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P. THARYAN t’s one of the most exhaustive two-wheeler special reports that we are carrying in our May 2015 issue of Motown India. It took us a while compiling it and our team worked extremely hard putting it together. For each of the active players in the Indian two-wheeler industry, we have tracked their sales figures for the fiscal gone by; we have written a brief about the company, their

plants, and their capacities and in a few cases managed to interview the top honchos of the business.

Each of the players has a distinct approach to running their business and choosing their products. Luckily, we got a whole lot of quotes from the very witty and gritty Rajiv Bajaj of Bajaj Auto Ltd. As a young correspondent a couple of decades ago, I have had the privilege of hearing his father Mr. Rahul Bajaj at different forums. He too had the gift of the gab. For Rajiv it is but natural to get it as part of his genes.

We recorded him during his press conference at the launch of a couple of new Bajaj bikes in the capital. While everybody wrote without fail on the new products, none bothered to report about his views. We recorded his words and have used them for our article. Everything he says has a distinct meaning to it. We can laugh, we can cry, but we cannot NOT take his words seriously at the end of it!

We have very interesting interviews with a cross section of people in the Indian two-wheeler industry. We sought the views of Roy Kurian of India Yamaha, YS Guleria of Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India and from experts in the components industry. Young Karam Sahni of Elofic Industries had something interesting to talk about the two wheeler filter business. Ronan LeRoy of Continental’s C&S Division had a lot to say about his company’s technology for the two wheeler industry. We have details about what UM Motorcycles plans to bring into India and its strategy for the country with Lohia Auto.

We also interviewed the top honchos of Triumph Motorcycles India and Indian Motorcycle of Polaris Group, Vimal Sumbly and Pankaj Dubey respectively. We have also interviewed Sohinder Gill of Hero Eco group, the leading manufacturer of electric two wheelers in the country. Unfortunately we missed the views of Anoop Prakash of Harely-Davidson who was away in the US.

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Contents B2C SECTION

PAGES 8-48

NEW LAUNCH: VOLVO V40 CROSS COUNTRY (PETROL)

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NEW LAUNCH: YAMAHA SALUTO NEWS

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All new Audi TT arrives in India for 60.35 lakh

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Hyundai launches the 2015 Elantra at 14.13 lakh onward

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Yamaha YZF-R1 and R1M launched in India

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WHEELZ & ROADZ

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Hamilton wins in Bahrain as Raikkonen takes 2nd for Ferrari

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2015 Triumph Thunderbird LT: Cruising to heaven and back

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Piquet triumphs at Long Beach, US in Formula E race

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BMW Z4: Tiny Transformer

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Tarun Reddy to participate in MSA Formula F4 championship in 2015

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Mini Cooper D 5-Door: Family Man

B2B SECTION Hero MotoCorp Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India TVS Motor Company Bajaj Auto India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd Suzuki Motorcycles India Royal Enfield (Eicher Ltd) Mahindra Two Wheelers Piaggio Vehicles Harley-Davidson Company India Triumph Motorcycles (India) Pvt Ltd India Kawasaki Motor Pvt Ltd UM Motorcycles Indian Motorcycle (Polaris) Hero Electric DSK Motowheels Ducati

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INDIA NEWS

VOLVO CARS introduces V40 CROSS COUNTRY petrol for 27 lakh

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olvo Auto India announced the launch of the petrol variant of V40 Cross Country in India. The V40 Cross Country diesel version was launched in launched in India in 2013. The new Cross Country petrol variant will be available in T4 Engine, 1.6 GDTi 4 Cylinder, 6 Speed Automatic transmission. The engine delivers 180 bhp and a peak 240Nm torque. The GTDi (Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection) engine offers low fuel consumption without compromising on performance or driving pleasure.

Priced at 27 lakh (Exshowroom, Mumbai without Octroi) the Volvo V40 Cross Country will be retailed through Volvo dealerships across the country starting April 20, 2015.

The new Volvo V40 Cross Country is a unique blend of capable ruggedness and expressive elegance up to a new altitude by establishing a Cross Country in the Premium C-segment.

Tomas Ernberg, Managing Director, Volvo Auto India said, “We are excited to bring the petrol variant of V40 Cross Country to India. Buoyed by

the growing acceptance of V40 Cross Country since June 2013 when we launched it here, we have now decided to bring in the petrol variant at a very competitive pricing in order to increase our reach further. I believe our customers would be enthralled with this new car.”

Currently V40 Cross Country is the only car in India by Volvo Cars that is available in both the versions, in diesel and petrol.

The new GTDi engines have a compact format and are made entirely from die-cast aluminum, which gives low weight and good

heat-dissipation capability. These are some of the requirements for good energy efficiency. The fuel injection system has been refined so that combustion can be regulated with extreme precision, each injector centrally above the piston beside the spark plug. This gives particularly uniform and finely atomised fuel distribution.

In order to minimise petrol consumption and emissions, the fuel must be utilised as efficiently as possible.

The all-new Volvo V40 has received the top rating of five stars in the Euro NCAP collision test.

All new AUDI TT arrives in India for 60.35 lakh Audi has brought their recently updated Audi TT sports car to India and priced it at an industry spanking 60.35lakh ex-showroom Delhi.

This version of the TT is the 3rd generation of the model and at the front, a 2.0 litre TFSI engine producing 230bhp and 370Nm of torque is mounted under the bonnet. Mated to a 6-speed S-tronic dual-clutch transmission the TT will cover from 0-100kmph in 5.3 seconds and a top speed of 250kmph while the power is transferred from the engine to all four wheels with Quattro’s permanent all wheel drive system, while in Dynamic mode, power increases to the rear bias. Besides dynamic mode, the TT has 4 more

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different driving modes to choose from; Comfort, Auto, Individual and a new efficient mode which finds the most economical engine and transmission mapping to save fuel.

As standard, LED lights are

fitted, but Matrix LEDs are optional. The new aggressive sharp edged shape of the TT is a new design philosophy for Audi.

The key word for the philosophy is “fast” with a broader stance and

aggressive look, while maintaining its compactness but it still maintains a look of an Audi, and unmistakeably a TT.

INDIA NEWS HYUNDAI launches the 2015 ELANTRA at 14.13 lakh onward Hyundai Motor India Ltd has launched the 2015 Elantra in both petrol and diesel engine options at a starting price of 14,13,196 onward. The Elantra was first introduced in the year 2004. The Elantra continues with its fluidic sculpture in terms of its design. The car features a hexagonal radiator grille with sleek lines flowing from front to rear with a sporty profile and dynamic rear end.

The newly-designed stylish bold front bumper and the grille depicted in chrome, as well as adoption of projector headlamps with LED light guide and trendy fog lamps add a high-tech feel to the 2015 Elantra.

The car now comes with 16-inch newly designed 10 spoke alloy wheels and chrome moulding on its belt line. There is a new two-tone rear bumper and chrome tipped exhaust. The LED effect wrap around rear combination adds to the hi-tech and premium imagery.

The 2015 Elantra’s premium interior comes with host of segment-first features. The new Elantra seats feature comfortable upholstery and ergonomic contours. Thus, the cars comes with Sporty black interiors, Leather seats, Metallic Scuff plates, Sporty Aluminium pedals and ergonomically positioned console box with arm rest and rear AC vents.

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PETROL S 14,13,196

SX 15,41,078

DIESEL SX –AT 16,49,906

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S 15,35,275

SX 16,67,688

SX-AT 17,94,179

RENAULT LODGY MPV debuts in India at 8.19 lakh Hoping to do some magic like the way the Duster SUV did in India, Renault India has introduced Lodgy in the MPV segment that is today dominated by the likes of Toyota Innova and Maruti Ertiga.

The Lodgy will come in seven variants with an introductory price range of 8.19 – 11.79 Lakh (exshowroom, New Delhi).

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Renault Lodgy comes with three rows of space that can comfortably seat eight people, owing to its 2810mm wheelbase.

Lodgy claims to be a high performance car, enabled by ErgoDrive technology. The vehicle will come in two engine options. For the more powerful diesel variant, the 1.5 litre dCi (common rail

direct injection) engine will deliver 108.5bhp of maximum power and peak torque of 245Nm@1750rpm.

The engine is mated to a firstin-segment 6 speed manual transmission. The vehicle has a 19.98 kmpl fuel efficiency (ARAI figures). The alternate variant of the same 1.5 litre dCi engine produces 84bhp of maximum

power and 200Nm@1900rpm of peak torque with a fuel efficiency of 21.04Kmpl.

The vehicle’s monocoque body and suspension design augment handling ability and comfort. ABS, EBD and brake assist ensure enhanced stability and braking performance.

The speed limiter, which can be enabled from 30 kmph, eliminates the need to constantly monitor the speedometer.

Safety features include driver and passenger airbags, height adjustable seatbelts with driver seatbelt reminder, door ajar warning, speed sensitive auto door lock, impact sensing auto door unlock, rear wiper and defogger, rear parking sensors with rear parking camera and front fog lamps.

NEWS

CAR LAUNCHES

New VX(O) grade Honda City for 10.64 lakh onward Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) has introduced a new VX(O) grade in the Honda City range. The new grade is positioned over the existing VX grade in Manual Transmission in both petrol & diesel and features an Advanced Integrated Touchscreen Audio Visual Navigation (AVN). The company has also added a new premium colour - White Orchid Pearl in the City line-up.

The prices (ex showroom New Delhi) of the newly introduced grades of Honda City are as follows: VX(O) MT i-VTEC (Petrol) – 1,064,000 VX(O) MT i-DTEC (Diesel) – 1,183,500 The newly introduced Touchscreen Audio Visual Navigation system in the Honda City features a large 15.7 cm Touchscreen which would have satellite-based voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation, and complete in-car entertainment, convenience and connectivity features (DVD/CD Playback, Bluetooth, USB, AUX, i-POD, MP3, FM/ AM, Rear Camera Display with Guidelines). These features are designed to make the user’s travel safe, convenient, smart and fun. The system comes with an integrated handsfree Bluetooth connectivity that lets the user sync their phones with it and implement functions on screen including dialling, answering, history, address book and Bluetooth music play. The on-board navigation featuring intuitive and suggestive keyboard allows the user to search locations and help to reach the destination conveniently.

The enriched City also features newly introduced Security Alarm feature and 2 nos. of Transmitter Keys facilitating keyless entry which will now be available from S grade onwards.

McLaren 540c Coupe unveiled in Shanghai The McLaren 540C Coupé has joined the recently revealed 570S Coupé in the Sports Series as the brand brings its race derived DNA to a new audience and segment. These introductions bring the number of new McLarens launched in 2015 to four. Globally available and priced from £126,000 ( 1.18 crore approx), the 540C Coupé can be pre-ordered now with deliveries scheduled to being in early 2016. According to a company press release, the pure McLaren car, the 540C Coupé shares its DNA with the models in the Super Series and Ultimate Series, including a light weight carbon fibre chassis and race-derived technologies. It is fitted with a mid-mounted 3.8-litre twin turbocharged V8 engine which generates 533 bhp at 7,500 rpm and 540Nm of torque at 3,500-6,500 rpm. It has a stop-start technology. The 540C’s unique carbon fibre MonoCell II chassis has been newly designed with a greater focus on day-to-day usability, offering improved ingress to and egress from the cabin, along with top notch occupant protection and safety. A dry weight of as low as 1,311 kg is achieved as a result of this lightweight structure and the use of aluminium body panels. This figure sees the 540C almost 150kg lighter than its closest competitor.

The car does some excellent sprints, thanks to the immense power that is delivered through the rear wheels via a seven-speed seamless shift gearbox (SSG).

Aided by the low weight of the 540C, the car sees the 0 to 100km/h sprint completed in 3.5 seconds, 0 to 200km/h in just 10.5 seconds, and on to a top speed of 320km/h.

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Porsche unveils the Boxster Spyder at the NYIAS After revealing two brilliant cars in Geneva, Porsche has now unveiled the new Porsche Boxster Spyder at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS).

With its fabric removable soft top roof, which still has to be closed by hand, the Boxster Spyder will only be available in manual transmission, and that’s great for the neo-manual era for people who live a stick in the middle and 3rd pedal new their feet. Hammered onto the manual gearbox will be Porsche’s iconic 3.8 litre flat 6 engine producing 375bhp.in 4.5 seconds, the new Boxster Spyder can easily manage from a standstill to a 100kmph while the top speed is 290kmph. The combined fuel consumption of all of that is 12.1kmpl.

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INDIA NEWS

TWO-WHEELER LAUNCHES

Yamaha YZF-R1 and R1M launched in India The eagerly anticipated Yamaha YZF-R1 and R1M are finally here in India and they can be yours for 22,34,300/- and 29,43,100/- respectively. All prices are ex-showroom Delhi.

The bike will be powered by a 1 litre, liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, in-line fourcylinder engine with a 4-valve system with a crossplane crankshaft. The engine produces 200bhp which is approximately 18bhp more than what you get from the previous R1 even though the engine’s physical size has been compressed by reducing the width by 34mm and weight reduction of 4 kgs.

On top of the engine is a 17 litre aluminium lightweight fuel tank which is newly designed for better flexibility of rider position. The wheels on the R1 are lightweight cast magnesium wheels for further weight reduction. The high-end YZF-R1M is also equipped with an electronically controlled suspension, lightweight carbon fairing and a digital interface that records valuable racing information. The Yamaha YZF-R1 will be available in two new colours; Deep Purple Blue metallic C and Vivid Red Cocktail. The R1M variant is available in Bluish White Metallic two-tone colour for the added price. Both bikes will be imported on order.

Yamaha Skullmonkee, a Yard Built XJR1300, unveiled in Paris Thousands of custom motorcycle fans gathered at the Carreau du Temple in Paris were given the first look at the latest creation to come from Yamaha’s ground breaking Yard Built project, the Wrenchmonkees XJR1300, ‘Skullmonkee’. According to a press release, the 2015 Yamaha XJR1300 and XJR1300 Racer have drawn considerable attention in standard form already, with design updates inspired heavily by the custom world. A shortened and cleaned frame, narrower fuel tank and smaller headlight pay homage to recent custom creations and also show the potential for further customisation.

Throughout 2015 a series of Yard Built projects by select custom builders will focus on the new XJR1300 will demonstrate what is possible through creative use of ‘bolt-on’ parts, reinforcing the real ‘Yard Built’ concept instead of dramatic cutting and welding. First up to take on the challenge are two legendary Copenhagen based builders. “The Wrenchmonkees provided valuable insight into this latest model of XJR with their earlier collaborations”, says Yamaha Motor Europe Product Manager, Shun Miyazawa, adding that “Their Yard Built XJR1300 ‘Monkeefist’ was one of the ‘fathers’ of the 2015 XJR, providing essential inspiration to the modern design. Because of this influence we didn’t feel the need to change the bike drastically, instead focusing on fine tuning and upgrading where necessary to enhance the bike.”

Now get extended warranty on your Harleys in India Harley Davidson India just introduced their “Extended Warranty Programme” for its Indian customers.

Now all the HOGgers can enjoy greater financial protection as they ride along with fellow road hogs.

Harley customers can choose to avail extended warranty for an additional two years, over and above the existing two year manufacturer warranty that comes with the purchase of every new motorcycle.

Under the Extended Warranty program, all Harley-Davidson motorcycles can now be covered for four years against any unlikely covered eventuality.

Anyone who has bought himself a Harley as of April 2, 2015 can avail this programme apart from new customers. Insurance under extended warranty is underwritten by ICICI Lombard General Insurance.

The benefits of the extended warranty introduced by Harley-Davidson India include 24 May extended warranty terms in addition to the 24 May factory warranty, Genuine Harley-Davidson Parts, Covers parts and labour cost and it is available for purchase anytime during 2 year factory warranty period.

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INDIA NEWS

DSK Motowheels registers more than 300 bookings for Benelli superbikes

DSK Motowheels has created history in the world of Indian super biking Industry, after having registered more than 300 bookings of the legendary Benelli super bikes within a week from launch of their five different models. The superbikes were launched in Mumbai on March 19, 2015. The range of superbikes encompass the TNT 300 – In-line two cylinder 300cc engine, TNT 600i – In-line four cylinder 600cc engine, TNT 600 GT – In-line four cylinder 600cc engine, TNT 899 – In-line, three cylinder 898cc engine and TNT R – In-line, three cylinder 1131cc engine. The registrations have been done across all nine DSK Benelli showrooms in the country i.e. Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Amdavad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata & Goa. The prices (ex-showroom Delhi) for these DSK Benelli superbikes are as follows: TNT 302 – 2,83,000, TNT 600i – 5,15,000, TNT 600 GT – 5,62,000, TNT 899 – 9,48,000 and the TNT R (1130) – 11,81,000

Yamaha launches the 125cc Saluto in India

Street Sport bike Suzuki Gixxer SF launched for 83,439/-

Yamaha has launched the new Saluto 125cc motorcycle in India with a price tag of 52,000/- (ex-showroom Delhi) which the company claims has been designed for the “Economical and Practical Indian Family”. The Saluto is equipped with a Yamaha 125cc, single cylinder, 4 stroke, SOHC, air cooled engine churning out 8.2bhp and 10.1Nm of torque mated to a 4 speed manual gearbox. Housed above the engine is a 7.6 litre fuel tank. The front suspension is telescopic fork and swingarm suspension at the rear with drum brakes at the front and back. The Saluto is also fitted with an electric start button and with all the equipment; the bike has a total weight of 112kg which is the lightest of its class. The Saluto boasts of a mileage of 78 kmpl.

Suzuki has launched their latest creation, the Gixxer SF, in India and priced it at 83,439/- (ex-showroom Delhi) which is highly competitive for a street sports motorcycle in India. The Gixxer SF will be powered by the same Suzuki SEP engine found in the standard Gixxer. The 155cc single cylinder, 4 stroke air cooled SOHC engine delivers 15bhp@8000rpm and torque of 14Nm@6000rpm, unfortunately the carburettor stays on to deliver the fuel to the engine instead of instead of fuel injectors. The engine is mated to a 5 speed manual transmission while the front suspension is Telescopic with a Swing arm mono suspension at the rear.

Hero Splendor iSmart - the most fuel efficient bike in the world

Hero MotoCorp claims that its Splendor iSmart is the most fuel efficient bike in the world delivering 102kmpl. Yes, it’s now a three-digit figure! With over two million Splendours selling every year, the Splendor brand with all its variants; Splendor+, Splendor Pro, Splendor Pro Classic, the 125cc Super splendour and the Splendor iSmart, it is the largest selling brand in the world. Hero has managed to sell over 300,000 units of the Splendor iSmart since its launch a year back already. The Splendor iSmart is powered Bajaj Auto has launched the new Pulsar Adventure Sport by a 100cc air cooled 4 stroke series in India. Two variants will be available, the Pulsar AS single cylinder engine producing 200 priced at 91,550/- and the Pulsar AS 150 for 79,000/8bhp@7500rpm and 8Nm of (both ex-showroom Delhi). The Pulsar AS 200 will be powered torque@4500rpm fitted with an by 200cc single cylinder, triple spark 4 valve liquid cooled automatic stop start system.

DTSi engine which delivers 23.5bhp@9500rpm and 18.35Nm of Hero claims that their Splendor torque@8000rpm. The Pulsar AS 150 will run on a 150cc single iSmart can achieve a fuel cylinder, twin spark 4 valve air cooled DTSi engine delivering 17bhp@9500rpm and 13Nm economy of 102.5kmpl to take of torque@7500rpm. The Pulsar AS 200 has a ground clearance of 170mm and the AS 150 the title of the most fuel efficient has a ground clearance of 167mm which would come in handy if one desires to ride off-road for which motorcycle in the world. The these motorcycles are focused on. At the front, for the first time in the segment, the Pulsar AS series values come with a certification comes with projector headlamps, half fairings on the sides to differentiate it from other Pulsars, a 12 litre from iCAT (International Centre fuel tank, and an extended visor. The front suspensions on both the bikes are telescopic with anti friction for Automotive Technology) . bush and Nitrox monoshock absorber with canister at the rear.

Bajaj Pulsar Adventure Sport series (AS150, AS200) for 79,000 onward

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MOTORSPORT

Hamilton wins in Bahrain as Raikkonen takes 2nd for Ferrari

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ewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG took his 3rd win of the season in Bahrain as Kimi Raikkonen finished 2nd on the podium for Scuderia Ferrari to take his first podium since his return to Ferrari. Nico Rosberg finished 3rd in his Mercedes AMG Petronas at the Sakhir international Circuit in Bahrain.

In a race all focused on tyre strategy and undercuts, as all the cars sprinted to the first corner, Hamilton found a comfortable lead ahead of Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, as Raikkonen out smarted Rosberg for his 3rd place. As DRS was enabled, Rosberg made his move on Raikkonen on lap 4 to regain his position from the Finn. Four laps later, Rosberg made the same move on Vettel’s Ferrari to take 2nd place.

