our production capacity."

He added, "We plan to raise the capacity of this plant to one million and, by 2013, in the domestic market we aim to sell 800,000 units and 200,000 to be exported. The African markets need basic models such as Crux and FZ and we will export YBR to South America. In Africa, you see three types of motorcycles—mopeds, scooters and street models of motorcycles. These motorcycles are also used for commercial purposes. I mean a rider can have two pillion sitting behind him and he can charge fare from them. So, we will have to change specifications of the bikes, which we plan to export,"

We hope for happier times for the brand and wish them luck for their future plans.

Japan’s Disruptions To Spread Into Global Automobile Industry

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:13 AM PDT

Japan is one of the largest Automobile maker and has presence all over the world with various popular brands like Toyota and Nissan. With the recent earthquakes, tsunami and nuclear radiation incidents, Japan's life has been badly struck and has got off the track. People of Japan and the other countries are doing their efforts to restore normalcy in Japan, but it seems like it may take some time for the things to get back on track. With the current situation, the industries in Japan have almost come to a halt, which is not only affecting Japan, but also global automobile markets. Japan is a major supplier of Technology and automobile parts for many of Japanese and other Automobile companies across various countries. With production almost stopped at Japan, it will impact the global economy. Some of the Japanese automobile companies outside of Japan have been facing shortages of parts to assemble cars. The situation is expected to go even worse in next couple of months.

We hope that Japan comes out of this situation soon and normalcy is restores to the lives of the people of Japan who have faced a very critical calamity in the recent past. We have our prayers with the people of Japan.

Honda Second Hand Bikes At Official Honda Best Deal Stores

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:27 AM PDT

HMSI (Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India) has entered the used two wheelers business in India by opening exclusive Honda Best Deal pre-owned two wheelers outlets. Honda will buy old bikes and scooters and will refurbish them. It will sell these refurbished scooters and motorcycles with six-month warranty, knowhow, spare replacement, branding, etc..

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To start with Honda has opened its 5 Best Deal dealerships at Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Punjab. With this initiative, Honda wants to improve its presence in tier two and tier three cities where low cost Honda pre-owned bikes will attract more buyers. Also Honda can launch locality exchange programs for existing Honda customers who might be willing to exchange their old Honda bike with a new one.

At this occasion, head of operations (sales and marketing at HMSI), Naresh Rattan quoted:

We want to study how to reach the customers who are currently not able to buy Honda products. We will be refurbishing the products and also offering a six-month warranty, knowhow, spare replacement, branding, etc.. Entering the second-hand market will help us penetrate the rural areas, it will also help us retain customers. There is no need for Honda to get into this business but we want to learn from the business model and we are serious about it.

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Harley Davidson India Will Not Increase Prices In 2011 Even After CKD Duty Hike

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:08 AM PDT

Harley Davidson India is committed to Indian business and has announced that it will take on the burden of the Extra Excise duty on itself rather than passing on to the customers! It may come as a surprise to all of us who take it for granted that the CKD is bound to increase the prices for end consumers. The Managing Director of Harley Davidson India, Anoop Prakash quoted:

We are firm in honouring our commitment to our dealers, customers and enthusiasts across India, and are delighted to announce that we will maintain our current prices on our CKD models, the Iron 883 and SuperLow, for this calendar year,

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We can see few reasons for this more of Harley Davidson India:

Harley Davidson wants to enter the Indian Market event at a cost of loosing some margin so that the beginning year of Harley Davidson don't leave it in a low in India.
Harley Davidson is going to increase localization eventually with its upcoming plant in Haryana India and sourcing most of the components locally which will help it to regain the margins.
The volumes of Harley Davidson sales is not very high as of now and it can bear some losses in margins as of now for this calendar year 2011, after which, the prices will most likely go high to compensate for the increased duty burden.
Increasing the prices may shoo away the buyers and may eventually put dealerships into losses, which is not a smart thing to do for a brand which is trying to get its root deeper into a price sensitive economy.

Although it may seem to some as a loss superficially, but in long run, this gesture is going to help Harley Davidson grow in India in a better way by creating a goodwill with the buyers as well as with the dealers.

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Hyundai Verna RB New Model 2011 India Engine Options And Details

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:38 AM PDT

Hyundai is going to launch its new Hyundai Verna RB in April 2011 in India. The much awaited face of the C segment sedan is going to appear on Indian roads with a bang. The new Verna RB is expected to bring strong competition to the segment which is mainly captured by the cars like Maruti SX4, Fiat Linea, Volkswagen Vento etc.. As per the latest news the Hyundai Verna RB in India will feature 4 engine options, of which two are MPFI petrol engines and two are CRDI Diesel engines.

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Hyundai Verna RB 2011 Engine Options

Looks like Hyundai India has got one Verna RB for everyone! The engine options of Hyundai RB Sedan 2011 In India will be as follows:

1.4 Litre MPFI Petrol Engine with max power of 104 BHP and max torque of 135 Nm
1.6 Litre Gamma MPFI Petrol Engine with max power of 122 BHP and max torque of 156 Nm
1.4 Litre CRDI Diesel Engine with max power of 90 BHP and max torque of 224 Nm (same engine which powers Hyundai i20 Diesel)
1.6 Litre CRDI Diesel Engine with max power of 126 BHP and max torque of 265 Nm

With these engine options, Hyundai Verna RB new model 2011 will be able to fit a large number of customer needs who want a particular type of usage for the car. Those who want more fuel efficiency may go for lower end engine options and performance enthusiast may go for higher power options. Also the top end variants will feature safety features like 6 airbags. The pricing will also be aggressive between Rs. 7.5 to 11 Lakh to take on the competitors. More details will emerge soon as the official launch is now just a couple of weeks away.

source- IndianCarBikes

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