Bajaj alleges TVS for smear campaign

According to a Bajaj Auto release, two people employed with TVS Motors outlets in central and eastern India have been caught red handed distributing leaflets allegedly containing misleading and wrong information on Bajaj products.Bajaj Auto alleges that due to better product initiatives taken by it, the competition have been put under 'severe pressure', driving them to completely unethical and undesirable actions.Bajaj Auto dealers nabbed Santosh Kumar Rath and Sunil Kumar Sahu distributing leaflets stating Bajaj Auto is "phasing out the Bajaj...

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TVS takes lead in DTS-i patent war

TVS motor has filed a defamation suit against Bajaj Auto in Bombay High Court and another suit in Madras High Court under the patent law. With this, TVS has taken the lead to begin the legal war with its rival, Bajaj Auto.Earlier this week, TVS filed a Rs 250-crore defamation suit in Bombay High Court against Bajaj Auto’s allegation of infringement (by TVS) of intellectual property rights on technology that is used in most Bajaj bikes. TVS has also...

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Yamaha Motor plans to launch scooters

Yamaha Motor India (YMI), a fully-owned subsidiary of the $12-billion Japanese auto major Yamaha Motor Company, plans to foray into the fast growing automatic scooter segment.Yamaha, which has several scooter models, ranging from 110 cc to 400 cc, is evaluating the right segment to foray into the Indian market. YMI managing director and CEO Tomotaka Ishikawa told ET, “We will enter the scooter market but are yet to finalise the segment and the products....

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Yamaha to invest Rs 250 cr

Yamaha is investing Rs 250 crore to set up a new subsidiary in India. Yamaha plans to not only use this subsidiary to import its high-end super bikes and speciality vehicles like snow mobiles, golf carts and all terrain vehicles into India, it also plans to forge local partnerships through the new entity. Yamaha has indicated it will pump in Rs 500 crore in the new subsidiary in two years.In its application to the government, Yamaha has indicated that it is “currently in the process of identifying a partner for the proposed subsidiary company”.The...

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Hero Honda got HUNKED

The new Hero Honda Hunk 150So guys. Here is the much hyped Hero Honda Hunk. All were expecting a 160 or 180cc Bike and Hero honda has presented a repackaged CBZ Xtreme.new Hero Honda Junk..oops!.. HUNK - Looks a lot inspired from TVS Apache RTR and Flame. Hmm, looks like someone is watching TVS closely.This bike really reminds me of TVS FlameHunk uses same chassis of CBZ Xtreme but adds in some more muscle and gets rid of that ugly CBZ xtreme bikini...

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While unrelenting high interest rates have stolen the growth of bike sales, it is the rural market that has borne the brunt so far while the sales in urban areas have continue to grow. In the first half of the current fiscal, sales in the entry-level 100cc segment, which is largely driven by rural demand, have come down by 21% cent compared to last year while the urban driven executive segment has still managed to grow by 11% . Sales in the overall motorcycle segment is down by 15.2 % in the same period.On the contrary, for the full fiscal year...

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Super Pulsar 150 SP

SuperPulsarDont get shocked. what u see in these pics is a Pulsar with The engine from Honda NSR 150 SP, liquid cooled two-stroke, six speed and produces 39.5 bhp.This bike is made by A bike enthusiast 'Rajkumar'. Hats-off to him for making such a awesome bike. It has great Power right from the word go and pulls strongly right through the rev range with no lag when you shift a gear. Will easily leave a RD 350 HT behind.This is the donor bike -...

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How Hero Honda made TVS, Bajaj make up

A Picture is worth a thousand words, thus goes the saying. Hero Honda chairman Brijmohan Lall Munjal’s photo-op at the SIAM meet mid-September was one such instance which had sparked off speculation that he had managed to bring rivals Venu Srinivasan and Rajiv Bajaj at the height of the TVS-Bajaj face-off last month to the negotiating table. Mr Lall has now admitted that he was instrumental in brokering peace between Mr Srinivasan and Mr Bajaj.“There...

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Hero Honda ready for festive season

ero Honda Motor Company, the country�s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, said it expected sales to revive in the festival season. The two-wheeler industry had been hit the most with growth in sales falling in almost double-digit in the last few months on account of high interest rates. Last month, Hero Honda posted a 4.98 per cent growth in its sales as against its rivals, Bajaj and TVS saw a 32.10 per cent and 56 per cent decline in sales respectively. The company said that as some banks had announced rate cuts ahead of the festive season, it...

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BAJAJ vs TVS : Fight for DTS-i goes on

The Bajaj DTS-i engine is at the heart of the patent dispute that�s broken out between two of the top two-wheeler makers.Now after a lot of fireworks, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motors are trying to douse the fire and S Gurumurthy of Swadeshi Jagran Manch will play peacemaker between the two desi rivals.S Gurumurthy is heading off to Pune on October 16 to kick off the arbitration process. Gurumurthy will meet the top brass of Bajaj Auto including Chairman...

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John McGuinness Honda CBR Fireblade Limited edition

Ten John McGuinness CBR 1000RR TT replicas are set to be up for sale from Fowlers Honda in Bristol to celebrate McGuinesses record-breaking win at the TT this year.The motorcycle will come with the HM Plant replica paint scheme, a black screen, headlight covers ,a rear seat cowl and Akropovic titanium silencer and Gilles titanium chain adjuster and paddock stand mounts.This CBR limited edition looks gorgeousEach motorcycle will be delivered with...

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Japanese bike makers make new plans for India

To break into the league of the Hero Hondas and the Bajajs in the country, traditional Japanese rivals Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha have decided to adopt a common strategy of building new platforms for the Indian market.The plan comes at a time when the combined market share of Hero Honda, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motors fell to 83 per cent in the two-wheeler market in the April-August period this year against 86 per cent in the same period last year.Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI), Suzuki Motorcycle India (SMI) and Yamaha Motor India (YMI) are...

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