Meanwhile, Filipe Massa of Williams was forced to start from the pitlane after an electrical problem sitting on the grid. As he had to climb up the order, Massa was 10th on lap 19 to go on to finish the race in the same position.

By lap 14, Vettel dived into the pits to change to the option tyre and undercut Rosberg who pits on next lap. Next time around, Rosberg made the same move yet again on Vettel to take the position back and Hamilton exited the pit right in front of the battle between the Mercedes and the Ferrari.

Kimi pitted on lap 17 to get on primes, as he found comfort in on

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MOTORSPORT the tyres to close in on Teammate Vettel. By lap 20, the Iceman was lapping quicker on harder tyres that both Mercedes and Vettel on softer compounds.

The 2nd set of pit stops came around lap 33 as Vettel attempted and executed another undercut on Rosberg only for Vettel to run wide under pressure and hand the position to Rosberg. Vettel took a damage on front wing and dived into pits yet again to ruin his race for a nose change leaving Raikkonen to take the fight to the Mighty Mercs.

Kimi on the prime tyres, pitted on lap 41 and came out ahead of Vettel, to get back on softer tyres and charge for Rosberg’s 2nd place. By lap 56, Kimi closed the gap on Rosberg and moved into 2nd place to begin chasing Hamilton. Vettel was struggling behind Bottas’ Williams in 5th place.

Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull Racing), Romain Grosjean (Lotus), Sergio Perez (Sahara Force India), Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull Racing) and Felipe Massa (Williams) finished the top 10 in 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th respectively to score the remaining points.

Jenson Button did not manage to start the race as he faces ERS problems as McLaren felt that it was safer not to run the car. Pastor Maldonado retired his Lotus and neither Torro Rossos Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz finished the race.

Piquet triumphs at Long Beach, US in Formula E race

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hirty five years on, the Brazilian national anthem was played again at Long Beach to celebrate a Piquet victory. On the afternoon of April 4, 2015 Nelson Jr. took his first Formula E win in the same spot where his father scored his maiden Formula 1 victory. As for the boys from Mahindra Racing, Bruno Senna came in fifth while his teammate Karun Chandhok came in 12th.

Also confirming that sometimes history likes repeating itself, another fellow countryman found his way to the podium: back in the day it was Emerson Fittipaldi, while now it was Lucas Di Grassi who took third position. Only the nationality of the second-placed driver was different to that of the race on March 30, held 35 years ago, with France’s Jean-Eric Vergne in the second place that had gone to Italy’s Riccardo Patrese.

Just a short distance from Hollywood, Formula E once again put on a spectacular show, watched by 23,000 spectators who packed the Long Beach grandstands and paddock. Among them were film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Adrien Brody and from the world of fashion, Irina Shayk, to add some sparkle to the Long Beach stage.

For the sixth time in as many races, there was a different winner: Piquet’s name can thus be added to those of Di Grassi (Beijing,) Bird (Putrajaya,) Buemi (Punta del Este,) Da Costa (Buenos Aires) and Prost (Miami,) which confirms how closely matched is the first ever electric championship.

According to an FIA Formula E press note, the Brazilian took a richly deserved win, leading practically from start to finish. Having started from second, alongside Daniel Abt, Nelson got past the German under braking for the first corner and, from then on, kept the lead throughout, carving out a small but constant gap to his closest

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MOTORSPORT Emotional Piquet emulates his father As he stood on top of the podium, Nelson Piquet Jr held his trophy in one hand and his crash helmet – a tribute to his father’s original design – in the other.

The significance of the moment was plain for all to see. In 1980, Nelson Piquet scored his first F1 win in the Long Beach Grand Prix.

It was the first big step in a career that would yield 24 Grand Prix wins and three world titles.

This was stated in a press release by FIA Formula E. For Piquet Jr, after coming so close in Miami only to lose out in the pitstops, who knows how significant this could be. He’s now up to second in the championship, and if he can replicate the form he showed in California again, he’s going to be hard to beat.

Piquet thought he could have taken pole but for traffic on his best lap. Either way, a perfect start allowed him to get inside Daniel Abt into the first corner and into a lead which – pitstops aside – he would hold until the end.

In the closing stages there was some confusion with his team over the radio regarding whether they wanted him to coast more or less, but in reality he was never challenged on his way to a well-deserved win.

Piquet said: “The start was one of those times where everything goes right, the car didn’t wheelspin much and it seemed like both cars in front didn’t have a very good reaction.

So I got almost alongside Daniel [Abt] and broke as late as I could into the first corner. I was really confident on the brakes here and I found a way to control them which can be a big issue with these cars. As soon as I got the lead it was just a matter of managing from the front and keeping calm without making mistakes.

The last race in Miami we lost a great result from a mistake in the pitstop so I think it was crucial to hold on to the lead here. I just made sure I managed the gap to Jean-Eric [Vergne] behind me and just brought it home. This one meant a lot to me!”

rivals. In the first stint, which saw the race neutralised twice in the early stages, firstly when Speed went off into the barriers at turn 2 and the second when Pic and Trulli collided, the former penalised, the latter forced to retire, Abt was able to keep in Piquet’s slipstream, while Vergne made the most of the first restart to pass Buemi and move into third place. In the run of pit stops, which came later than usual, because of those neutralised periods, Andretti Autosport’s French driver managed to gain another place and sit behind Piquet Jr. but he never looked likely to pass the Brazilian. Abt kept third spot up until lap 32, when he had to pit to take a penalty for excessive energy usage. Thus team-mate Di Grassi moved up into a podium position which he had to defend to the bitter end, from Buemi who was keen to make up for the disappointment of losing pole:

the Swiss driver had actually been fastest in qualifying, but his best time was later cancelled for going over the permitted limit of energy consumption.

It was only at the chequered flag that the gap from Piquet to Vergne dropped below the two seconds mark, while Di Grassi led home Buemi by a few tenths. Completing a great day for Brazil, there was a fifth place finish for Bruno Senna, while the rest of the points went to Jerome D’Ambrosio, Antonio Felix Da Costa, Jaime Alguersuari, Loic Duval and Stephane Sarrazin. The only American in the race did not have much luck, as Scott Speed was knocked out at the start through a mistake, while Sam Bird was the victim of a collision in the hectic moments going through the first chicane after the start.

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in Formula E for the China Racing team, while thanks to the 25 points he picked up, Piquet Jr. moves up to second in the Drivers’ Championship, on 74 points, just one behind fellow countryman Di Grassi, back in the lead on 75. Nicolas Prost, who led the championship coming into this round, brought home a mere two points that come with the fastest race lap, after he dropped out of the points, following a penalty for causing a collision with D’Ambrosio. In the teams classification, it is still e.dams in the lead on 124 points, while Audi Sport Abt are second on 97 and Virgin Racing third with 82.

The next round of the Formula E series also takes place in a famous motor sport location: in fact, the May 9, sees the Monaco ePrix run on a track featuring sections of the one used for the Formula 1 Grand Prix.

MOTORSPORT Hyderabadis forget their biryani and go for Red Bull incredible to take the car for a spin at such an iconic location. What made this show run even more special was that we are the first team to have driven a Formula One car on the streets of Hyderabad. This city and its enthusiasm is something I will remember long after I return home.”

The Showrun ended on a memorable note with Coulthard waving the Indian flag.

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It was fun time in Hyderabad on April 5, 2015 hour. Later, speaking about his second visit to as Infiniti Red Bull Racing gave Hyderabad a India and driving the F1 car on Indian soil once taste of Formula One for the first time ever. again, Coulthard noted, “It’s good to be back in Legendary 13-time Grand Prix winner David India. The F1 fans of this country have always Coulthard was at the wheel of an F1 car and he given me a warm welcome. It’s my second made the Red Bull F1 Show Run of Hyderabad time here and the enthusiasm in this country an unforgettable event. For once it seemed has only increased since my last visit. It’s that the popular Hyderabadi biryani had taken always a special feeling to drive a Formula One a back seat to the adrenalin charged Red Bull car for the sheer thrill of the fans and it was show run.

Lithuanian freestyle stunt biker Aras Gibieza did a breath taking opening act as he performed a dare devilish inaugural feat. The show had its local flavour too. Indian film star Nagarjuna flagged off the F1 car. Those present at the event were the father son duo, actors Nagarjuna and Chaitanya, member of legislative assembly K Taraka Ramarao, India’s foremost offroad racer CS Santosh and cricketer Varun Aaron among others.

Driving the car across the Tank Bund Road stretch and two times around the Hussain Sagar Lake, Coulthard showed what the Infiniti Red Bull Racing car can do, as he reached speeds Actor Nagarjuna of 282 km per

Coulthard waving the Indian flag

Karun Chandhok returns to 2015 Le Mans 24 hours Indian racing driver Karun Chandhok has confirmed that he will return to the historic Le Mans 24 hours race on June 13/14, 2015. Chandhok, who was the first Indian to drive in the Le Mans 24 hours in 2012, is determined for a podium finish at this iconic race. For the third year in succession, Chandhok will race with Murphy Prototypes in their Murphy Prototypes Oreca 03R Nissanpowered LMP2 car. He will be joined

by GP2 driver Nathaniel Berthon and the experienced Mark Patterson.

The Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) category this year is the most competitive it has ever been, with new cars from Oreca and HPD as well as a more developed Ligier. However the team is

optimistic following a strong pre-season test at Paul Ricard earlier this month.

In a press release, Chandhok, who is supported by JK Tyre, AVT Premium, Sidvin

and Tag Heuer, reiterated that the Le Mans 24hours is one of the most exciting races in the world. He commented, “Le Mans is one of the greatest races in the world and my ambition to be the first Indian on the podium is still burning strongly within.

I am happy to be back with Murphy Prototypes as we have always worked really well together. Nathanael (Berthon) was very quickly up to speed last year and now has a year of sportscar racing under his belt and Mark (Patterson) has improved a great deal from when we raced together in 2013 so I think we’ve got a strong line up. We had a lot of speed and potential in the last two years there but the results didn’t work out for variety of reasons. Hopefully, third time lucky!”

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MOTORSPORT Tarun Reddy to participate in MSA Formula F4 championship in 2015 Reigning MRF 1600 Champion Tarun Reddy has confirmed his participation in the all new MSA Formula 2015 Championship. Certified

by FIA and powered by Ford EcoBoost, Reddy will join Double R Racing, team led by Anthony ‘Boyo’ Hieatt for the FIA F4 championship.

MSA Formula will be contested over 30 races in 2015 as the single-seater support series to the UK’s premier motorsport package, the British Touring Car Championship. The championship initiated by the FIA is the official F4 series in the UK. It includes top British teams, Carlin motorsport and Fortec motorsport.

Reddy began his motorsport career in karting, and was part of the Sahara Force India F1 Team Academy, graduating into car racing at 15 in the MRF 1600 Series in India. Reddy participated in 3 championships in 2014, including being crowned MRF 1600 Champion

in India’s leading domestic single-seater series.

As an award, he was a handed a free drive in the opening round of the MRF Challenge 2014 in Qatar. He took his sole win of the season in the first round in the night race at the Losail circuit in Qatar. He also participated in the Formula Renault Protyre championship in the UK, finishing on the podium 3 times.

Reddy could not participate in any preseason testing sessions, as he was busy completing his board exams in India. He is excited to get back behind the wheel of a race car and is cautiously optimistic heading into his first race this weekend. He commented, “I’m very pleased to sign with a prestigious team like Double R Racing, which has had a tremendous amount of success in Formula 3.

While the other drivers have been pounding around the track getting more comfortable with the car, I have been stuck behind my books.

Audi wins WEC season opener at Silverstone Audi Sports car no 7 driven by Marcel Fässler/ André Lotterer/ Benoît Tréluyer has won the season opener of World Endurance Championship at 6 hours of Silverstone after a nail biting battle with Porsche Team’s car no 18 driven by the trio Romain Dumas/ Neel Jani/Marc Lieb who finished 2nd and car no 1 of Anthony Davidson/ Sebastien Buemi/Kazuki Nakajima of Toyota Racing finished on the last step of the podium. With Porsche Team’s car no 17 on pole and Mark Webber behind the wheel at the start, Webber

Boyo has been instrumental in helping a lot of successful racers so am really looking forward to working with this team. The goal is to win from the get-go, and with the experience and resources the team holds I am sure this is very possible.”

Kris Meeke claims maiden win in Rally of Argentina

got a good start off the line while the Audis and Toyotas and other Porsche LMP1 cars battled for track position from the very start of the race. Webber was able to pull away from the pack gradually with his amazing start on the first lap, but 44 laps into the race, car no 17 started to reveal its gremlins.

Porsche was forced to pit the car due to gearbox issues, and soon retire from the race as they would not be able to repair the car in time. This left Audi Sport’s no 7 to take the lead and on to win the race.

Kris Meeke has clinched his first maiden WRC victory at XION Rally Argentina. Meeke is the first British driver since 2002 to win a world rally. The Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT finished a one-two as Mads Østberg finished second which is a first 1-2 finish for a French manufacturer in almost 3 years. Elfyn Evans completed the final spot on the podium. The late Colin McRae was the last British

winner at Kenya’s Safari Rally 13 years ago and mentored 35-year-old Meeke through the early part of his career.

Meeke dedicated the victory to McRae by saying. “The one guy who did most for me isn’t here to see this. This is for Colin. He helped my career out at the very beginning.

He supported me financially through to the world championship. Without his support I wouldn’t be here.”

Kristoffersson wins season opener Montelegre RX in Portugal Johan Kristoffersson has won the opening round of the World Rallycross Championship in Portugal for the newly entered Volkswagen Team Sweden Polo RX Supercar. Reigning World RX Champion, Petter Solberg finished 2nd for PSRX while Timmy Hansen finished 3rd for Team Peugeot-Hansen.

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Montelegre RX track in Portugal, both winners of their respective semi-final rounds, Solberg and Kristoffersson lined up on the front row for the six-car Supercar Final. Behind them were Timmy Hansen, Andreas Bakkerud, Davy Jeanney and PG Andersson.

Off the line bolted Kristoffersson and was awarded with the first Monster Energy Super Charge Award of the year.

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2015 TRIUMPH TIGER XRx

BOY OH BOY! It’s a lot of skeleton with the right mass on it. Lean, tall and tough, it’s got all the looks of a human BRUCE LEE that just got one foot taller!

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ust the other day I had felt all rich and settled riding the majestic Triumph Thunderbird LT cruiser motorcycle. I could not believe my luck when I got a call from the Triumph office asking me to pick up the new Tiger XRx for a test ride. You really don’t get to ride such a tamed Tiger very so often in your life and I rushed to the workshop to collect the bike.

Boy, oh boy! Was it fun? I have never had so much fun on a bike that seems to be the master of all the terrains that it sees.

Pot holed roads, off road tracks, smooth roads, hilly tracts,

cobbled roads, this bike brought out the boy in me….It’s so much fun to handle and the best part is that it takes care of you with its superb ride and handling abilities! It is an adventure bike so you do not have much of silly plastics plastered all around it. It’s a lot of skeleton with the right mass on it. Lean, tall and tough, it’s got all the looks of a human Bruce Lee that just got one foot taller!

There is a lot this 800cc liquid-cooled 12 valve 3 cylinder engine can do, mated to the superb six-speed gear box. The company says that the gearbox has been updated with the selector mechanism derived directly from the class leading

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Daytona, for quicker smoother shifts.

With its tall stance on tyres 19” Front and 17” Rear mounted on cast aluminium rims, the bike can take on any kind of surface, with considerable ease. The stiff, tubular trellis frame with a new titanium powder coat provides resistance in extreme riding conditions. The twin headlamps and the stylish, elongated fuel tank design give the bike a tough look from the front.

After riding through the thick of traffic I shot past the mundane traffic and reached an off road track that was tucked away in the highly exploited hills of the Aravalli range. It hardly took me any time to get used to the bike, and the moment I did, I realised how much fun a person can have with this vehicle.

But first, let me talk about its umpteen interesting features. It comes with a coded key immobiliser, cruise control, different riding modes like road, off road etc, switchable traction control and switchable ABS as standard. It’s even has an adjustable handlebar position and rider seat height. Then there is a hazard light switch on the instrument panel, self cancelling indicators (this is really cool in a two wheeler), adjustable clutch and brake levers, centre stand, auxiliary 12V power socket (this is even more cool and can charge a whole lot of your devices!), etc.

Then there are hand guards (this is amazing as it protects your hands from any flying debris or extreme cold winds) and adjustable screen fitted as standard equipment.

The electronic riding modes allow you to pick and choose your ride quality depending on the terrain you want to ride on. These different modes include Road, Off-Road and programmable Rider Mode. What it does is that, depending on the mode you choose, it adapts the throttle map, ABS sensitivity and the traction control so as to give the best experience in that particular condition.

The XRx models have Showa suspension, calibrated to ensure excellent handling on any surfaces.

The front suspension is a 43 mm Showa USD fork, now anodised black, while the rear suspension includes a Showa mono-shock which

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Engine & Transmission 800cc, Liquid-cooled, 12 valve, DOHC, in-line 3-cylinder / 6-speed

Power & Torque 94bhp @ 9250rpm 79nm @ 7850

Fuel Tank Capacity is adjustable in preload for 2-up touring.

Now let me come back to the ride part. The off road track ride was amazing with this bike. It was obvious that the suspension was tuned perfectly for taking on all kinds of discomfort and ensuring that the bike is as stable as you want it to be. Though I am not a youngster any more, the bike helped me live some of those salad days of my youth. It was an amazing experience, doing all kinds of stunts my body allowed me to do, with the rock solid bike supporting every move of mine.

Whether it was a straight patch or a tight corner full of loose stones, the tyres simply glided over them with considerable ease. Satisfied with all the stunts I could pull off on the off road track, we decided to take it on the regular roads. Once I made sure the cops were not in sight, I pushed the throttle and bent over the tank, allowing the least wind resistance to the speeding machine. But such moments are too short lived in city roads. I had to pull back and adhere to the speed limits. But I had experienced the best of several roads on the Tiger XRx. At around 11.6 lakh (ex showroom Delhi), this bike is must buy for every biker. These wheels can never disappoint you because on every terrain it has a different experience for you to savour. All you have got to do is to have a steady grip and your eyes on the road!

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At around 11.6 lakh, the TIGER XRx is a must buy for every biker. These wheels can never disappoint you because on every terrain it has a different experience for you to savour.

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2015 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD LT

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With a lot of chrome all around it and all kinds of leather and metal trappings to add to that, I felt as though I was riding his ROYAL HIGHNESS HIMSELF!

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ow would you describe the experience of kissing a beautiful girl on her lips in a moving lift in a not-so-tall building? Fantabulous?

Mind blowing? Awesome?

Freaked out? Breathtaking? Now put all those words if you can and churn it in an electric mixer and then see what is formed. That was how I felt when I rode the almost 380 kg Triumph Thunderbird LT cruiser motorcycle for a short distance on an extremely warm summer day. For once the heat did not bother me as I took control of this mighty beast on some of the worst roads of Gurgaon.

In India when you buy a cruiser, never assume that the powers-that-be will lay out a fresh carpet of road for you to ride. You have to ride it on the all-so-familiar pot holed bumpy roads that every Indian is so used to.

Atop a cruiser of this size, you really do not

have to worry.

Like I have always said in the past, if you want to ever ride a cruiser and enjoy the ride too, then make sure you are a decently well built bloke and you are regular with your daily exercise. If you push a bit of weight and have some muscles at some of the right places, then you can surely take pride in riding this tamed monster because it comes with a massive 1699cc Liquid-cooled DOHC, parallel-twin engine.

Since I had already experienced riding some great cruisers in my life, I was not really intimidated by the size of the Thunderbird LT when I went to pick it up from the company’s workshop. It looked elegant with its windshield, leather bags on the two sides, its running boards, and the tons of chrome plastered all around it. The headlamp with the two support lights looked extremely attractive. The sun was beating down on me like a furnace in a forging

plant. Thankfully, this motorcycle comes with a liquid cooled engine, or else I would have had half my body below my waist vaporised in no time.

With a lot of chrome all around it and all kinds of leather and metal trappings to add to that, I felt as though I was riding his Royal Highness himself! Not to miss are the gorgeous 16 inches white walled tyres that wrapped itself around gleaming wire-spoked rims (52 spokes).

There is immense power at your disposal as you engage the six-speed, helical type gears.

The engine generates 93 bhp@ 5408rpm and an equally impressive torque of 151 Nm @ 3550rpm. That’s a lot more power and torque than some of the small compact cars that are on Indian roads today!

As I moved into the real world of shoddy speed breakers and pot holed roads, I realised the cruiser made things comfortable for me with its extremely effective suspension that

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owed its character to the Showa 47mm forks in front and Showa twin shocks with 5 position adjustable preload at the back.

Emergency braking and effective braking go hand in hand and how much better could this be when you have ABS on both wheels. The front wheel has ABSenabled Twin 310mm floating discs, Nissin 4-piston fixed calipers, while at the rear there is the single 310mm fixed disc, Brembo 2-piston floating caliper, ABS. The cruiser brakes perfectly and effectively and the only job you need to do is to hang on to it when that happens. Like I said earlier, muscles at the right places!

The instrument panel has a large analog speedometer, but a portion of it has been reserved for the digital space that accommodates the readings from the odometer, trip meter, clock and distance to empty. You can read any of these with the shift of a switch near the starter button on the right handle.

After sweating a bit on some crowded stretches, I finally found a long stretch of road with sparse traffic. I let the horses within the cruiser take charge. As I shifted gears and moved rapidly to a higher gear, I heard the distinct sound from the gear box, assuring me that life was definitely better on the fast lane. The soft leather seats made the ride feel comfortable and I simply regaled in the performance of this heavy machine. It was very evident that the Thunderbird LT preferred good speed. As I cruised to speeds of over 150kmph, I hear the distinct tapping of the heavy machine. A short ride later, I realised time was fast approaching for me to return the bike. I turned the giant bike around and headed towards my final destination. It was a short journey but the Thunderbird LT did impress me with its looks and performance. I could now easily relate to the boy in the lift with a beautiful girl. I had just experienced cruising to heaven and back!

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Engine & Transmission 1699cc Liquid-cooled DOHC, parallel-twin / 6-speed, helical type 2nd - 6th

Power & Torque 93bhp@ 5408rpm 151Nm@ 3550rpm

Fuel Tank Capacity 22 litres

Price 16,19,670/(ex-showroom, Delhi)

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BMW Z4

TINY TRANSFORMER BMW found the perfect formula for a roadster; light weight, straight 6 engine in the front, and drive going to the back. BMW has now updated the Z4 with even better looks and we got to drive it.

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f you have 70 lakh rupees lying around the house and you want to buy a car, but you also want to stand out a wee bit with that purchase, what can you get?

Also, let’s say you desperately want a roadster and you know your wife hates to get her pretty coiffure messed up in a convertible, then I can bet my every bit of money stashed away in teeny-weeny fixed deposits that the answer is a BMW Z4.

Now let me give you some history lessons. During the Margret Thatcher’s reign in the UK, the Iron Lady sold off almost every division of British Leyland to the highest bidders. In that bidding war, BMW came out with Triumph, Standard and Mini in their pockets. We all know what an icon Mini has been and what Mini is doing today. But Triumph and Standard were known for the era of British Roadsters with the Triumph Spitfire and the Standard 8 along with the others Like the MG MGB. These roadsters were all soft top convertibles with engines in the front.

After that era, small compact, terribly unreliable but easy to use every day convertible cars were a thing of the past.

BMW never showed any signs of reviving those brands.

But then BMW decided to show Brits how convertibles were supposed to be made. Though BMW did make roadsters like the 507 and the Z8, BMW introduced the Z1, a roadster that looked iconic and was truly iconic. It

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Engine & Transmission 3.0L BMW TwinPower Turbo straight 6 / 7-speed automatic

Power & Torque 306bhp @ 5800rpm 400Nm @ 1300-5000rpm

was the first and only car which had doors that didn’t open but lowered down into the door sills and if you wanted you could drive with not only the roof down but even the doors down as well! The lunacy of the Z1 was like a German trying his hand at British humor. Surprisingly, it worked just like Henning Wehn (remember the German stand-up comedian based in London?) and the Z1 has been an icon ever since. Then they got a bit serious and brought about the rather ugly Z3, but it didn’t work as it lacked the lunacy and the style from the Z1.

A few years later, they decided to get back to more serious lunacy and say “take zat ew little Englishman!” and gave us the beautiful Z4.

Since then BMW found the perfect formula for a roadster; light weight, straight 6 engine in the front, and drive going to the back. BMW has now updated the Z4 with even better looks and we got to drive it.

The Z4 has two variants in India, the standards sDrive35i and the sDrive35i DPT higher variant. We got the expensive higher variant to test with all the expensive kit that usually is standard apart from some interior trim and the burnt orange paint. DPT stands for Design Pure Traction which includes an

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Fuel Efficiency 10.3kmpl

Tyres Front - 225/40 R18 / Rear – 255/35 R18

optional Valencia Orange exterior paint which just adds so much zing to the car. The Z4 was designed by two different women. One designed the exterior, while the other the interior which is probably why the car looks so tasteful. From the outside, there isn’t a single angle the car doesn’t look pretty from.

The back is pure beauty. But then upon closer inspection you notice that the roof isn’t made from fabric but metal. So it’s a coupé? No, at the push of a button, the metal roof folds into the boot and makes it into a two seat roadster.

Here is the thing, convertibles usually has a coupe version and a convertible version. The Z4 is only available with a metal folding roof and no coupé. In 20 seconds, and even on the move, at the push of a button the roof folds down. Brilliant!

Just like the outside, same attention to detail is paid to the interior. In the DPT trim, you get black and orange leather seats and door trims with colour coded orange velvet. Right in front of the driver is the 3 spoke, BMW black and grey steering wheel with some buttons and binocular shaped dual analogue Seedo and Tacho dials with a small, illuminated, digital display which tells you some information like

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driving mode setting, time and distance. At the drivers feet are a floor hinged accelerator and floating brake pedal glazed with aluminium.

The thing that catches the eye inside is the beautifully crafted metal weaved panel on the dashboard. The grey finish and a slight roughness to it, gives a feeling of specialness.

Placed right in the centre on the centre console are the BMW signature gear lever and the iDrive dial with infotainment navigating buttons.

But enough of touchy feely stuff, let’s get down to business. How is the Z4 to drive? Well at the heart of the Z4 is a 3 litre TwinPower Turbo straight six engine from BMW and a ¬7 speed automatic transmission.

This might sound odd, but some might say a straight 6 is a thing of the past, well we can tell you that the straight 6 is as economical as any other car in the range with 10.3km to the litre even though it’s a relatively old engine that produces 306bhp and 400Nm of torque.

Put your foot hard down and the Z4 does 0-100kmph in 5.1 seconds. You can have 3 driving modes: comfort, sport and sport+.

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feedback. The throttle is relatively linear in terms of power delivery in comfort and the transmission is decently responsive.

In sport mode, it’s the mode in which we mostly tested the car; it’s just so much fun.

The steering is much sharper, the throttle responds much quicker and so does the gear box. You can probably count the difference in time between gear changes in comfort compared to sport. With a flip of the perfectly placed paddles behind the steering wheel changes gears in manual mode instantly in sport and it’s the same if you choose to use the sequential shifter. The Z4 easily climbs to around its max speed and still manages to be comfortable even when you have massive undulations. What this car loves is corners. The Z4 seems like it was engineered by the Greek God of perfect handling. You just pace yourself and fling it, it just turns in, and those grippy 18 inch run-flat tyres are just always glued to the road. The cornering braking control which acts like a torque vectoring system just adds a little more sharpness to the handling.. Give it a dab of throttle into the corner and the back

slips out easily and you can hold it, control it to execute a perfect slide, but in sport the traction control does step in to spoil the fun just a little bit. The engine is at the front and the rest of the weight is distributed evenly around the car..

In Sport+ mode, is where it gets a bit leery.

Even though everything gets sharper with the steering, throttle and gear changes, but you’re on your own because whether you like it or not, it disables the traction control in Sport +. It’s good on the track, but on the public road, we decided to test it minimally so we don’t end up on a tree!

Now the question of practicality must be

addressed. Can it be used every day on the road? That is definitely a yes. Usually roadsters don’t last very long with soft tops but with a hard top on, you’re less likely to tear the roof off and you don’t have to do it yourself, all the mechanism does it for you and the kids love the theatrics. It’s like a tiny transformer on the road which all of a sudden starts breaking into shapes and sizes before looking like a car again. Another thing on the practicality front in that the seats are immensely comfortable and offer a huge range of seat positioning. The boot however might be small for Indian standards--a total capacity of 310 litres with the roof up, which is more than what you get from sub 4 metre sedans.

But if you package your luggage correctly you can squeeze in enough for a weekend getaway for two and a little more with the roof down as well. So yes it is more practical than you might think.

Coming back to the spare 70 lakh rupees lying around, we suggest you force yourself to take a look at the Z4, and we dare you to not have a smile on your face!

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FAMILY MAN MINI COOPER D 5-DOOR

The real treat on the new MINI COOPER D is still its brute Brit looks. It still has that typical ‘England aaah!’ feeling about it.

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f you have seen the movie ‘The Italian Job’ you are bound to be a fan of the Mini. One of the reasons I was hitched to this movie was because it displays how agile a Mini Cooper can be. It is not just about how fast a car can go, but how well it handles and how maneuverable it really is. Everyone knows the Mini Cooper as a small hatchback. It is perfect till the time you are a bachelor because it has just enough room for you and your little entourage. But what happens when you hang up the gloves and decide to settle down? When beer bottles are replaced by baby bottles? If you are beginning to sweat don’t you worry!

There is a new contender in town and it is bigger and bolder. Mini has launched a new 5-door version. The new 5-door Mini is slightly longer and taller than the 3-door version while width remains the same. Well five doors means the rear

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Engine & Transmission 1,496cc, 3-cylinder, turbocharged diesel, 12V DOHC / 6-speed automatic

Power & Torque 114 bhp@ 4000rpm 270 Nm@ 1750rpm

Fuel Efficiency 19.03/ 21.15kmpl (City/ Highway)

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passenger seats are much more accessible now. The cargo volume has also increased significantly and the Mini just became an ideal hatch for the savvy Indian family man.

The cabin space has increased and the boot is slightly longer than before. The real treat however on the new Mini Cooper D is still its brute Brit looks. It still has that typical ‘England aaah!’ feeling about it. The new Mini is available in ten exciting colours including the Blazing Red version which we tested. The new 5-door Mini comes with a variety of optional fitment including racing stripes seen on the test mule.

The car carries the distinct Mini look with a cute looking front façade and a large front grille which gives a beaming impression where ever it goes.

Running along the bottom of the car and the fenders is a black plastic cladding which adds to the appeal this car carries and the A, B and C pillars have a black high gloss finish while the roof matches the body colour. The roof slopes down at the rear and

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the boot curves to give the Mini Cooper D a very chic look. The taillights have been redesigned to look sportier and come with a chrome lining. The new Mini also comes with chrome exhaust tips and has a lot of other features which can be customised.

The car comes with high performance tubeless tyres and 16 inch alloys which can also be upgraded to a 17 inch option. The new Mini Cooper D has LED DRLs and lots of chrome inserts to make this one of the sexiest hatchbacks to own.

We took this 5-door Mini to the outskirts of the city for a test and it was probably the most fun I have ever had in any hatch.

Throbbing at the heart of this Cooper’s machinery is a 1.5 L, 3-cylinder, V12, turbo charged diesel engine which produces 114bhp @ 4000rpm and 270Nm of torque @ 1750rpm. This car will go from 0-100kmph in 9.2 seconds and reach a top speed of 202kmph which is not bad at all. Yes, it’s not as quick as the Mini Cooper S (3-door) but it does have a

WHEELZ & ROADZ A driving experience

much better average of 19.03kmpl in the city, if that sort of thing matters to you. The Mini Cooper D uses a 6-speed automatic which is as smooth as a sliding over ice. You also have the option of electronically controlled damping now and can choose between Sport, Mid and Green modes. Like all other Minis this one also handles quite like a go-kart, it rides close to the ground and has broad 205/45 R16 run flat tubeless tyres which provide some phenomenal grip on tarmac. The Mini Cooper D 5-door comes with a 44 litre fuel tank and a boot space of 278 litres.

On the inside the car is actually quite roomy, well at least for the front passengers. Mini says it’s a car meant for 5 people but it would get a bit cramped in the rear if you had 3 adults sitting. In terms of accessibility it’s better to have the two additional doors. The Mini Cooper D 5-door comes with BMW’s iDrive technology and the circular centre console is very easy to navigate through and operate. The car has a multifunction sport leather steering wheel as optional fitment. Mini has offered a variety of different optional packages for this car and has increased the extent of customization possible. Some handy features which this car has are glove box cooling, cruise control, voice control, climate control and air quality control. The car comes with a variety of safety features like ABS, driver and passenger airbags, brake assist, crash sensors, runflat indicator, dynamic stability control, cornering brake control, etc.

The new Mini Cooper D 5-door feels like one of the most practical and well thought out hatchbacks to ever be made. It does not have any un-necessary features and it has many different options for customisation.

It still carries the typical Mini fit and finish along with a go-kart like drive. The interiors are exceptional with a well laid out multimedia system and ergonomic designs. The rear passenger doors are definitely an advantage and the space in the rear is decent by Indian standards. And like all good things in the world, you have got to pay for it. The car comes for 35,20,000 (ex-showroom Delhi).

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FEATURES & TRAVEL

Vivanta

by Taj, Surajkund

Stepping into a well of tranquility and luxury

by Jyoti Balani

V

ivanta by Taj Surajkund can easily be called Faridabad’s best kept secret! Designed on the concept of a Baoli (step well), this beautiful hotel is an expansive property that reflects the spirit of the tranquil and forested Surajkund neighbourhood, which is steeped in vibrant history. The décor, the unique food experiences, the service and the Vivanta motifs,

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lend beauty and character to this property and ensure that there is enough to keep a guest occupied within the hotel.

“A few green miles away from the capital city of Delhi and nestled in the lap of forested and tranquil acres, Vivanta by Taj – Surajkund, NCR offers sanctum from the bustle of a megapolis. Perched amongst the ancient Aravallis, an hour by road from the international airport,

Barefoot dining by the pool

FEATURES & TRAVEL

Jiva Yoga

Folk Studio Jiva Ayurved Jiva Baoli

Paranda within short distance from the Tughlaqabad fort, the hotel presents an address for urban renewals and an ideal destination to plan your wedding. With a 18500 sq ft., much lauded Jiva Grande Spa centered around a Baoli, sun kissed courtyards, gurgling aqua bodies, provincial cuisine including the five river cuisine, 287 plush rooms and terraced suites, an epic 22000 sq feet conferencing and banqueting space geared for big fat weddings and heavy corporate dos, Vivanta by Taj- Surajkund promises the next oasis,� says Rajeev Khanna, General Manager of Vivanta by Taj-Surajkund.

What makes this property unique is curated expert led experiences and journeys organised by the hotel such as tours led by a candid historian to the ruins of the 14th Century Tughlaqabad Fort. Learn about the first Muslim rulers of Delhi and the changes in culture, customs, and urban milieu that their rule

brought about from the historian along with stories and anecdotes of the Tughlaq Dynasty and of Saints during their reign. For those who wish to learn how to make clay pots and attractive diyas (lamps), the hotel has an in house pottery studio.

Those who enjoy bird watching can visit the Asola Bhatti Sanctuary, Okhla Bio Diversity Park for a private session with a Bird Expert. A visit to textile galleries at Sanskriti Foundation Museum is also offered by Vivanta

by Taj Surajkund. On offer is a close look at the multihued craftsmen who produce textiles of India and a visit to a terracotta museum led by an expert where a guest can try making their own creation. A visit to art galleries and artist studios in the city with an art expert enlightens one about the vibrant arts and crafts of India during interactions with them on art, techniques and inspirations. Guests staying at the hotel are encouraged to set up an easel and capture the antique beauty of India with professional art instructors. This experience is designed to provide guests with a hands-on experience of painting in the midst of nature.

A visit to the SOS Children’s Village is also organized by the hotel, an independent nongovernmental NGO, where children grow-up in

a strong family environment.

The Jiva Grande Spa is a timeless wellness concept, where therapists utilize age old wellness concepts in a contemporary way. Spanning two floors with nine treatment rooms including a couple massage suite with Jacuzzi and an Ayurveda room, a beauty salon, an Ayurveda consultation room, a relaxation area, fitness centre, yoga studio and a large outdoor pool, there are various options to rejuvenate the mind, body and soul. Oasis overlooks a beautifully landscaped central courtyard with al-fresco seating and exciting water bodies and is a visual treat especially in the evening with the mashaals lit against the water bodies creating a surreal ambience. Couples looking forward to a private romantic meal can go for barefoot dining at the swimming pool. Those who prefer to stick to good old traditional Indian food can visit Paranda, the specialty Indian restaurant inspired by a typical dhaba that serves rustic wholesome Punjabi cuisine.

On request, Executive Chef Ganesh Joshi and his efficient team create a bespoke private dining experience in the Terrace Suite or even a breakfast experience at the terrace garden as well as the unique Violet Line menu inspired by the metro line that links Badarpur with Central Secretariat. As someone who endorses wines, I was delighted to see a walk-in cellar of 1200 wines attached to Oasis. With a fine collection of wines under controlled temperature, the list showcases over 12 wines by the glass and over a 100 different labels by the bottle made from 40 grape varietals worldwide.

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FEATURES & TRAVEL BOOK: NEW RELEASE

BELOW THE BELT

Author : D. Maximus Format : Kindle Edition Sold by: Amazon Digital South Asia Services, Inc. Price: `186 “Below The Belt” (Fiction) is a rather bold book that has as its protagonist a man by a rather long name- Puthanveetilpaulose Kuruvilla. “Kuru” as he is fondly called by his friends and close ones, lives in New Delhi, India. The entire story revolves around his own promiscuous life, the crime and prostitution in his city, political trickery and corruption, debauchery, sex, lust and passion. The book has all kinds of characters--a prostitute, a lesbian Bollywood actress, a corrupt politician, a lustful expat boss and interestingly all their lives cross each other at some point of time. The story reminds us of the infamous Sikh riots of 1984, the recent Nirbhaya rape case and several other incidents that happened in modern India. It’s kind of a desi version of Fifty Shades of Grey. This book is a must read for every Indian who wants to catch a glimpse of the real world through this great piece of fiction! It is available on kindle in e-book form. You can read and download the book on Amazon.in.

The V Renaissance & Indian Motorcycle showcase leather collection

The V Renaissance (TVR), a bespoke luxury brand showcased its exquisite leather collection in association with the iconic Indian Motorcycle Gurgaon at a fashion gala at The Indian Luxury Expo, 2015 in DLF Emporio, Vasant Kunj in the Capital.

At TVR, one can even get a two-wheeler helmet customised with leather. The safety approved ergonomically designed helmets are made from top grain leather. The aerodynamic helmet has an extra safety and cushion. One even has an option of customising the helmet with leather wherein one can show one’s bike so that team TVR can create a leather head for the person. Prices range from 19,500 to 22,950.

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FEATURES & TRAVEL

BMW reaches Gurgaon on its experience tour across India Gurgaon became the seventh city to host the 18 city tour of BMW Experience Tour 2015.

Despite the extreme heat with the onset of summer, Gurgaon sizzled with the great experience that BMW had to offer to people who came to the HUDA Grounds, Adjoining Leisure Valley Park.

BMW Experience Tour 2015 is designed to provide customers a platform to experience the BMW brand, test drive vehicles and interact with product experts. There was ample opportunity to experience the complete range of BMW sedans and SAVs (Sports Activity Vehicle) on a specially designed test course. There were specially designed BMW Individual Lounge, a BMW i8 was on display display, a separate Lifestyle Section with BMW merchandise, BMW M Cars and MINIs on display.

Philipp von Sahr, President, BMW Group India said, “BMW Experience Tour provides our customers in Gurgaon a first-hand experience of the exhilarating performance and superiority of BMW vehicles in a challenging and exciting environment.

They are able to appreciate the versatile capabilities, technology, safety systems and features of our cars in detail. Apart from

having fun on the test track, they also benefit from the professional advice of the BMW Driving Experts on how to make day-to-day driving safer. BMW Experience Tour is a very successful platform for us to connect with our existing and potential customers across the nation. With this unique initiative, we wish to take a step closer to them and make them experience Sheer Driving Pleasure in the true sense.”

Customers will have the opportunity to test-drive the BMW 1 Series, the BMW 3 Series, the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo, the BMW 5 Series, the BMW 7 Series, the BMW X1 and the BMW Z4 through exercises like slalom, fast laps, corner braking and emergency braking. The BMW 7 Series Individual and the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe will be on special display. The thrill of highperforming range of sports cars – the BMW M3 Sedan, the BMW M4 Coupe, the BMW M5 Sedan and the BMW M6 Gran Coupe; will also be felt at BMW Experience Tour 2015.

BMW M Automobiles are produced by BMW Motorsport GmbH (a subsidiary of BMW AG).

The setup at the event will allow customers to experience the superiority of the BMW X range with the BMW X6, the BMW X5 and the

BMW X3, under the expert guidance of BMW trainers. The BMW xDrive is an intelligent all-wheel drive system that monitors the driving situation constantly and distributes drive power smoothly between the axles where it is needed the most. In India, the intelligent BMW xDrive all-wheel drive system is standard in the BMW X3, the BMW X5 and BMW X6.

BMW India rolled out the new Mobile Brand Store which will be a part of every Experience Tour going forward. All Mobile Brand Stores will house the BMW Individual Lounge, BMW i8 display, Lifestyle Section with BMW merchandise, BMW M Cars display, MINI display, food and beverage section, and a Playstation console.

Throughout the Experience Tour, a special structure will be created in each city, representing BMW’s premium international standards. The weather proof, air-conditioned structure, will accommodate the reception, briefing and display areas. Special recreation zone will ensure an entertaining time for the entire family. The section will also feature a special ‘Sony PlayStation Zone’ where children can enjoy driving BMW cars in the virtual world with Sony PlayStation 4.

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CAR PRICES

Buyers’ Guide * Prices (Ex-Showroom Delhi)

OFF-ROAD VEHICLE PRICES SEGMENT

MODEL

ENGINE (CC)

PRICE ( )

POLARIS

ATV & Youth Mode

Outlaw 50

49

2.64 (Lakh)

Phoenix 200

196

4.89 (Lakh)

RZR 170

169

5.29 (Lakh)

Sportsman 400 H.O

445

7.25 (Lakh)

Sportsman 500 H.O

498

7.67 (Lakh)

Sportsman 570 EFI

567

7.94 (Lakh)

Sportsman 850 H.O

850

14.72 (Lakh)

Sportsman Big Boss 800

760

15.35 (Lakh)

400

455

11.14 (Lakh)

Crew 500 EFI

498

13.97 (Lakh)

Crew 800

760

18 (Lakh)

Ranger Diesel

904

20.48 (Lakh)

Ranger EV

NA

12.82 (Lakh)

RZR S 800

760

22.85 (Lakh)

RZR XP 900

875

21.13 (Lakh)

Ranger

Ranger RZR Snowmobile

RZR XP4 900

875

24.10 (Lakh)

Widetrak LS

488

10.86 (Lakh)

CAR PRICES MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE* ( )

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

ASHOK LEYLAND Stile

MODEL

A6 LE - 8 Seater LS - 7 Seater LX - 7 Seater

1.5 1.5 1.5

D D D

20.07 20.07 20.07

7.49 8.49 8.99

Coupe Volante Rapide S V8 Coupe V8 S Coupe V8 Volante V8 N430 V12 S V12 Vanquish

6.0 6.0 6.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 6.0 6.0

P P P P P P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

2.90 (Cr.) 3 (Cr.) 3.50 (Cr.) 1.86 (Cr.) 2.20 (Cr.) 2.40 (Cr.) NA NA 3.85 (Cr.)

TFSI Premium Plus + Sunroof TFSI S Line Cabriolet TDI Attraction TDI Premium + Sunroof Edition TDI Premium Plus + Sunroof TDI Technology Pack + Sunroof TFSI Premium Edition TDI Special Edition TDI Standard Edition TDI Premium Edition TDI Premium Plus TDI Technology Pack TDI Quattro Premium Plus TDI Quattro Technology TFSI Premium Edition TDI Business Edition TDI Premium Edition TDI Premium Plus TDI Technology Pack TDI Quattro Premium TDI Quattro Premium Plus

1.8 1.8 2.0

P P D

16.30 16.30 20

31.40 44.75 24.56

2.0

D

20

28.55

2.0

D

20

32.22

2.0

D

20

34.06

1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0

P D D D D D D D P D D D D D D

15.64 17.11 17.11 17.11 17.11 17.11 14.94 14.94 NA 17.60 17.60 17.60 17.60 14.50 14.50

32.68 29.45 30.10 35.39 38.93 40.79 55.02 57.82 45.28 39.90 42.82 48.14 53.68 55.80 60.78

A8 L

ASTON MARTIN DB9 Rapide

Vantage

Vanquish AUDI

A3

A4

A4

A6

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VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE* ( )

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Q3

Q5

Q7 RS5 RS7 R8 R8 R8 Spyder S4 S6 TT BENTLEY MOTORS

Continental

Flying Spur

TDI QuattroTechnology TFSI quattro TDI quattro TDI quattro W12 TDI quattro TFSI TDI TDI Quatrro Premium TDI Quatrro Premium Plus TDI Quatrro Dynamic TDI Quatrro Premium TDI Quatrro Premium Plus TDI Quatrro Technology TDI QuattroTechnology TDI Quattro Premium TDI Quattro Premium Plus TDI QuattroTechnology TDI Quattro Technology TFSI Quattro TFSI Quattro V8 FSI V10 FSI V10 FSI Plus S-Tronic V10 FSI TFSI Quatrro TFSI Quattro 45 TFSI Coupe Quattro

3.0 4.0 3.0 4.2 6.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 3.0 3.0 2.0

D P D D D P D D D D D D D D D D D D P P P P P P P P P

14.50 9.20 6 NA NA 9.89 17.3 15.73 15.73 15.73 14.10 14.10 14.10 13.20 12 12 12 11.30 9.20 NA 8 7.60 7.60 7.70 10.30 NA 8.30

63.13 1.38 (Cr.) 1.17 (Cr.) 1.33 (Cr.) 1.87 (Cr.) 27.40 27.83 32.50 36.97 38.59 49.46 51.42 56.02 62.95 61.52 67.01 76.88 84.86 1.09 (Cr.) 1.36 (Cr.) 1.71 (Cr.) 1.99 (Cr.) 2.31 (Cr.) 2.19 (Cr.) 52.64 95.25 60.35

GT W12 GT V8 GT Speed W12 GT V8 S GTC W12 GTC V8 GT Speed Convertible GT V8S Convertible Flying Spur V8 Flying Spur W12

6.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0

P P P P P P P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 6.38 8

NA 3.28 (Cr.) NA 3.54 (Cr.) NA NA 4.03 (Cr.) NA 3.21 (Cr.) 3.40 (Cr.)

CAR PRICES * Prices (Ex-Showroom Delhi) MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE* ( )

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Mulsanne BMW 1 Series

3 Series

5 Series

6 Series

7 Series

X1 X3

X5

M

Mulsanne

6.8

P

NA

5.55 (Cr.)

116i Prestige 118d Prestige 118d Sport Line 118d Sport Plus 320d Prestige 320d Sport Line 320d Luxury Line 328i Sport Plus 320d GT Luxury Line 520d Prestige 520d Modern Line 520d Luxury Line 525d Luxury Plus 530d M Sport 640d Convertible 650i Convertible 640d Coupé 650i Coupé 640d Gran Coupé Eminence 730 Ld Prestige 730 Ld Eminence 730 Ld Signature ActiveHybrid 7L 750Li Eminence 760Li Eminence sDrive20d Expedition sDrive20d Sport Line sDrive20d xLine xDrive20d Expedition xDrive20d xLine

1.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 3.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

P D D D D D D P D D D D D D D P D P D D D D P P P D D D D D

16.28 20.58 20.58 20.58 18.88 18.88 18.88 14.59 19.59 18.48 18.48 18.48 17.09 14.69 17.54 10.86 11.23 18.18 17.54 16.46 16.46 16.46 13.85 11.62 7.46 17.05 17.05 17.05 18.56 18.56

22.65 26.50 29.50 32.50 35.90 39.90 39.90 42.50 44.50 46.90 49.90 51.90 55 62.50 NA NA NA NA 1.15 (Cr.) 92.50 1.06 (Cr.) 1.25 (Cr.) 1.41 (Cr.) 1.46 (Cr.) 1.95 (Cr.) 30.75 36 37.90 47.90 52.90

xDrive30d Expedition

3.0

D

NA

68.90

3.0

D

15.35

74.50

3.0

D

15.35

75.90

3.0 3.0 5.0 4.3

P P P P

10.75 10.75 10.10 10.10

1.23 (Cr.) 1.25 (Cr.) 1.39 (Cr.) 1.80 (Cr.)

xDrive30d Design Pure Experience xDrive30d Design Pure Experience (7 Seater) M3 M4 Coupe M5 M6 Gran Coupé sDrive 35i

Z4 i8 BUGATTI Veyron (Sold out) CHEVROLET

Beat

Captiva Cruze

Enjoy

Sail Hatchback

Sail Hatchback

Sail Sedan

Spark

3.0

P

10.37

74.90

3.0

P

10.37

75.90

1.5

H

NA

2.29 (Cr.)

Veyron Grand Sport

8.0

P

NA

12 (Cr.)

PS LS LT LT Option PS LS LT LT Option LT LTZ LT (MT) LTZ (MT) LTZ (AT) LS - 8 Seater LS -7 Seater LT - 8 Seater LT - 7 Seater LTZ - 8 Seater LTZ - 7 Seater TCDi LS - 8 Seater TCDi LS -7 Seater TCDi LT - 8 Seater TCDi LT - 7 Seater TCDi LTZ - 8 Seater TCDi LTZ - 7 Seater PS LS LS ABS LT ABS TCDi PS TCDi LS TCDi LS ABS TCDi LT ABS PS LS LS ABS LT ABS TCDi PS TCDi LS TCDi LS ABS TCDi LT ABS BS4 OBDII LS BS4 OBDII

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0

P P P P D D D D D D D D D P P P P P P D D D D D D P P P P D D D D P P P P D D D D P P

18.61 18.61 18.61 18.61 25.44 25.44 25.44 25.44 14.60 12.12 17.30 17.30 NA 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 22.10 22.10 22.10 22.10 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 22.10 22.10 22.10 22.10 16.20 16.20

4.20 4.47 4.90 5.41 5.05 5.34 5.77 6.28 25.13 27.36 14.26 15.81 16.86 6.11 6.13 6.68 6.71 7.52 7.54 7.41 7.44 7.87 7.90 8.60 8.63 4.67 5.16 5.39 5.99 5.69 6.20 6.36 7.18 5.50 5.99 6.36 6.84 6.74 7.14 7.45 8.05 3.61 3.88

sDrive 35i Design Pure Traction i8

MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE* ( )

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

LT BS4 OBDII Neo 3 -10-BS3 Neo 3 Max -10-BS3 Neo 3 Max -7-BS3 Neo 3 LS-10-BS3 Neo 3 LS-7-BS3 Tavera * Neo 3 LS-7(C)-BS3 Neo 3 LT-9-BS3 Neo 3 LT-8-BS3 Neo 3 LT-7(C)-BS3 * Only available in BS3 cities.

DATSUN D D1 Go A T D D1 Go+ A T FIAT Active Fire Dynamic Fire Active Multijet Avventura Dynamic Multijet Emotion Multijet Active Fire Active T-Jet Dynamic T-Jet Emotion T-Jet Linea Active Multijet Dynamic Multijet Emotion Multijet Classic Fire Classic Multijet Linea Classic Classic Plus Multijet Active Fire Dynamic Fire Emotion Fire Active Multijet Punto Evo Dynamic Multijet Emotion Multijet Sport 93 PS FORCE EX 6 Seater LX-ABS 6 Seater Force One SX-ABS 6 Seater SX-ABS 5 Seater Hard Top (4x4) Soft Top (4x2) Gurkha Soft Top (4x4) FORD LXi Duratec CLXi Duratec Titanium Duratec Classic LXi Duratorq CLXi Duratorq Titanium Duratorq Ambiente M/T Trend M/T Titanium M/T Titanium A/T Titanium Ecoboost Ecosport Titanium (O) Ecoboost Ambiente (D) Trend (D) Titanium (D) Titanium (O) (D) 4x2 M/T 4x2 A/T Endeavour 4x4 A/T Ambiente Trend Fiesta Titanium LXi Duratec EXi Duratec ZXi Duratec Titanium Duratec Figo LXi Duratorq EXi Duratorq ZXi Duratorq Titanium Duratorq HONDA E M/T EX M/T S M/T S MT Plus (i-VTEC) SX M/T Amaze VX M/T VX (O) M/T S A/T VX A/T E M/T Spark

1.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

P D D D D D D D D D

16.20 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58

4.18 7.59 8.47 8.79 9.25 9.51 9.62 10.58 11.03 11.30

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

P P P P P P P P

20.63 20.63 20.63 20.63 20.63 20.63 20.63 20.63

3.23 3.26 3.59 4.05 3.79 3.82 4.15 4.61

1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

P P D D D P P P P D D D P D D P P P D D D D

14.40 14.40 20.50 20.50 20.50 15.70 15.70 15.70 15.70 20.40 20.40 20.40 14.90 19.50 19.50 15.80 15.80 15.80 21.20 21.20 21.20 21.20

6.44 7.31 7.18 7.95 8.49 7 7.99 9.15 9.67 8.47 9.62 10.09 6.12 7.13 7.69 4.94 5.36 7.18 5.88 6.51 7.14 7.52

2.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.6

D D D D D D D

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

9.59 14.34 12.70 12.78 8.71 6.42 8.56

1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4

P P P D D D P P P P P P D D D D D D D D D D P P P P D D D D

14.09 14.09 14.09 19.68 19.68 19.68 15.80 15.80 15.80 15.60 18.90 18.90 22.70 22.70 22.70 22.70 12.67 10.70 10.70 25.01 25.01 25.01 15.22 15.22 15.22 15.22 19.99 19.99 19.99 19.99

5.06 5.77 6.58 6.47 6.95 7.68 6.75 7.71 8.70 9.73 9.14 9.70 7.89 8.61 9.60 10.20 22.15 23.73 25.67 8.50 9.39 10.18 4.14 4.71 5.04 5.45 5.05 5.62 5.94 6.35

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5

P P P P / CNG P P P P P D

18 18 18 NA 18 18 18 15.50 15.50 25.80

5.19 5.55 5.94 5.99 6.48 6.87 7.32 6.95 7.78 6.20

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CAR PRICES * Prices (Ex-Showroom Delhi) MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE* ( )

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Amaze

Brio

City

CR-V

Mobilio

EX M/T S M/T SX M/T VX M/T VX (O) M/T E M/T EX M/T S M/T V M/T VX M/T VX BL M/T VX A/T VX BL A/T E M/T S M/T SV M/T V M/T VX M/T SV CVT VX CVT EMT SMT SVMT VMT VXMT VX (0) MT VX (0) MT 2WD M/T 2WD A/T 4WD AVN A/T E S V V (O) E S V V (O) RS RS (O)

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

D D D D D P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P D D D D D P D P P P P P P P D D D D D D

25.80 25.80 25.80 25.80 25.80 19.40 19.40 19.40 19.40 19.40 19.40 16.50 16.50 17.80 17.80 17.80 17.80 17.80 18 18 26 26 26 26 25.10 NA NA 13.70 13.70 12 17.30 17.30 17.30 17.30 24.20 24.20 24.20 24.20 24.20 24.20

6.52 6.97 7.39 7.75 8.20 4.21 4.43 4.78 5.12 5.51 5.99 6.31 6.78 7.53 8.19 8.78 9.37 10.34 9.81 11.42 8.75 9.40 9.94 10.55 11.53 10.64 11.83 21.09 22.85 25.09 6.75 7.80 9.06 9.75 8.19 8.93 10.09 10.77 11.19 11.87

S M/T SX M/T SX A/T L M/T S M/T SX M/T SX A/T D-Lite D-Lite+ Era+ Era+ Lpg Magna+ Magna+ LPG Magna+ Kappa Magna+ (O) Sportz Kappa Era Kappa Magna Kappa Sportz Kappa Sportz (O) Kappa Asta CRDi Era CRDi Magna CRDi Sportz CRDi Sportz (O) CRDi Asta Kappa Era Kappa Magna Kappa Magna (LPG) Kappa Sportz Kappa Asta Kappa Asta A/T Kappa Asta (O) CRDi Era CRDi Magna CRDi Sportz CRDi Asta CRDi Asta (O) Era Magna Sportz Sportz LPG Kappa Base Kappa S CRDi Base CRDi S CRDi SX 2WD M/T 2WD A/T 4WD A/T Base

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.4

P P P D D D D P P P P/LPG P P/LPG P P P P P P P P D D D D D P P P/LPG P P P P D D D D D P P P P/LPG P P D D D D D D P

16.30 16.30 14.30 22.70 22.70 22.70 19.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 20.30 20.30 21.10 18.60 18.60 18.60 18.60 18.60 22.54 22.54 22.54 22.54 22.54 18.90 18.90 18.90 18.90 18.90 18.90 18.90 24 24 24 24 24 19.81 19.81 19.81 19.20 17.19 17.19 21.19 21.19 21.19 14.74 13.01 13.01 17.01

14.13 15.41 16.50 14.57 15.35 16.67 17.94 3.01 3.31 3.45 3.71 3.75 4.02 4.05 4.18 4.04 5.23 5.77 6.28 6.63 6.86 6.36 6.90 7.44 7.76 7.99 4.62 4.82 5.25 5.22 5.48 6.23 5.81 5.49 5.68 6.08 6.35 6.67 4.17 4.41 4.70 4.98 6.38 7.10 7.63 8.34 8.89 26.65 27.86 29.95 7.69

HYUNDAI

Elantra

Eon

Elite i20

Grand i10

Grand i10

i10

i20 Active

Santa Fe 4S Fludic Verna

44 I May 2015

MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE* ( )

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

4S Fludic Verna

Xcent

S S (O) S (O) A/T SX CRDi Base CRDi S CRDi S (O) CRDi SX CRDi SX A/T Kappa Base Kappa S Kappa S (O) Kappa SX Kappa SX (O) Kappa SX (O) A/T CRDi Base CRDi S CRDi S (O) CRDi SX CRDi SX (O)

1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

P P P P D D D D D P P P P P P D D D D D

17.01 17.01 17.01 17.01 23.50 23.50 23.50 23.50 19.08 19.10 19.10 19.10 19.10 19.10 16.90 24.40 24.40 24.40 24.40 24.40

8.79 9.32 10.05 10.09 8.90 9.93 10.52 11.39 12.12 4.96 5.64 5.90 6.58 6.84 7.59 5.85 6.54 6.80 7.47 7.74

D-Max Single Cab D-Max Space Cab Flat Deck D-Max Space Cab Arched Deck BS4 4x2 MT BS4 4x2 MT HI Pack

2.5 2.5

D D

NA NA

5.89 6.09

2.5

D

NA

6.99

3.0 3.0

D D

12.08 12.08

20.20 22

F-Type Coupe F-Type S Coupe F-Type R Coupe F-Type V6 S Covertible F-Type V8 S Covertible XF XF Executive Edition XF XFR Premium Luxury Portfolio Premium Luxury Portfolio

3.0 3.0 5.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 3.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0

P P P P P P D D D P P P D D

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 9.4 NA NA

1.25 (Cr.) 1.38 (Cr.) 1.88 (Cr.) 1.53 (Cr.) 1.81 (Cr.) 51.19 51.51 47.66 59.97 NA NA 97.73 96.56 1.03 (Cr.)

LP 700-4 LP 700-4 Roadster LP 610-4

6.5 6.5 5.2

P P P

6.3 6.3 NA

3.69 (Cr.) 4.77 (Cr.) 3.43 (Cr.)

V6 SE V6 HSE TD4 S BE TD4 SE TD4 HSE TDV6 HSE TDV6 Vogue SDV8 Vogue SE SDV8 Autobiography V8 SC Autobiography TDV6 Vogue LWB SDV8 Vogue SE LWB SDV8 Autobiography LWB V8 SC Autobiography LWB Pure Prestige Dynamic SDV6 S SDV6 SE SDV6 HSE SC Autobiography

3.0 3.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.0 3.0 4.4 4.4 5.0 3.0 4.4 4.4 5.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0

P P D D D D D D D P D D D P D D D D D D P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

1.11 (Cr.) 1.20 (Cr.) 41.61 46.23 51.92 1.83 (Cr.) 2.08 (Cr.) 2.57 (Cr.) 2.68 (Cr.) 2.63 (Cr.) 2.20(Cr.) 2.57 (Cr.) 2.68 (Cr.) 2.76 (Cr.) 49.24 56.72 52.91 1.16 (Cr.) 1.32 (Cr.) 1.51 (Cr.) 1.75 (Cr.)

Plus Non Ac BS4 Plus Ac BS4 Ex Non Ac BS4 Ex Ac BS4 SLE BS4 SLX BS4 ZLX BS4 C2 C4 C6 C8 RX5 MT RX6 MT RX7 AT S2 S4 S4 / S4 4WD S6 / S6 PLUS S8 S10 / S10 4WD Thar DI 2WD / 4WD 4x4 CRDE D2

2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 1.5

D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

15.96 15.96 15.96 15.96 15.96 15.96 15.96 17.21 17.21 17.21 17.21 11.18 11.18 11.18 NA NA NA NA NA NA 18.06 18.06 20.08

6.88 7.27 6.50 6.90 7.30 7.82 7.99 6.41 7.28 7.75 8.26 19.83 21.87 23.17 8.69 9.29 9.70 / 10.83 10.48 / 10.79 11.68 12.32 / 13.45 5.03 / 5.53 7.68 6.72

ISUZU D-Max

MU-7 JAGUAR

F-Type

XF

XJ LAMBORGHINI Aventador Huracan LAND ROVER Discovery Freelander 2

Range Rover

Range Rover Evoque Range Rover Sport MAHINDRA

Bolero

Quanto

Rexton

Scorpio

Thar Verito

CAR PRICES * Prices (Ex-Showroom Delhi) MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE* ( )

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Verito

Verito Vibe

XUV 500

XYLO

D4 D6 ABS D6 ABS EXECUTIVE D2 D4 D6 W4 FWD W6 FWD W8 FWD W8 AWD Xclusive Edition D2 BS IV D2 MAXX BS IV D4 BS IV

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.5

D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

20.08 20.08 20.08 20.08 20.08 20.08 15.10 15.10 15.10 15.10 15.10 14.88 14.88 14.88

6.95 7.65 8.13 6 6.27 6.89 11.20 12.47 14.07 15.06 14.49 / 14.65 8.07 7.86 8.49

H4 BS IV / ABS BS IV

2.2

D

14.02

8.96 / 9.20

2.2

D

14.02

10.23 / 10.62

2.2

D

14.02

11.47

E

NA

4.79

E

NA

5.24

P P P P P P CNG P P P P P P P P P P CNG P P D D P P P D D D P P P P P P CNG P CNG CNG P CNG P P CNG P D D D P P P P LPG P P P P P P D D D D P P P P D

22.74 22.74 22.74 22.74 22.74 22.74 30.46 24.07 24.07 24.07 24.07 24.07 24.07 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 31.79 23.10 23.10 26.30 26.30 20.73 20.73 19.12 26.30 26.30 26.30 20.73 19.12 20.73 15.10 15.10 15.10 20 20 20 20 16.02 22.80 16.02 16.02 22.80 16.02 20.77 20.77 20.77 10.40 9.24 11.96 11.96 10.90 14.70 18.50 18.50 18.50 17.16 18.50 23.20 23.20 23.20 23.20 20.40 20.40 20.40 20.40 25.20

2.46 2.82 3.05 3.21 3.19 3.37 3.62 3.13 3.29 3.92 3.46 3.66 3.95 3.90 4.40 4.20 4.70 4.86 4.50 4.96 8.25 8.85 7.17 7.74 8.87 9.70 10.05 10.31 8.45 9.58 9.03 3.09 3.39 3.26 4.15 3.37 3.76 4.12 5.99 6.61 6.79 6.87 7.39 7.59 7.42 8.06 8.72 22.68 24.60 5.95 6.09 2.51 2.49 4.38 4.78 5.03 5.97 5.39 5.47 5.79 5.98 6.38 4.58 4.70 5.32 6.17 5.76

H8 ABS BS IV / ABS AIRBAG BS IV H9 BS IV

MODEL

T2 e2o T20

Swift

Swift Dzire

WagonR

WagonR Stingray

Alto 800

Alto K10

Celerio

Ciaz

Eeco

Ertiga

Grand Vitara Gypsy Omni

Ritz

Swift

0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.4 2.4 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE* ( )

Swift Vdi Swift Zdi Swift Dzire Lxi Swift Dzire Lxi (O) Swift Dzire Vxi Swift Dzire Vxi AT Swift Dzire Zxi Swift Dzire Ldi Swift Dzire Vdi Swift Dzire Zdi WagonR Mc Lx WagonR Mc Lxi WagonR Mc Lxi CNG WagonR Mc Vxi WagonR Mc Vxi ABS Stingray Lxi Stingray Vxi Stingray Vxi (O)

1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

D D P P P P P D D D P P CNG P P P P P

25.20 25.20 19.10 19.10 19.10 19.10 19.10 23.40 23.40 23.40 20.51 20.51 26.60 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51

6.22 7.21 5.08 5.20 5.85 6.67 6.80 5.99 6.86 7.82 3.64 3.96 4.50 4.22 4.53 4.15 4.43 4.72

Gran Turismo Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo MC Stradale Gran Cabrio Gran Cabrio Sport Gran Cabrio MC Quattroporte S FL Quattroporte GTS

4.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

P P P P P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

1.20 (Cr.) 1.30 (Cr.) 1.37 (Cr.) NA NA NA 1.30 (Cr.) 1.40 (Cr.)

180 Sport Standard Edition 180 CDI Standard Edition New 180 Sport New 200 CDI Sport 200 CDI 200 Sport 200 CDI Sport 180 Sport 180 CDI 180 Sport Facelift 200 CDI Sport Facelift 200 Avantgarde 220 CDI Style 200 CDI Avantgarde 220 CDI Avantgarde 200 CGI Avantgarde 250 CDI Avantgarde 350 CDI Avantgrade V6 Cabriolet 200 CDI 200 Sport 200 CDI Sport 350 CDI 250 CDI 350 CDI 350 CDI 500 250 350 350 CLA 45AMG GLA 45AMG C 63 AMG E 63 AMG GL 63 AMG G 63 AMG ML 63 AMG SLK 55 AMG

1.6

P

15.50

26.53

2.1

D

20.06

25.61

1.6 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.6 2.1 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 3.0 3.0 2.2 2.0 2.2 3.0 2.1 3.0 3.0 4.6 2.2 3.5 3.5 2.0 2.0 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5

P D D P D P D P D P D D D P D D P D P D D D D D P D P P P P P P P P P P

NA NA 17.90 15.04 17.90 14.91 18.98 NA NA 14.74 19.27 19.27 19.27 13.82 14.21 NA NA 17.90 NA NA NA 14.80 8.70 NA NA NA 9.26 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 10.41 NA

27.45 28.45 31.50 35 35.90 28.84 27.75 29.45 30.45 41.70 39.90 42.90 41.43 47.40 49.60 59.90 78.50 32.75 36 36.90 77.50 56.60 67.90 1.13 (Cr.) 1.44 (Cr.) 76.50 91.90 71.90 68.50 69.60 1.07 (Cr.) 1.29 (Cr.) 1.70 (Cr.) 1.85 (Cr.) 1.50 (Cr.) 1.26 (Cr.)

Cooper D Cooper S Cooper D Cooper Convertible One Countryman Cooper D Countryman Cooper D Hightrim Cooper S

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.6 1.6

D D D P P D D P

21.15 21.15 21.15 NA NA NA NA NA

32.65 34.65 36.10 36.70 26.55 28.55 31.40 38.75

Sport 4x2 A/T Sport Di-D 4x4

2.5 2.5

D D

13.5 13.5

24.98 25.28

Evalia XE Evalia XE+ Evalia XL Evalia XL Option Evalia XV Evalia XV Option Evalia SV Micra XL Micra XL COMFORT Micra XV CVT Micra DCI XE Micra DCI XL

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5

D D D D D D D P P P D D

19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 18.44 18.44 19.34 23.08 23.08

9.14 9.67 10.51 10.77 11.22 11.48 12.22 5.16 5.82 6.93 5.74 6

MASERATI

Gran Turismo

MARUTI Alto 800 STD Alto 800 LX Alto 800 LXI Alto 800 LXI Airbag Alto 800 VXI Alto 800 VXI Airbag Alto 800 LXI CNG Alto K10 LX Alto K10 LXI Alto K10 LXI CNG Alto K10 VXI Alto K10 VXI (O) Alto K10 VXI AGS Celerio LXI Celerio LXI AGS Celerio VXI Celerio VXI AGS Celerio GREEN VXI Celerio ZXI Celerio ZXI (O) VDi VDi Plus VXi VXi Plus VXi Plus AT ZDi ZDi (O) Zdi Plus ZXi ZXi AT ZXi Plus Eeco 5 Seater Eeco 5 Seater Ac Eeco 7 Seater Eeco Flexi Green Eeco Flexi Eeco Green 5 Seater Non Ac Eeco Green 5 Seater Ac Ertiga LXI Ertiga LXI CNG Ertiga VXI Ertiga VXI ABS Ertiga VXI CNG Ertiga ZXI Ertiga LDI Ertiga VDI Ertiga ZDI Grand Vitara MT Grand Vitara AT King Soft Top King Hard Top Omni 5 Seater Omni 8 Seater Ritz Lxi Ritz Vxi Ritz Vxi ABS Ritz Vxi AT ABS Ritz Zxi Ritz Mc Ldi Ritz Mc Vdi Ritz Mc Vdi ABS Ritz Mc Zdi Swift Lxi Swift Lxi (O) Swift Vxi Swift Zxi Swift Ldi

ENGINE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

MAHINDRA REVA Electric Motor Electric Motor

VARIANTS

Quattroporte MERCEDES-BENZ

A-Class

CLA-Class

B-Class

C-Class

E-Class

GLA-class GL-class ML-class S-class CLS-Class SLK-class

AMG

MINI Mini 3-Door Mini 5-Door Mini Convertible Mini Countryman Mini Countryman MITSUBISHI Pajero NISSAN

Evalia

Micra

May 2015 I 45

CAR PRICES * Prices (Ex-Showroom Delhi) MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE* ( )

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Micra

Micra Active

New Sunny

Terrano

Micra DCI XL COMFORT Micra DCI XV Micra DCI XV PREMIUM Micra Active XL Micra Active XV Micra Active XV S New Sunny XE New Sunny XL New Sunny XL CVT New Sunny XE D New Sunny XL D New Sunny XV D New Sunny XV D Premium Safety New Sunny XV D Premium Leather Terrano XL Terrano XE D Terrano XL D Terrano XL D PLUS Terrano XL D THP Terrano XV OPTION D THP Terrano XV OPTION D THP Premium

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

D D D P P P P P P D D D

23.08 23.08 23.08 19.49 19.49 19.49 17.97 17.97 17.97 22.71 22.71 22.71

6.62 7.10 7.47 4.38 4.70 5.02 7.40 8.19 9.55 8.60 9.25 10

1.5

D

22.71

10.29

1.5

D

22.71

10.50

1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

P D D D D D

13.24 20.45 20.45 20.45 19.01 19.01

10.15 10.13 11.17 11.45 11.64 12.60

1.5

D

19.01

12.92

Careera Careera S Careera 4 Careera 4S Careera Cabriolet Careera S Cabriolet Careera 4 Cabriolet Careera 4S Cabriolet Turbo Turbo S Turbo Cabriolet Turbo S Cabriolet Targa 4 Targa 4 S GT3 Boxter S Boxter GTS Cayenne Diesel Cayenne S Diesel Cayenne S Cayenne Turbo Cayman S Cayman GTS S Diesel Turbo Panamera Panamera Diesel Panamera 4 Panamera GTS Panamera Turbo Panamera Turbo S

3.4 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.0 4.2 3.6 4.8 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.6 4.8 4.8 4.8

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P D D P P P P D D P D P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Na NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 12.9 13 12.5 10.2 NA NA NA 15.80 10.80 NA NA NA NA NA NA

1.35 (Cr.) 1.55 (Cr.) 1.45 (Cr.) 1.64 (Cr.) 1.48 (Cr.) 1.67 (Cr.) 1.58 (Cr.) 1.77 (Cr.) 2.10 (Cr.) 2.52 (Cr.) 2.23 (Cr.) 2.67 (Cr.) 1.59 (Cr.) 1.78 (Cr.) 2.14 (Cr.) 1.00 (Cr.) 1.15 (Cr.) 1.04 (Cr.) 1.18 (Cr.) 1.16 (Cr.) 1.74 (Cr.) 1.02 (Cr.) 1.15 (Cr.) 98.18 1.09 (Cr.) 1.14 (Cr.) 1.13 (Cr.) 1.17 (Cr.) 1.47 (Cr.) 1.81 (Cr.) 2.28 (Cr.)

GX GLX DX LX CRDi

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

P P D D D

15 15 13 13 20

4.71 5.16 5.64 6.10 6.70

RXE RXL 85 PS RXE 85 PS RXL 85 PS RXL Plus 85 PS RXL Option 110 PS RXL 110 PS RXL AWD 110 PS RXZ AWD 110 PS RXZ Plus 110 PS RXZ Option E2 E4 4x2 MT 4X4 MT 4X4 AT 85 PS 85 PS RxE 85 PS RxL 85 PS RxZ 110 PS RxL 110 PS RxZ (7 Seater) 110 PS RxZ RXL RXL ABS RXZ RXE RXL RXL CVT

1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

P P D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D P P P

13.24 13.24 19.87 19.87 19.87 19.87 19.64 19.64 19.64 19.64 19.64 20.04 20.04 17.15 16.26 14.56 21.04 21.04 21.04 21.04 19.98 19.98 19.98 23.08 23.08 23.08 16.95 16.95 17.97

8.30 9.63 9.07 10.10 10.80 11.39 11.10 12.40 13.55 12.37 12.42 14.73 16.31 23.48 26.68 27.75 8.19 8.99 9.59 10.89 10.09 11.79 11.49 5.04 6.11 6.80 7.44 8.23 9.41

MODEL

Boxter

Cayenne

Cayman Macan

Panamera

Scala

Ghost Series II

Phantom Series II Wraith SKODA

Octavia

Rapid

Superb Yeti

Fluence Koleos

Lodgy

Pulse

Scala

46 I May 2015

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE* ( )

RXZ CVT RXE RXL RXZ

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

P D D D

17.97 21.64 21.64 21.64

10.34 8.58 9.10 10.02

Ghost SWB Ghost EWB Ghost V-Specification Phantom Phantom EWB Drophead Coupe Coupe Wraith

6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6

P P P P P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

4.50 (Cr.) NA NA 3.34 (Cr.) NA 4.01 (Cr.) 4 (Cr.) NA

Ambition TSI Elegance TSI AT Ambition TDI CR Ambition TDI CR AT Elegance TDI CR AT Active MPI Ambition MPI Plus Elegance MPI Elegance MPI Black Package Elegance Plus MPI Elegance MPI AT Elegance MPI Black Package AT Active TDI CR Ambition TDI CR Plus Elegance TDI CR Elegance TDI CR Black Package Ambition TDI CR Plus AT Elegance TDI CR AT Elegance TDI CR Black Package AT Elegance Plus AT Elegance Plus Black Package AT Elegance TSI MT Elegance TSI AT Elegance TDI CR AT Elegance TDI CR 4x2 Elegance TDI CR 4x4

1.4 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

P P D D D P P P P P P

16.80 14.70 20.60 19.30 19.30 15 15 15 15 15 14.30

16.25 19.66 17.87 18.55 20.60 7.55 8.43 8.88 9.01 9.22 9.87

1.6

P

14.30

10.34

1.5 1.5 1.5

D D D

21.66 21.66 21.66

8.80 9.48 9.87

1.5

D

21.66

10

1.5 1.5

D D

21.66 21.66

10.83 11.18

1.5

D

21.66

11.31

1.5

D

21.66

11.52

1.5

D

21.66

11.65

1.8 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0

P P D D D

13.10 13.70 17.20 17.72 17.67

21.65 23.30 26.25 20.10 21.80

2.2 2.2 2.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.3

D D D P P P P D D D D D D P/CNG P/CNG P P D D D P/CNG P/CNG P P P P P D D D D D P P P P P/CNG D D D D D D D D D D

15.05 15.05 15.05 17.57 17.57 17.57 17.57 22.95 22.95 22.95 22.95 25 25 NA NA 15.64 15.64 25 25 25 NA NA 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 21.02 21.02 21.02 21.02 21.02 25.34 25.34 25.34 25.34 NA 11.57 11.57 14 14 14 15.30 15.30 15.30 15.30 16.70

10.42 12.56 15.43 4.45 5.16 5.40 6 5.50 6.12 6.35 7 4.44 4.85 3.90 4.16 4.93 5.21 5.38 5.57 5.95 4.88 5.15 5.97 6.20 6.61 7.59 7.61 6.16 6.93 7.59 8.58 8.51 2.04 2.30 2.06 2.43 2.52 10.20 8.90 11.60 13.02 / 14.35 10.41 6.56 6.74 7.28 7.93 5.28

TATA Aria

Bolt

Indica

RENAULT

Duster

FUEL*

ROLLS-ROYCE

PREMIER

Rio

ENGINE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

PORSCHE

911

VARIANTS

Indigo eCS

Manza

Manza

Nano

Safari Safari Storme

Sumo Gold Vista

Pure LX 4x2 BS IV Pleasure LX 4x2 BS IV Pride 4x4 BS IV XE Revotron 90PS XM Revotron 90PS XMS Revotron 90PS XT Revotron 90PS XE Quadrajet 75PS XM Quadrajet 75PS XMS Quadrajet 75PS XT Quadrajet 75PS ev2 LS BS IV ev2 LX BS IV emax GLS BS IV emax GLX BS IV GLX BS IV GVX BS IV LS LX VX emax GLS emax GLX Safire GLS Safire GLX Safire GVX Safire GEX Safire GEXL Quadrajet LS Quadrajet LX Quadrajet VX Quadrajet EX Quadrajet EXL Nano CX Nano LX Nano Twist XE Nano Twist XT Nano XM CNG Dicor EX BS 4 Dicor LX BS 4 Storme EX BS 4 Storme VX BS 4 (4x2 / 4x4) Storme LX BS 4 CX BS 4 CX - PS BS 4 EX BS 4 GX BS 4 Quadrajet LS BS 4

CARS/TWO WHEELERS * Prices (Ex-Showroom Delhi) MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE* ( )

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Vista Xenon XT

Zest

Quadrajet VX Tech BS 4 XT EX 4x2 XT EX 4x4 XE Revotron 90PS XM Revotron 90PS XMS Revotron 90PS XT Revotron 90PS XE Quadrajet 75PS XM Quadrajet 90PS XMS Quadrajet 90PS XT Quadrajet 90PS XMA Quadrajet 90PS

1.3 2.2 2.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

D D D P P P P D D D D D

21.12 13.49 13.49 17.57 17.57 17.57 17.57 22.95 22.95 22.95 22.95 22.95

5.97 9.96 10.99 4.85 5.49 5.69 6.27 5.87 6.55 6.75 7.31 7.25

A/T Hybrid JS G G (CVT) GL VL A/T D4-DJ D4-DJS D4-DG D4-DGL J PS G V VX D-4D JD D-4D GD D-4D VD D-4D VXD J PS G V VX TRD Sportivo D-4D JD D-4D GD D-4D VD D-4D VXD D-4D TRD Sportivo Cross G Cross V D-4D GD D-4D VD 4x2 M/T 4x4 M/T 4x2 A/T 4x4 A/T 4x2 M/T (TRD Sportivo) 4x2 A/T (TRD Sportivo) E Euro IV Non AC 8 Seater E Euro IV Non AC 7 Seater E Euro IV PS 8 Seater E Euro IV PS 7 Seater G Euro IV 8 Seater G Euro IV 7 Seater GX Euro IV 8 Seater GX Euro IV 7 Seater VX Euro IV 8 Seater VX Euro IV 7 Seater ZX Euro IV 7 Seater

2.5 2.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

P P P P P P P D D D D P P P P D D D D P P P P P D D D D D P P D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

12.98 19.16 14.05 14.05 15.22 14.05 15.22 21.45 21.45 21.45 21.45 16.78 16.78 16.78 16.78 23.59 23.59 23.59 23.59 17.71 17.71 17.71 17.71 16.78 23.59 23.59 23.59 23.59 23.59 17.71 16.78 23.59 23.59 12.55 12.55 11.88 NA NA NA 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31

26.62 31.20 13.06 14.58 15.88 16.22 17.73 13.93 14.50 15.90 17.54 6.03 6.33 6.73 7.35 7.13 7.43 7.83 8.45 5 5.17 5.67 6.18 6.83 6.18 6.36 6.70 7.21 7.19 6.23 7.63 7.41 7.71 24.17 25.49 25.17 26.49 24.35 25.35 10.51 10.55 11.04 11.08 12.58 12.53 13.15 13.10 15.16 15.12 15.81

VX 200 Premium

4.5

D

9.65

1.19 (Cr.)

Parado VX-L

3.0

D

11.13

88.80

Z5 Z6

1.8 1.8

P P

23.91 23.91

38.10 39.80

TSI Trendline TSI Comfortline TDI Trendline TDI Comfortline TDI Highline TDI Highline A/T Trendline Comfortline Highline Trendline (Diesel) Comfortline (Diesel) Highline (Diesel) GT TSI GT TDI MPI TDI Comfortline AT Highline AT Trendline Comfortline Highline Trendline

1.4 1.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5

P P D D D D P P P D D D P D P D P P P P P D

14.69 14.69 19.33 19.33 19.33 16.96 16.47 16.47 16.47 20.14 20.14 20.14 17.21 19.78 16.47 20.14 16.93 16.93 15.04 15.04 15.04 20.34

14.15 15.67 15.31 17.24 19.14 20.17 5.33 5.95 6.47 6.68 7.30 7.82 8.48 8.48 6.94 8.40 9.85 10.45 7.77 8.57 9.26 9.03

MODEL

Corolla Altis

Etios

Etios Liva

Etios Cross

Fortuner

Innova

Land Cruiser LC 200 Land Cruiser Parado Prius VOLKSWAGEN

Jetta

Polo

Cross Polo

Vento

ENGINE*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

FUEL*

PRICE* ( )

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Vento

Comfortline Highline Comfortline AT Highline AT

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

D D D D

20.34 20.34 21.21 21.21

9.85 10.42 11.05 11.53

D4 Kinetic D4 Summum D4 Summum R-Design D5 Summum D4 Summum D5 Summum D3 Cross Country D4 Kinetic D4 Summum D4 Summum R-Design D5 Summum D5 Summum

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.4

D D D D D D D D D D D D

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

32.65 35.70 40.55 38.70 42.90 46.90 32.50 42.70 45.95 51.90 49.90 56

VOLVO S60

S80 V40

TOYOTA Camry

VARIANTS

XC 60 XC 90

TWO WHEELER PRICES MODEL

ENGINE*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*( )

99.27 102 94.38 102 124.6 124.6 144.8 144.8 144.8 134.66 149 149.5 178.6 199.5 199.5 199.5 199.5 220 219.89

90 96.90 91 84 76 76 NA NA NA 68.10 65 NA 58.10 58 NA NA NA 54.20 49.80

0.39 0.44 0.46 0.48 0.51 0.53 0.54 0.57 0.60 0.63 0.70 0.79 0.73 0.91 0.91 1.18 (Lakh) 1.30 (Lakh) 0.86 0.81

1170 1170 1170 1170 1293 1293 999 1170 1649 1649 1649

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

24.13 (Lakh) 29.73 (Lakh) 29.73 (Lakh) 25.96 (Lakh) 27.25 (Lakh) 29.41 (Lakh) 29.41 (Lakh) NA 34.35 (Lakh) 37.04 (Lakh) 44.79 (Lakh)

300 600 600 898 1131

NA NA NA NA NA

2.83 (Lakh) 5.15 (Lakh) 5.62 (Lakh) 9.48 (Lakh) 11.81 (Lakh)

249 249 647 647 647 678.2

NA NA NA NA NA NA

2.89 (Lakh) 2.74 (Lakh) 4.63 (Lakh) 3.73 (Lakh) 5.08 (Lakh) 5.79 (Lakh)

803 803 1078 1078 803 1078 1078 992 1198 1198 1198 1198 1055 1055 1198 1198 849 1198 1198

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

749 883

NA 21.70

4.32 (Lakh) 6.31 (Lakh)

* Engine in CC | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakhs

BAJAJ AUTO Platina 100 Platina 100 ES Discover 100 Discover 100 M Discover 125 DTS-i (Drum) Discover 125 DTS-i (Disc) Discover 150 S (Drum) Discover 150 S (Disc) Discover 150 F Pulsar 135LS Pulsar 150 DTS-i Pulsar AS 150 Pulsar 180 DTS-i Pulsar 200 NS Pulsar AS 200 Pulsar RS 200 Pulsar RS 200 ABS Pulsar 220 Avenger 220 DTS-i BMW MOTORRAD R 1200 R R 1200 GS ADV 0A02 R 1200 RT R 1200 X (RnineT) 0A06 K 1300 R K 1300 S S 1000 RR HP2 Sport K 1600 GT K 1600 GTL K 1600 GTL Exclusive 0603 DSK BENELLI TNT 300 TNT 600i TNT 600 GT TNT 899 TNT R DSK HYOUSUNG GT 250R Aquila 250 GT 650R GT 650N Aquila PRO ST7 DUCATI Monster 795 Monster 796 Monster 1100 Monster 1100 S Hypermotard 796 Hypermotard 1100 Evo Hypermotard 1100 Evo SP GT 1000 Multistrada 1200 Multistrada 1200 ABS Multistrada 1200 S Multistrada 1200 T Streetfighter Streetfighter S Diavel Diavel Carbon 848 1198 1198 S HARLEY DAVIDSON Street 750 Super Low

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TWO WHEELERS * Prices (Ex-Showroom Delhi) MODEL

ENGINE*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*( )

* Engine in CC | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakhs

Iron 883 Forty - Eight Night Rod Special Street Bob Fat Bob Fat Boy Heritage Softail Classic BreakOut Street Glide CVO Limited HERO MOTOCORP Pleasure Maestro HF Dawn HF Deluxe HF Deluxe Eco Splendor+ Splendor NXG Splendor PRO Splendor ISMART Super Splendor Passion Pro Passion XPro Glamour Glamour PGM - FI Ignitor Achiever CBZ Xtreme Hunk Impulse Karizma Karizma ZMR HONDA Dio DLX Activa DLX Activa i Activa 125 Activa 3G Aviator CB Twister Dream Neo Dream Yuga CB Shine CBF Stunner CB Unicorn CB Unicorn 160 CB Trigger CBR 150R CBR 250R CB 1000R CB 1000RR VFR 1200F VT 1300 CX Gold Wing- GL 1800 INDIAN MOTORCYCLE Chief Classic Chief Vintage Chieftain Scout Roadmaster KAWASAKI Ninja 300 Ninja 650 R Ninja ZX 10R Ninja ZX 14R Ninja 1000 Ninja Z800 Ninja Z1000 ER-6n Z250 KTM KTM 200 Duke KTM 390 Duke KTM RC 200 KTM RC 390 LML NV SPL NV LS STAR EURO 150 STAR EURO 200 MAHINDRA 2 WHEELERS Kine Flyte Duro DZ Rodeo RZ Rodeo UZO Gusto Pantero Centuro Centuro Rockstar PIAGGIO Vespa LX

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MODEL

ENGINE*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*( )

125 125 125

60 NA NA

0.71 0.75 0.79

346 499 346 346 500 346 499 499 499 535

53.40 NA 53.40 NA NA 53.40 53.40 39.35 39.35 NA

0.98 1.42 (Lakh) 1.10 (Lakh) 1.28 (Lakh) 1.63 (Lakh) 1.18 (Lakh) 1.51 (Lakh) 1.53 (Lakh) 1.60 (Lakh) 1.84 (Lakh)

124 112.8 124 112.8 124 149.5 154.9 154.9 250 1255 805 1783 1783 1340 999 1037

50.22 63 51 72 68.50 55.70 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

0.49 0.43 0.51 0.45 0.51 0.69 0.72 0.83 2.09 (Lakh) 10.75 (Lakh) 10.05 (Lakh) 15.95 (Lakh) 16.45 (Lakh) 15.95 (Lakh) 15.95 (Lakh) 14.95 (Lakh)

865 865 865 675 1050 675 675 800 800 800 1215 1699 1699 2294

18.12 18.13 NA NA NA 16.37 16.37 17.56 NA NA 15.93 NA NA NA

5.99 (Lakh) 6.97 (Lakh) 7.18 (Lakh) 7.91 (Lakh) 11.06 (Lakh) 10.69 (Lakh) 12.14 (Lakh) 11.60 (Lakh) 12.70 (Lakh) 12.14 (Lakh) 18.75 (Lakh) 13.95 (Lakh) 16.19 (Lakh) 21.29 (Lakh)

87.8 87.8 109.7 109.7 99.7 109.7 109.7 125 159.7 177.4

65 65 62 62 87.70 83.90 62 67 NA NA

0.42 0.44 0.47 0.42 0.40 0.42 0.44 0.50 0.69 0.73

113 113 113 106 106 123 123 123 153 153 150 150 153 153 153 149 998 149 998 998 1679

NA 53 53 75.74 70.03 71.50 78 NA NA NA NA NA 62.40 NA 50.81 NA NA NA NA NA NA

0.48 0.46 0.48 0.38 0.45 0.51 0.52 0.55 0.71 0.73 0.77 0.79 0.61 0.58 0.78 0.84 10.72 (Lakh) 1.17 (Lakh) 22.34 (Lakh) 29.43 (Lakh) 25.65 (Lakh)

* Engine in CC | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakhs

883 1202 1247 1585 1690 1690 1690 1690 1690 1801

21.70 NA 15.80 18.18 17.85 17.85 17.85 13.86 17.85 NA

7.21 (Lakh) 8.81 (Lakh) 21.87 (Lakh) 10.36 (Lakh) 13.02 (Lakh) 15.07 (Lakh) 16.44 (Lakh) 16.29 (Lakh) 29.71 (Lakh) 49.23 (Lakh)

102 109 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 124.7 97.2 109.1 124.7 124.8 124.7 149.1 149.2 149.2 149.2 223 223

49 50 80 80 80 81 81 81 NA 83.10 79 60 81.10 NA 52.40 68 65.10 65.10 55 48.50 51

0.43 0.51 0.38 0.40 0.44 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.47 0.51 0.45 0.47 0.53 0.59 0.57 0.58 0.66 0.66 0.69 0.78 0.97

109 109 109.2 124.9 110 109 109 109 109 124.7 124.7 149.1 162.71 149.1 149.4 249 998 999 1237 1312 1832

60 60 60 60 60 60 70 74 74 65 NA NA NA NA NA 30 NA NA NA NA NA

0.47 0.46 0.44 0.53 0.48 0.47 0.48 0.49 0.44 0.47 0.56 0.63 0.69 0.66 1.17 (Lakh) 1.52 (Lakh) 11.81 (Lakh) 15.21 (Lakh) 17.63 (Lakh) 13.99 (Lakh) 28.50 (Lakh)

1811 1811 1811 1131 1811

NA NA NA NA NA

25.50 (Lakh) 28.50 (Lakh) 32 (Lakh) 12 (Lakh) 37 (Lakh)

296 649 998 1441 1043 806 1043 649 249

26 33 14 18 15 18 15 NA NA

3.60 (Lakh) 5.14 (Lakh) 16.40 (Lakh) 17.66 (Lakh) 12.87 (Lakh) 8.13 (Lakh) 12.87 (Lakh) 4.78 (Lakh) 2.99 (Lakh)

200 373 200 373

NA NA NA NA

1.31 (Lakh) 1.81 (Lakh) 1.60 (Lakh) 2.05 (Lakh)

149.56 147.55 150.82 199.89

NA NA NA NA

0.40 0.45 0.47 0.53

71.5 124.6 124.6 124.6 125 110 106.7 106.7 110

63.25 40 56.25 59.38 59 63 79.40 85.40 85.40

0.34 0.41 0.49 0.47 0.48 0.45 0.39 0.48 0.45

125

62

0.67

Vespa VX Vespa S Vespa ELEGANTE ROYAL ENFIELD Bullet 350 Bullet 500 Electra Twinspark Thunderbird 350 Thunderbird 500 Classic 350 Classic 500 Desert Storm Classic- Chrome Continental GT SUZUKI Access 125 Lets Swish 125 Hayate Slingshot GS 150R Gixxer Gixxer SF Inazuma Bandit 1250 SA Intruder M800 Intruder M1800R Intruder M1800R B.O.S.S Hayabusa GSX - R1000 V- Storm 1000 TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES Bonneville A3 Bonneville T100 Thruxton A2 Street Triple ABS A2 Speed Triple ABS A1 Daytona 675 ABS Daytona 675 R Tiger XRx Tiger XCx Tiger 800 XC Tiger Explorer Thunderbird Storm Thunderbird LT Rocket III Roadster TVS Scooty Pep+ Scooty Streak Wego Zest Star Sport Star City Jupiter Phoenix Apache RTR 160 Apache RTR 180 YAMAHA Alpha Ray Ray Z Crux YBR 110 YBR 125 Saluto SS 125 FZ FZ-S FZ Version 2 FZ-S Version 2 SZ-RR SZ-S FAZER FAZER F1 Version 2.0 FZ 1 YZF R15 YZF R1 YZF R1M VMAX

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WHEELER SPECIAL Report: P.THARYAN Inputs: Rahul Kapoor, S Madhavan, Tripti Singh and Jasbeer Kohli Photography: MOHD. NASIR

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL

INDIAN TWO-WHEELER INDUSTRY

WORLD LEADER

T

he Indian two-wheeler industry comprising scooters, motorcycles and mopeds is today the largest in the world. According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), more than 18 million units were sold by two-wheeler manufacturers in India. To be precise 18,462,178 units for the financial year ended March 31, 2015. Of these 16,004,581 units were sold in India and around 2,457,597 units were exported.

Among all the two wheelers sold, motorcycles accounted for the largest chunk with total sales of 12,995,340 units, followed by scooters with 4,701,656 and mopeds (only TVS Motor India manufactures mopeds) with 765,182 units.

The actual figure of two wheelers sold is a little more if one takes into account the sales of a few companies like Hero Eco (manufacturers of electric two wheelers), DSK Motowheels (distributors of Korean motorcycles Hyosung and Italian motorcycles Benelli) and Indian Motorcycle (part of the Polaris group of USA). New entrants like UM Motorcycles of USA (the company has partnered with Lohia Auto) too would soon be joining the two-wheeler race in India, thereby increasing the size and clout of the Indian two-wheeler industry. Ducati India in its new avatar has also begun selling super bikes in the country after having opened new dealerships in Mumbai, Delhi and Gurgaon.

In short, action is expected to continue in the two-wheeler market.

The market is no more dominated by commuter bikes alone. Hero MotorCorp, though no more Hero Honda, still continues to the real Hero of the Indian two wheeler space. Even though it’s run into a bit of rough weather with the shutting down of Erik Buell Racing (EBR) where it had invested a sizeable sum of money (US $25 million), the company is confident of maintaining its leadership position because of its extremely strong R&D initiatives.

The fortune of two-wheeler players will, however, depend on the monsoons in India. The Indian weather department has predicted

that the year 2015 will see weak monsoons. Monsoons have a direct bearing on rural purchases of consumer goods, including two wheelers. Mass market motorcycle sales depend a lot on rural markets and it is estimated that this market accounts for as much as 50pc of the demand for such motorcycles. One must keep in mind that around 60-65pc of the Indian motorcycle industry is dominated by 100 to 110cc commuter bikes.

Meanwhile, Honda, the erstwhile partner of Hero Honda, is desperately trying to inch closer to its beleaguered partner Hero. But the latter (Hero MotoCorp) has an incredible lead over its rivals. The other Japanese bike major India Yamaha is also clawing its way to the top with new model launches in both the motorcycle as well as the scooter segments. The third Japanese bike maker Suzuki Motorcycles may be low on numbers here in India but they have tasted success with their Gixxer model. The once upon a time heroes Bajaj Auto led by the witty and gritty Rajiv Bajaj is following its own strategy. It’s now got almost a 50pc equity holding in KTM of Austria and now the company exports these motorcycles built in India. Bajaj is taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” call and giving it an international thrust. “We are very proud that as an Indian company we own KTM, we are proud that 1/3rd of all KTMs made and sold worldwide come out of Pune, we are very proud that from Pune we export to the US, all over Europe, Japan, Australia and China because we own a brand that has a place in those markets,” he says.

Chennai-based TVS Motor Company is bracing itself for a new onslaught on the Indian market. Though its Apache bikes are doing extremely well, it’s their soon-to-be-launched under 500cc motorcycle

TWO WHEELER DOMESTIC SALES 2014-15

TWO WHEELER EXPORTS 2014-15

Hero MotoCorp

6431686

Bajaj Auto

1521306

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India

4263967

TVS Motor Company

325071

TVS Motor Company

2107696

Hero MotoCorp

200017

Bajaj Auto

1770778

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India

188328

India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd

565273

India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd

171241

Suzuki Motorcycles India

340506

Suzuki Motorcycles India

32736

Royal Enfield (Eicher Ltd)

324055

Mahindra Two Wheelers

11773

Mahindra Two Wheelers

165344

Royal Enfield (Eicher Ltd)

7115

Piaggio Vehicles

28062

Piaggio Vehicles

10

Harley-Davidson Company India

4641

Harley-Davidson Company India

0

Triumph Motorcycles (India) Pvt Ltd

1326

Triumph Motorcycles (India) Pvt Ltd

0

India Kawasaki Motor Pvt Ltd

1247

India Kawasaki Motor Pvt Ltd

0

As per SIAM data

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL with BMW Motorrad that is keenly awaited in India. The motorcycle is expected either in the second half of 2015 or early 2016. That will fetch the company good numbers as these motorcycles with BMW Motorrad collaboration will also be exported to the global markets.

Automobile giant Mahindra & Mahindra’s foray into the two wheeler business is slowly yielding results. With limited products in the scooter as well as motorcycle segments, the company is expected to witness increased sales, very soon,

provided they launch more models in the country. But for the time being their struggle continues. Faring even worse is Piaggio Vehicles with sales of its Vespa scooters plunging in the domestic market. There is no official record of the sales of Moto Guzzi and Aprillia motorcycles that come under the Piaggio umbrella and were showcased at the 2014 Indian Auto Expo.

In the big bikes category, there is another set of players regaling in the increased demand for their motorcycles. Royal Enfield motorcycles, part of Siddharth

Lal controlled Eicher, is pleasantly surprised by rise in its domestic as well as global sales. Other players seeing a positive growth in their India story are the likes of Harley-Davidson India and Triumph Motorcycles India. Indian Motorcycle from Polaris of USA is waiting with bated breath for their large consignment of Indian Scout motorcycles to come to India by June-July 2015.

Bookings for these bikes have been very encouraging. Last but not the least, even though Kawasaki motorcycles are sold through Bajaj Auto, the Japanese

is selling higher engine capacity motorcycles on its own through exclusive dealerships. They too are hopeful that the Indian market gets better for their products.

We give you a brief note on each of the players, interspersed with interviews of some leading two-wheeler champions. We have also included inputs from a few component makers who are dominant in the two wheeler segment. These include Varroc, Continental, Bosch and Elofic, each known for its critical components manufactured for two wheelers.

BAJAJ AUTO LIMITED No more a scooter manufacturer, Bajaj Auto is now in the exclusive domain of motorcycles and three-wheelers. Bajaj Auto has three manufacturing plants in India—one each at Waluj and Chakan in Maharashtra and one plant at Pant Nagar in Uttrakhand.

Waluj is the export hub of the company where it manufactures Boxer, CT 100, Platina, Discover and Pulsar range of motorcycles.

It also makes three-wheelers here.

At Chakan, the motorcycle range includes Pulsar, Avenger, Ninja and

KTM. The Chakan plant has core competencies in manufacturing high end sports bikes. At Pantnagar, the company makes the Platina and Discover motorcycles.

Through its Netherlands based subsidiary, Bajaj Auto International Holdings BV, the company holds around 48pc equity stake in KTM AG of Austria (KTM), Europe’s second largest sport motorcycle manufacturer.

Now all KTM motorcycles

Recently launched Pulsar AS200

MOTORCYCLES DOMESTIC SALES FISCAL 2013-14

EXPORTS FISCAL 2014-15

FISCAL 2013-14

FISCAL 2014-15

(ENGINE CAPACITY > 75CC BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 110CC) MODELS: BOXER, CT, PLATINA, DISCOVER 1173036

834086

838129

876631

ENGINE CAPACITY > 110CC BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 125CC) MODELS: BOXER, PLATINA, DISCOVER, KTM 272368

113441

137771

201933

ENGINE CAPACITY > 125CC BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 150CC) MODELS: BOXER, DISCOVER, PULSAR 463241

587743

197988

252846

127120

145618

ENGINE CAPACITY >150CC BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 200CC) MODELS: KTM, PULSAR 92174

105688

ENGINE CAPACITY >200CC BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 250CC) MODELS: PULSAR, AVENGER, NINJA 93290

122049

12587

21901

2

3

ENGINE CAPACITY >250CC BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 350CC) MODELS: NINJA 833

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Akurdi campus to assemble around 5,000 units of motorcycles a year using completely knocked down (CKD) kits.

Bajaj recently launched the new Pulsar Adventure Sport series in India. Two variants are available, the Pulsar AS 200 priced at 91,550/and the Pulsar

AS 150 for 79,000/- (both exshowroom Delhi). The company had launched the Pulsar RS200 on March 26, 2015. Eric Vas, President , Motorcycles Business, Bajaj Auto Ltd noted that, “As of today we have over 2000 bookings for the motorcycle.

When we had launched it, we had said that our target was to sell

2500 bikes per month. It’s been a little over two weeks and we have almost reached our target if you look at it”.

Bajaj Auto launched five new models in 2015 and is eyeing growth of over 35 per cent in the motorcycle segment. Vas noted that his company hopes to sell around 40,000 units of the newly

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are sold through exclusive KTM dealerships which are 175 in number. These are part of Bajaj Auto dealerships which number 650 currently. Bajaj Probiking outlets which were conceived around 2005 have now been converted into KTM outlets. Bajaj Probiking outlets were set up with the objective of making it the automatic destination for bike enthusiasts looking for sports bikes. Now apart from all the four different KTM models beings sold through this dealerships, it also stocks the Kawasaki Ninja 650R, the Ninja 300, Z250 and the Er-6n motorcycles.

For the financial year ended March 31, 2015, Bajaj Auto sold 3,292,084 motorcycles as against 3,422,403 units in AprilMarch 2014 in the domestic market, thereby recording a negative growth of 4pc (-).

Unlike KTM where Bajaj Auto almost has a 50pc control, its three decades long relationship with Kawasaki of Japan is more technical in nature. But around 2013 this relationship underwent a strategic shift. Though both the companies were jointly selling Kawasaki range of Ninja bikes, the Japanese company decided to ride solo in the Indian market with its heavy superbikes.

Kawasaki has also moved the assembly operations of the Ninja range of bikes into its 100pc subsidiary, India Kawasaki Motors, which is the Indian arm of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan, and was set up in July 2010.A new factory was created in the Bajaj Auto

Picture courtesy: KTM, Photographer Mitterbauer H

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL launched CT 100 cc models, over 10,000 units from Pulsar Adventure Sports series and 2,500 from the Racing Sports bike every month. The company exports over 20,000 units a month of the 100-cc Platina electric start. Early this year, Bajaj Auto launched the 100-cc Platina (Electric Start) and

also recommenced making the CT100 bike that it had discontinued in 2006. In March, it launched three new Pulsar models – two in a newly created Adventure Sports segment and one Racing Sports bike.

Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director of Bajaj Auto spoke to the media in

New Delhi about a lot of his plans.

On the Pulsar 400 he said, “The 400 we would like to see in the form of a cruiser, as we showed at the last Auto Expo. So that is also scheduled to be launched at some point in this financial year. So when that happens, the Pulsar 400 at that time will become the flagship

model of the Pulsar brand”.

“We would like to inspire customers to pull money out of their pocket by showing them something exciting, something sexy, something that makes them feel good, which I think is a better way [strategy], and this is our way,” Bajaj noted.

RAJIV’S GYAN...

RAJIV BAJAJ SPEAKS TO MEDIA IN APRIL 2015

“For motorcycles this year we are looking at 14 new markets and for three wheelers about 12 or 13. I don’t know the exact number...I hesitate to name any markets specifically because we are a marketing company, so to arrive first in that market is very important.... we would like to get there before someone else and that is very important to be very competitive...”

“In the SIAM, we keep debating that motorcycles are very unsafe. There are x number of accidents on two wheelers. If I must say in a light hearted way, the government gives a contention that we can’t make wearing a helmet compulsory, but ABS must be a compulsory. A customer will not spend 500 rupees on a helmet, but ABS worth 10,000 rupees must be compulsory...”

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL “Pulsar is a milestone. Secondly, Pulsar is a laboratory of continuous innovation and improvement by doing things differently in different areas of the motorcycle. And thirdly, Pulsar is a strategy. In 2007, Pulsar was the basis of which Bajaj tied up with KTM and has since moved on to acquire almost half of KTM. We are very proud that as an Indian company we own KTM, we are proud that 1/3rd of all KTMs made and sold worldwide come out of Pune. We are very proud that from Pune we export to the US, all over Europe, Japan, Australia and China because we own a brand that has a place in those markets. So without the Pulsar, I don’t think KTM would have happened...”

BEST QUOTE

“....If I could positively interpret the more recent slogan of ‘Make in India’ which is what we are being urged to think of all the time. I think in all humility I would suggest this (exporting Bajaj bikes) as one of the best examples of ‘Make in India’. Despite all the inefficiencies or the complexities that exist in this market, it is possible to produce, to design, to make and sell a world class motorcycle out of this country. Remember that we have been doing that for over 10 years now so we did not need a slogan to push us in that direction...”

“Just as 60,000 Pulsars are sold in this market, between Pulsar and KTM we are exporting almost 30,000 motorcycles every month which is a huge number of motorcycles.” “...There is no manufacturer today, who can stand up and say honestly that an electric vehicle is a commercially viable vehicle. The same is the situation in India also. All electric vehicle manufacturers are saying that without governments help, it is not possible. Government help is basically subsidies and we are against subsidies… Furthermore, we must consider any problem as a holistic problem... it is a contention by some people who know the subject better than me that producing electric vehicles does not reduce pollution for the world because the pollution reduced by using the vehicle in the city, is more than compensated by the pollution produced when the battery is produced in the factory outside the city. So are we really solving the problem? Or just to look good in front of the media we are raising certain slogans or making certain statements?...” “...I don’t just want to make for India, I want to ‘Make in India’ for the world.... I would like to say as Bajaj Auto, I want to be a dominant player in the world. I’m not saying I want to be No.1. But I would like to be one of the top in my field in the world. That means I can narrow my focus as far as the products are concerned. There is no example of a successful company that does every segment all over the world, continuously and makes a lot of money...” “...For the last 30-40 years, the world’s largest car maker has been General Motors, because people come to me and say General Motors makes small cars, big cars, cheap cars, expensive cars, vans, SUVs, etc. but the only thing General Motors does not make is money. Every five years the US government has to bail out General Motors. This is after building 9 million cars a year. Look at the opposite strategy, the strategy of Harley Davidson, a company that makes only 300,000 motorcycles a year, not 3 million. They make a few billion dollars in profit. I want to be Harley Davidson. I don’t want to be General Motors… so which kind of company you want to be, it is your choice...”

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL INDIA KAWASAKI MOTORS Kawasaki and Bajaj Auto Ltd have more than 30 years of solid relationship. They have a technical collaboration. In 2013, though both the companies were jointly selling Kawasaki range of Ninja bikes, the Japanese company decided to ride solo in the Indian market with its heavy superbikes.

Kawasaki has also moved the assembly operations of the Ninja range of bikes into its 100pc

subsidiary, India Kawasaki Motors (IKM), which is the Indian arm of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan, and was set up in July 2010. A new factory was created in the Bajaj Auto Akurdi campus to assemble around 5,000 units of motorcycles a year using completely knocked down (CKD) kits.

Kawasaki imports its bikes in Completely Built Unit (CBU) form from Kawasaki Japan and the

same is retailed through exclusive Kawasaki showrooms.

IKM has launched superbikes ranging from Ninja ZX-14R, ZX10R, Ninja1000, Z1000, Z800 and Versys1000. In April 2015, it launched one of its top models, the Ninja H2. Kawasaki current has showrooms in Pune, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata.

The company hopes to introduce one or two more models in the current fiscal 2015-16.

“I am sure that this Ninja H2 would further enhance brand image of entire Kawasaki,” said Yoshitaka Tamura, Managing Director, India Kawasaki Motors during the launch of the Ninja H2 in New Delhi.

According to SIAM data, the company sold 1247 units in fiscal 2014-15 as compared to 995 units the previous year.

The company did not export any vehicles.

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DSK MOTOWHEELS (HYOSUNG AND BENELLI) DSK Motowheels which has two separate businesses with Hyosung of South Korea and Benelli of Italy, forayed into the high-end motorcycles a few years back. DSK Motowheels was established in 2012 and is part of the DSK Group, a diversified business group with a turnover of over Rs. 5000 crore.

Its first foray into the growing high end motorcycle sector began in 2012 when it got associated with Hyosung, part of KR Motors of South Korea. DSK has a CKD plant in Wai in Maharashtra.

Shirish Kulkarni, Chairman, DSK Hyosung, bought the Hyosung business from Garware Motors. Garware Motors, a unit of Garware Bestretch Ltd, was the technical alliance partner of Science and Technology (S&T) Motors, the South Korean owner of the Hyosung brand of motorcycles, which were first introduced in India in 2005 by

Kinetic Engineering Ltd. Kinetic imported and sold the 250cc Comet and Aquila models.

In 2010, Garware Motors announced a technical alliance with S&T Motors under which they imported the parts of the 650cc and 700cc models from Korea and assembled them in India. Unable to run the business well, Garware’s Diya Garware Ibanez sold the business that included all the dealerships to Kulkarni’s DSK Motowheels.

Today the company sells the GT250R, GT650R, GT650N, Aquila Pro, Aquila 250 and ST7 in India.

Earlier this year, DSK associated with legendary bike maker Benelli of Italy. It launched five superbikes in the 300cc to 1131cc engine capacities range.

Bookings and deliveries opened with the inauguration of DSK Benelli – Mumbai showroom on March 19, 2015.

The Benelli models launched included the TNT 300 – In-line two cylinder 300cc engine, TNT 600i In-line four cylinder 600cc engine, TNT 600 GT - In-line four cylinder 600cc engine, TNT 899 - In-line, three cylinder 898cc engine and TNT R - In-line, three cylinder 1131cc engine.

DSK Motowheels will be assembling and selling Benelli bikes across the country and supporting them with a backup of

Benelli TRT/ Picture coutesy: DSK Motowheels

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service and spares.

Soon after announcing its tie up with Benelli, DSK Motowheels revealed that it had registered more than 300 bookings of the Benelli super bikes within a week from launch of their five different models. The registrations were done across all nine DSK Benelli showrooms in the country i.e.

Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Amdavad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Goa.

DUCATI INDIA Ducati India did not particularly have a great start in India with the Shreyans group of Ashish Chordia. It finally decided to come on its own into India in 2015 with its 100pc subsidiary Ducati India Pvt Ltd. It has opened up world class dealerships in Mumbai, Delhi and Gurgaon.

Infinity has opened a Ducati dealership in Mumbai, whilst AMP has established dealerships in Delhi and Gurgaon.

In addition to a new dealership opening in Bangalore shortly, Ducati India is also currently identifying, confirming and training a network of highly qualified and enthusiastic dealers ready to offer the 2015 models in other key cities.

In a press release, Ravi

Avalur, Managing Director, Ducati India Pvt Ltd confirmed, “Our intention was to

Ducati Daivel/Picture courtesy:Ducati

open in India with an official Ducati presence only when we were absolutely ready. I can now confirm that our after-sales service centres will ensure exactly the same high standards achieved across Ducati’s global network. We really appreciate the efforts put in by AMP and Infinity in setting up these world class dealerships in record time.”

Ducati’s entry is perfectly timed to receive the brand new Ducati Scrambler. Ducati’s official presence in India will be further underlined by the availability of the Italian manufacturer’s range of motorcycles, including the Diavel, Hypermotard, Monster and Superbike, the company noted.

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL HARLEY-DAVIDSON INDIA Harley Davidson India came into the country around 2010 as a fully owned subsidiary of Milwaukee (US) based Harley Davidson. It was the first Harley entered as a fully owned subsidiary and when it set up a plant in Bawal, Haryana it was the second plant outside of US after Brazil.

When Motown India had interviewed Anoop Prakash, Managing Director of Harley Davidson India in April 2012 he had said, “We intend to be Harley’s biggest market in Asia by units in the next 5 to 7 years.”

According to SIAM, the company has sold 4641 units in fiscal 2014-15 as compared to 1927 units sold in 2013-14. The increase in sales can be directly attributed to the affordable Street 750 that was launched during the FY2015. The company sold 3029 units of the model.

Today, the models sold by Harley include the Street 750, SuperLow, Iron 883, Forty-Eight, Fat Bob, Street Bob, Night Rod Special, Fat Boy, Heritage Softail Classic, Breakout, Street Glide Special and CVO limited.

Street 750

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HERO ELECTRIC Hero Electric is part of the Naveen Munjal controlled Hero Eco Group which makes electric two wheelers.

Based in Ludhiana, the Hero Electric plant can make 200 vehicles a day. Munjal started his company around 1999-2000 when he forayed into electric two wheelers. The journey for him has been painful, yet exciting. Painful because government incentives dried up for this sector a few years back, only to be revived in 2015. Munjal is, however active in the global market after his group acquired UK-based Ultra Motors which opened the world to the western markets. Hero Eco Ltd controls the UK and German operations for electric vehicles.

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Headquarted out of London with a subsidiary in Berlin, it controls the Swiss and German markets. Hero Eco Inc controls the US operations for electric vehicles.

Sohinder Gill, Director-Corporate Affairs, Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles and CEO- Global Business, Hero Eco had told Motown India recently, “The journey has been very long and tardy. Around 2008, people used to simply grab electric vehicles. That time the US dollar was worth around Rs 45. Half of the components were imported and without subsidy dealers started buying the vehicles. Soon thereafter there were many dealers around the country for electric vehicles

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL from all manufacturers. We realised that there were around 28 manufacturers of electric vehicles, of these a majority were dealers and the rest were serious players.

But then later sales took a hit.

Then the government came out with an adhoc subsidiary through

MNRE which demonstrated more than enough that as soon as the government comes with a subsidy and the threshold price is changed, the volumes go two or three times higher. It became a very good case study for the government and for us to prove the point that there is

a necessity of bringing down the prices of electric vehicles which manufacturers cannot do on their own”.

The worst period for Hero Electirc was unfortunately when the subsidy was withdrawn under MNRE. Electric two-wheeler sales

dropped from 100,000 units in 2011-12 to 42,000 in 2012-13 and 21,000 in 2013-14. It will become difficult for us to survive if the NEMMP subsidies do not come soon.” Good days may just have started for Hero Electric and the Hero Eco group as a whole.

INTERVIEW WITH SOHINDER GILL, CEO- Global Business, Hero Eco Electric scooters suffered a lot in terms of sales in the last couple of years because of lack of incentives from the government. Can you briefly tell us how badly your company was hit and what were the numbers for the 2014-15 fiscal and the previous fiscal too?

The industry as a whole took a nose dive after discontinuation of AFSTP scheme under MNRE in 2012. During this scheme Industry had touched 1 lakh units which was a good figure. However after the discontinuation of this scheme the industry came down to 20,000 units last year with major E Bike players stopping their operations.

Although we continued to hold the No.1 position in the market, there were hardly any volumes and any worthwhile competition. Hero Electric is the only company that continued selling and servicing the products, including those of the competition, pan India during those tough times.

Here onward with implementation of NEMMP, we expect a major turnaround in EV business, especially in electric 2 wheelers. We are all geared up to be the leading player in shaping up the electric mobility revolution in India and contribute the maximum in NEMMP vision of 6 million EVs on Indian Roads by 2020 With the new incentives from the government, how do the sales look for your company?

How much more affordable have your products become after this government initiative?

The government incentive for sure has pumped the much needed oxygen into our system. The prices

of E Bikes have gone down significantly and there is positive response from the market. Example, one of our best selling product Maxi is now priced at less than 20,000 in the Delhi market and the average price of all models are now 7,500 to 10,000 lower.

However, high VAT and A new model in road tax in some states the pipeline is a dampener that is holding back the breakout vehicles by 2020. of the sales in some states like UP, Punjab, etc. If there can be a zero Electric two wheelers have VAT structure in all states for EVs, yet to catch on in a big way on lines of the notification from the in the two wheeler industry. government that VAT for electric What makes you think that this vehicles should be between 0 to segment will see a growth in the 5pc, it’ll majorly complement the coming years? Do also share efforts of NEMMP in reaching the some plans about your future goal of 6 million per year electric products.

India is a 2 wheeler nation and a major chunk of population uses it every day. There is no doubt on the future demands of 2 wheelers which will continue to rise. Now if the same buyer is given an alternative which is economical, Eco friendly and more convenient, we don’t expect everyone to go for electric two wheelers but those light users with average daily run of 30Km to 40Km will consider it. This number is not small but will be the real drivers for E Bike sales for the time being. Shortly there are plans to bring even High Speed, High Range E Bikes and motorcycles with Li Ion batteries which will suit the requirements of medium and heavy users. So with this thought in mind, I feel we are at the right place at the right time.

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL HERO MOTOCORP Brijmohan Lall Munjal, Chairman of the US $ 4 billion+ company Hero MotoCorp once stated in his annual report “I will end here with the refreshing thoughts of champion Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe, who once confessed that when he goes out to race, he does not try to beat opponents, he only tries to beat himself. We too, must think like Thorpe as we race against ourselves into the future.” Munjal is spot on with his thoughts. Hero MotoCorp is today the world’s largest two-wheeler maker.

Hero MotoCorp sold a record 6,631,826 units of two-wheelers for the financial year ending March 31, 2015, registering a growth of 6.2 pc over the corresponding period last year when the company had sold 6,245,960. The company stated that FY 2015 was a year of milestones at Hero MotoCorp – in terms of its sales performance, expansion of its global footprint and as well as product innovation and customer engagement.

Hero MotoCorp sells a range of motorcycles and scooters. The two scooter models that it makes

are Pleasure and Maestro. The motorcycle range includes the likes of HF Dawn, HF Deluxe, Splendor, Passion, Glamour, Ignitor, Achiever, Hunk, Xtreme, Impulse, Karizma.

“Scooters are already almost one-third of the overall twowheeler market in the country.

In the financial year 2014-15, we became the highest scooter exporter in India. We exported 79,956 units of scooters – the highest by any manufacturer. In the domestic market as well, our scooters have grown by healthy double digit during FY’15. Both our scooter brands – Pleasure and Maestro – with their sharp positioning for women and men respectively, are doing very well.

We will be launching some more new models in the coming months to augment our scooter portfolio,”

World’s most fuel efficient motorcycle - Hero Splendor iSmart a company spokesperson noted.

“In FY’15, the industry continued to remain sluggish due to the overall market sentiments and the slowing rural economy.

Even in such challenging market environment, we managed to buck the trend and registered healthy growth, further consolidating our leadership. The journey from here promises to get better and exciting. Thanks to a series of measures undertaken by the new government at the Centre, the

economic outlook is definitely better, and it is likely to fuel growth and help the industry,” he added.

Hero MotoCorp has four manufacturing facilities based at Dharuhera, Neemrana and Gurgaon in Haryana and at Haridwar in Uttarakhand. These plants together have a production capacity of 7.6 million 2-wheelers per year. The Neemrana plant which started production recently, has an installed capacity of 7.5 lakhs units per annum.

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL The company’s footprint now spans South Asia, Africa, Central and Latin America, with a presence in Europe via Turkey. The company has set up joint ventures in critical markets and has kick-started overseas assembly operations.

The first such operation has come up in Kenya. Separate equity ventures with local firms in Bangladesh and Columbia are also in place.

The company is setting up a Centre of Global Innovation and R&D in Kukas, near Jaipur in Rajasthan. “This centre is expected to commence operations in financial year 2015-16. It will have around 600 engineers from India and around the world.

Last year we hired Dr. Markus Braunsperger from BMW, Germany as HMCL’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO). We also brought in Markus Feichtner from AVL to lead the Engine Design & Development

team,” said the spokesperson.

The centre will have self-sufficient facilities for New Product Design, Prototype manufacturing, Testing and Validation, besides, Multiple Test Tracks to simulate all Indian and international test conditions.

In the month of March 2015, HMCMM Auto Ltd., the Joint Venture between Hero MotoCorp Ltd. and Milan (Italy)-based Magneti Marelli, inaugurated its first autonomous ‘Production and Development Centre’ at Manesar (Haryana).

The new centre will serve as a production facility and innovation hub to develop newgeneration fuelling systems for HMCL two-wheelers. With the commencement of operations at the Development Centre, HMCL is set to become India’s first twowheeler manufacturer to have its own EFI Product-line.

Hero MotoCorp holds 60pc equity stake in the new entity

and will invest US$ 27 million over the next 10 years. Both Hero and MM will inject equity of US$ 8.5 million in the ratio of 60:40 over a three-year period.

Hero MotoCorp also has a tie up with Austria-based AVL to further enhance the company’s in-house R&D capabilities and engine technologies and a collaboration with the renowned Italian twowheeler design firm Engines Engineering for Hero’s next generation product line-up The only irritant that has come the way of Hero MotoCorp is its alliance with US-based Erik Buell Racing (EBR). The latter has announced its bankruptcy and has ceased operations. Hero MotoCorp had invested US $ 25 million ( 156 crore by today’s exchange rate) for a 49pc equity stake in the US based company.

This is a major setback to Hero MotoCorp which was hoping to

HONDA MOTORCYCLE & SCOOTER INDIA (HMSI) Honda is the world’s largest manufacturer of two wheelers.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI ), a 100 pc subsidiary of Honda Motor Company Ltd., Japan , was created in 1999, after splitting with erstwhile partners Hero. It is now the second largest two-wheeler company in India after Hero MotoCorp. The Indian company also contributes around 25pc towards Honda’s global sales of around 18 million units.

HMSI has three plants in India.

The Manesar (Haryana) plant has an annual capacity of 1.6 million units. The plant in Tapukara in Alwar district of Rajasthan has a capacity of 1.2 million units and the one in Narsapuram in Karnataka’s Kolar district has a capacity of 1.8 million units. At all these plants both scooters and motorcycles are manufactured.

HMSI has announced the setting up of its fourth plant in Vithalapur in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district with an investment of Rs 1100

crore. This plant which will become operational by December 2015 will have a capacity of 1.2 million units and will manufacture only scooters. This will also take the combined production capacity of the company to 5.8 million units.

In 2015, Honda will be introducing 10 refreshed models and all new products. It started with the CB Unicorn 160cc in January. The current portfolio of HMSI includes the Activa 125, Activa i, Deo and Aviator scooters.

The motorcycle range comprises CD 110 Dream, Dream Neo, Dream Yuga, CB Twister, CB Shine, CBF Stunner, CB Unicorn, CB Trigger, CBR 150R, CB Unicorn 160, CBR 250R, CBR 1000RR, CB 1000R, VT 1300 CX and VFR1200F. The top end superbikes are not made in India and are brought here through the CBU route.

For the fiscal ended March 31, 2015, HMSI sold 2,502,347 units of scooters in the domestic market as compared to 1,761,620 units of motorcycles. As for exports,

77,814 scooters were exported out of India, while 110,514 motorcycles were exported.

“It’s true that Activa has been our most popular product in India, and its sale is soon to cross 10 million units since its launch in 2001.

Today, Honda has the market share of 56pc in the ATSC (automatic scooter) segment which is growing at 2.5 times the industry growth. We estimate that this trend of increased acceptance of automatic scooters shall continue and we will continue to cater to the demand of the customers,” says

enter the high-end motorcycles segment through EBR. However, the company spokesperson noted that “With our strong in-house R&D capabilities, we remain confident that our future product line-up would not be affected despite EBR ceasing operations.”

As part of their Vision 2020, the company plans to surpass 100 million units (it has already surpassed 50 million plus in cumulative sales since inception) in cumulative production, reach an annual bike and scooter sales of 12 million and have more than 20 manufacturing and assembly plants globally. It is targeting a presence in more than 50 countries with a turnover of 60,000 crore For a Hero that has always been a leader, it’s but natural to expect their winning habits to continue.

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL India Pvt. Ltd. “As far as overall brand is concerned, we have 60% of business coming from scooters and 40% from motorcycles

and most of it is contributed by 125cc and 150cc motorcycles. In motorcycle segment, Honda has been making new records through active sales. CB Shine became

the first 125cc motorcycle in India to sell 30 lakhs units. We recently gave the legacy of Unicorn a fresh impetus by bringing in the new CB Unicorn 160, a benchmark in

performance motorcycles. In view of above, it won’t be inappropriate to mention that Honda will be driving growth in both segments,” he opines.

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INTERVIEW WITH Y. S. GULERIA, Senior VP – Sales & Marketing, HMSI Yours is the only two wheeler company that has such a huge presence in the scooter market in India. With more than 3 million units sold in the 2014-15 fiscal, do you think that HMSI will always be a scooter maker largely as compared to being a motorcycle manufacturer? Do you see the ratio tilting towards the bike segment in years to come?

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motorcycle.

It’s true that Activa has been our most popular product in India, and its sale is soon to cross 10 million units since its launch in 2001.

Today, Honda has the market share of 56% in the ATSC segment which is growing at 2.5 times the industry growth. We estimate that this trend of increased acceptance of automatic scooters shall continue and we will continue to cater to the demand of the customers.

As far as overall brand is concerned, we have 60% of business coming from scooters and 40% from motorcycles

and most of it is contributed by 125cc and 150cc motorcycles. In motorcycle segment, Honda has been making new records through active sales. CB Shine became the first 125cc motorcycle in India to sell 30 lacs units. We recently gave the legacy of Unicorn a fresh impetus by bringing in the new CB Unicorn 160, a benchmark in performance motorcycles.

In view of above, it won’t be inappropriate to mention that Honda will be driving growth in both segments!

Your company has performed much better in the 110cc to

125 cc motorcycle segment as compared to the less than 110cc segment. Is this an indication of the Indian motorcycle market getting to grow beyond the commuter mass segment?

According to SIAM, 49pc of the sales are still contributed by 110cc segment motorcycle. However, the mid-segment is starting to see traction after a long-time, and hence we will be focusing our energies across both the segments.

Can you throw some light on the R&D activities your company undertakes in India and do we

TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL still get a lot of inputs from your global office in Japan?

Traditionally, Honda R&D is operating as separate entity across all 2Wheeler, 4Wheeler & power product divisions globally.

Undertaking a major paradigm shift, the New Technical Center was the first step taken by Honda towards a new form of global operations which was launched in 2013. Honda’s Technical Center at Manesar combines integrated system of DEBQ (Design, Engineering, BOP/Purchasing and Quality) under one roof to create a globally optimal operating system that advances local development of higher quality product at low cost. It houses the advanced Wind Tunnel facility which simulates real world air flow situation to monitor aerodynamics and its effect on models to develop truly fuel efficient two-wheelers.

The facility’s engineering and styling design also incorporates benchmark equipment like chassis dynamo, bench dynamo, layout machines, SEM microscope etc.

How do you perceive India as an export hub? Is there a big scope for such an activity?

Honda is already the world’s largest two-wheeler company, producing two-wheelers at 33

plants in 22 countries. These are individual subsidiaries which are present and operating in various other countries/ international markets. With India being world’s largest two-wheeler market, the immediate priority for Honda is to meet demand of this huge domestic market. Although all our three factories are running at full capacity, we are still long way from meeting domestic demand. As we increase our capacity, we hope to increase our exports too in future which will be 10% of our total production.

Till the 250cc, your bikes are well accepted in the Indian market. But the situation is a bit sad when it comes to super bikes. Why is this so?

Super bikes is still a niche segment, and we have a few iconic offerings in this segment as well. This segment will receive a major fillip from Honda with the impending launch the CBR 650F. This bike would be a ‘Make-in-India’ initiative. The number of inquiries we have been receiving about this bike has been phenomenal. Like we have done for all other segments, we are confident that with CBR 650F, Honda will redefine the Super Bike segment as well.

We had also recently marked the 40 years of iconic Honda Goldwing by launching it in India. By this, we will not only open up the skill of our existing manpower but it will also showcase the Honda India’s manufacturing quality to the world.

Through the CBR650F, we hope to bring the big-bike riding experience within the reach of a larger enthusiast audience.

Lastly, yours is a company in a hurry, perhaps to prove a point that it is the best. How soon before it becomes the No. 1 player in India?

The biggest gratification for Honda comes from customers itself.

We are motivated by the trust placed on us by our 20 million plus customers in India. We

have a long term commitment to Indian market and keeping that in purview, we are laying stress on bringing in huge investments here. Apart from INR 1100 crores of investment in Gujarat plant, we recently announced Rs 585 crore investment of our already existing plant in Narsapura near Bangalore.

39% capacity will be increased by 4th plant in Gujarat which is planned to be the “World’s largest only scooter plant” and our current focus is to start the plant on time.

No stopping the Honda Activa; Wah, Activah, wah!

There is no stopping the juggernaut that goes by the name of Honda Activa. This scooter from Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) has set a new record. Honda’s iconic Activa has emerged as the No. 1 selling two-wheeler model in India in 12 months in March’15.

Honda’s Activa domestic sales stood at 207,270 units in March’15 - leading with a clear margin. Activa continues to exponentially gain acceptance as the most preferred choice of 2-wheeler for commuting in India, said a HMSI press note..

Besides, the Activa is the only Automatic scooter (ATSC) to feature among the Top 10 selling 2wheelers of India in FY’1415. Among the Top 10 selling 2wheelers of India in FY’2014-15, Activa reigns supreme as both the ‘Highest volume Gainer’ adding 5.04 lakh incremental units and ‘Highest percentage gainer’ gaining 30pc sales volumes.

Highlighting the growing trend towards scooters in India, Yadvinder S. Guleria- Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter

India Pvt. Ltd. said, “This achievement is more significant since Activa (an ATSC) has displaced a motorcycle for numero uno position in Indian 2wheeler industry. In the journey of becoming India’s No.1 selling 2Wheeler, Activa has broken the glass ceiling as the only ATSC to feature in top 10 selling two-wheelers in India.

Today, Activa is not only a market leader but more importantly the growth driver of ATSC segment growing a stellar 30pc and surpasses the ATSC segment growth of 25pc in

FY’2014-15.” What do we say to that? “Wah, Activah, wah!”

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL Indian Chief Classic

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE (POLARIS INDIA) Polaris India Pvt Ltd was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Industries Inc. (USA). Polaris India Pvt Ltd. launched its flagship products including ATVs, Polaris Ranger RZR, Side x Side Vehicles and Snowmobiles in India in August 2011. At the helm of affairs of the Indian arm is Pankaj Dubey, a person with very practical experience of the Indian automobile industry. It was therefore natural that Polaris continued to have faith in him as they launched their Indian Motorcycle brand in India.

Dubey has already made Polaris ATVs popular among Indians by setting up a strong network

of dealers and also Polaris Experience Zones. The off road riding culture has finally taken off in the country with Polaris vehicles.

In 2014 Polaris got into India their Indian Motorcycles, starting with the Indian Chief range. Late 2014 came the Indian Scout.

Incidentally, the Indian Motorcycle is an iconic brand that gained immense popularity across world geography. In April 2011, Polaris Industries (US) acquired Indian Motorcycle and in July 2013, it unveiled the all-new range of Indian motorcycles.

“The launch of the Indian Scout in the United States has proved to be successful in stirring a new

wave of enthusiasm. The launch just added another feather in our effort to revive the history of Indian Motorcycle. The launched model is designed to possess the heritage of the past, blended with modern technology. We are now giving Indian enthusiasts a chance to own a piece of history in a modern package by booking their own Indian Scout,” said Pankaj Dubey, Managing Director, Polaris India Pvt. Ltd. “We did have a launch last year and yes, we are cautious and slow. We took a step forward and we wanted to be firmly entrenched. We started with the Gurgaon dealership last year and now we are on the expansion

mode. In the next three or four months you will see more than five dealerships coming into the country in almost all the important towns. And thereafter you shall see a lot of action from Polaris,” Dubey revealed.

The summer of 2015 is expected to see the Indian Scout being brought into India in CBU form. Meanwhile, Indian Motorcycle has started on a cautious note in the country by opening a single dealership in Gurgaon, cover the NCR. By early May 2015 it would have moved into Bangalore too where the Indian Roadmaster and the Indian Chief Dark Horse will be unveiled.

INTERVIEW WITH PANKAJ DUBEY, MD, Polaris India Pvt. Ltd. What has been the progress of Indian Motorcycle company in the country because you started on a very cautious note with a single dealership?

We did have a launch last year and yes, we are cautious and slow.

We took a step forward and we wanted to be firmly entrenched.

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are on the expansion mode. In the next three or four months you will see more than five dealerships coming into the country in almost all the important towns.

And thereafter you shall see a lot of action from Polaris (Indian Motorcycle is part of Polaris Industries of US) Has the company got feelers

from states outside Delhi for owning and operating an Indian Motorcycle dealership?

There are a lot of people who are enthusiastic and are keen to associate with the brand. But we need a right kind of a partner.

We are not going overbroad to select our partners. We have identified places and people and are evaluating everything to

ensure that they are able to do justice to our brand once they come on board. The interest from the Indian Motorcycle perspective has been extremely high ever since we launched the Scout. After the Indian Scout was launched, interest levels have gone dramatically high.

Indian Motorcycle is part of the

TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL Polaris family and Polaris has been in India with its all terrain vehicles for quite some time.

Has there been some kind of a rub off on the Indian brand because of Polaris presence or even some kind of a synergy between the two brands when it comes to the target audience?

I do not see a synergy as such because these are two different set of customers as a whole.

Polaris riders are not necessarily motorcycle riders or customers.

On the other hand, if we look at the Indian customer, he would love to do off roading at some stage, but perhaps not want to own an ATV. What we see are two distinct businesses. But since Polaris has been present from 2011, we have a very nice network across the country, we have a strong base in India, we have a strong after sales team, etc. Those are plus points which Indian Motorcycle inherited in a way. Besides, the image of Polaris is very high in the eyes of its customers. Most of the people in the motorcycle industry know what Indian is all about.

What about bringing your Indian Chief Dark Horse into India?

We shall be shortly launching the Dark Horse in India and thereafter the Roadmaster. We already have the Indian Scout, the Indian Chief Classic, Chief Vintage and the Chieftain in the country. You will get to see the two brands in a couple of months. In future whenever an international model is launched we hope to have it here in India simultaneously.

product from the current options available in the country. But when it comes to cruisers, then there are just a couple of brands and we are definitely one of them. We have products that are outstanding.

Do you see this cruiser sub segment growing in India wherein you start manufacturing bikes in the country?

I would love to see that day very soon. The good thing is that it is growing. There is a lot of interest in the cruising and touring segment. I foresee that in the next four-five years this segment could see ‘Make in India’ products. I am seeing that kind of potential and Indian Motorcycle will definitely be there.

What is the company doing in terms of events etc to promote the Indian Motorcycles?

Our cruiser products start at Rs 25.5 lakh and upwards upto Rs 47 lakh. These bikes are super premium and so are the customers. We didn’t go in for owners club etc and besides with one dealership, it was practically not possible to have a big owners

group. But with products coming in like the Indian Scout, there is a mass appeal because the prices for this product start at Rs 11.99lakh. Suddenly people realised that their dream to own an Indian bike was possible with the Indian Scout. That is where the volumes build up and that is where the owner’s groups and weekend rides start happening.

What is the road ahead for Indian Motorcycle?

We have big plans for Indian Motorcycle in India and we have just started. We have just one dealership and we shall have five more dealerships. By end of this year we should have around eight dealerships. We feel that in another year or two down the line we will cover around 14 to 15 markets in the country. The volume will really pick up from this year onward. We cannot give you a number but in the next four to five years I foresee volumes that will enable to get into manufacturing or CKD operations.

Will you see demand coming from Tier II cities and towns?

Right now it will come from

bigger towns but I think in a year or so you will see us in the big B towns of the country. These will include places like Lucknow, Indore, etc. Currently we have a dealership in Delhi NCR, we shall be opening outlets in Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad Chennai and Ahmedabad. Thereafter we shall open in places like Kochi, Kolkata, etc and then move on to Goa, Pune, Chandigarh and subsequently to all the B towns.

Do we see the Victory Motorcycle from Polaris coming into India also?

Right now we are building two brands Polaris and Indian Motorcycle. We want to give everything that Indian deserves before we launch another brand.

It is very easy to launch any other bike, because they are ready and we just have to make a phone call and the bikes will arrive. But to do justice to any new brand requires a lot of initiatives. Let us first do justice to these two brand (Polaris and Indian Motorcycle) and then Victory is just a call away. It will be some time before we launch Victory in India.

How do you see the Indian luxury motorcycle market evolving, in the sense there are cruisers, adventure bikes, classics, etc. which of these sub segments you think will grow faster?

We have done a lot of research in India before we came in and we found that the customers in this segment are more inclined towards cruisers or touring bikes. When they are looking for a common bike, then they go in for some

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL INDIA YAMAHA MOTOR Japanese motorcycle major Yamaha has more than three decades of India presence. It made its initial foray into India in 1985 through the Nandas controlled Escorts group. But its real journey began in August 2001 when Yamaha India became a 100pc subsidiary of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd, Japan (YMC). In 2008, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. entered into an agreement with YMC to become a joint-investor in India Yamaha Motor Private Limited (IYM). YMC has established its wholly-owned subsidiary - Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. (YMIS) in India to independently support IYM in sales and marketing of its products.

YMIS now supports India Yamaha to market and sell its two-wheelers including YZF-R15 Version 2.0 (150cc), Fazer (153cc), FZ-S (153cc), Fazer FI version 2.0 (149 cc), FZ-S FI Version 2.0 (149 cc), FZ (153cc), FZ FI Version 2.0 (149 cc), SZ-S & SZ-RR (153cc), SZ-RR Version 2.0(149 cc), Saluto (125cc), SS125 (123cc), YBR125 (123cc), YBR110 (106cc), Crux

(106cc) and scooters Ray (113cc), Ray Z (113cc) and Alpha (113 cc) and its import portfolio consisting of VMAX (1,679cc), YZF-R1 (998cc) and FZ1 (998cc). These top end motorcycles are imported in Completely Built Unit (CBU) form.

IYM’s manufacturing facilities comprise of 2 modern plants at Surajpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Faridabad (Haryana).

The Surajpur plant produces both scooters and motorcycle while the one in Faridabad only produces two-wheeler parts. The Surajpur plant has a total capacity of around 1 million units.

Yamaha has also set up a new plant on the outskirts of Chennai which will be commissioned in 2015. The plant has come up at

Yamaha Saluto

Vallam Vadagal in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. An investment of 1,500 crore went into building this plant with a capacity to manufacture 4,00,000 units. In Phase II the capacity will be further augmented to 14,00,000 units, taking the total capacity of the company to 18,00,000 units. The new factory will also have a vendor park in its vicinity.

For the fiscal 2014-15, as per SIAM, the company sold around 7,36,784 units of motorcycle and scooters in the domestic market as well as through exports. In the domestic market it sold 348583 units of motorcycles and exported 164970 units. It sold 216960 units of scooters i the domestic market and exported 6271 units.

Recently, the company launched

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL another motorcycle for the Indian market by the name of Saluto.

The new 125cc Saluto is based on the concept of “Economical & Practical Indian Family Motorcycle”. The new model is the lightest vehicle in the 125cc class and has been developed as a family-use motorcycle with practical performance at an

affordable price. Based on the Blue Core Engine Development ideal, it is powered by a new engine with a more compact combustion chamber than previous 125cc models released by the company. Plans are afoot to launch models in the coming months.

Stated Roy Kurian, Vice

President, Sales & Marketing, Yamaha Motor India Sales, “Our immediate plan is to achieve an annual sales target of almost 9 lakh units in 2015 with 7. 2 lakh units in domestic sales and 1.8 lakh units in export sales. We’ve always been focused on the highly stylish 150 cc deluxe and premium segment motorcycles

and recently we extended our focus on the scooter segment too.

With the launch of Alpha scooter last year we drew our focus on the family segment and now with the introduction of Saluto we will continue our focus on family segment and strengthen our presence particularly in the rural parts of the country.”

INTERVIEW WITH ROY KURIAN, VP-Sales & Marketing, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. India Yamaha is doing 7.36 lakh units in total sales in India with around 5.65 lakh units in domestic sales and around 1.71 lakh units as exports. You have been quoted as saying that your company has set a sales target of 8 lakh units for this year and 1.2 million units by 2017.

To achieve these targets, will there be a push on the domestic front or would the company rely equally on the export markets?

The year 2014 was a memorable year for us as we witnessed robust growth with the successful launch of our family-oriented scooter – ‘Alpha’ as well as the all new Blue core enabled FZ series and SZ-RR Version 2.0, all of which were instrumental in boosting sales to new levels. Driven by our innovative efforts, ongoing customer-centric activities and exciting product line-ups, the Company strengthened its position by clocking domestic sales of 5.7 lakh units in 2014, compared to 4.6 lakh units in 2013, registering a 23pc growth over the previous year.

Our immediate plan is to achieve an annual sales target of almost 9 lakh units in 2015 with 7. 2 lakh units in domestic sales and 1.8 lakh units in export sales.

We’ve always been focused on the highly stylish 150 cc deluxe and premium segment motorcycles and recently we extended our focus on the scooter segment too.

With the launch of Alpha scooter last year we drew our focus on the family segment and now with the introduction of Saluto we

will continue our focus on family segment and strengthen our presence particularly in the rural parts of the country.

We are already in the process of expanding our sales & service network across the country to get closer to our customer base.

We currently have 1300 customer touch-points and we plan to increase this number to approx 2000 by the end of this year.

With these initiatives, our push

is indeed more focussed on the domestic market. However, the exports market will not take a backseat but will play an important role in achieving the said target by 2017.

Among your different products in the different segments, which are the ones that are specifically setting the sales charts ablaze?

Has Indian customers moved out from the commuter segment

of around 100cc or do you think this segment still has a strong demand?

Our DNA has molecules of design, innovation and technology. These molecules are twined together to offer our customers an outcome that manifests our obsession and passion.

Our design and style is clearly visible in our revolutionary products like the R15, the FZ Series and our newly launched blue core enabled scooter line-up.

Blue core technology is a next generation engine development ideal that significantly enhances riding enjoyment and fuel efficiency. We are confident of growing in these segments with existing and new products and would see the setting of our sales charts ablaze.

If we talk about the commuter segment of around 100cc, it did witness a slight surge at almost 3% but the 125cc segment on the other hand witnessed a 12% increase in 2014.While the demand for the 100cc will sustain, we see few customers slowly shifting their aspirations to a higher cc segment due to the lack of performance with 100cc class bikes. India, however is a very big market with its potential still unexplored and 100 cc would keep contributing strongly in the next couple of years.

Bearing the few aspirational customers in mind we recently launched Saluto - a 125cc family-use motorcycle offering one of the best fuel economy.

The new offering has been

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL designed keeping in mind the needs expressed by 125cc class customers and that included a priority on fuel economy, along with affordable pricing, a want for a 125cc bike because of the lack of performance with 100cc or 110cc class bikes, a desire for a model with a discreet (composed) look befitting a family bike, practicality and designs that are different from existing models, and a priority also on an exterior with the look and feel of quality. In response to these market needs, the new Saluto was developed around the concept of an “Economical & Practical Indian Family Motorcycle”.

The scooter segment too is growing big time in India. Do you think there is a scope for a new product in the male

scooter segment? Also, in the scooter segment, are the two sub segments of male and female getting to be distinct and mature?

The scooter segment indeed holds a lot of potential as it witnessed a 28% growth in 2014 compared to a 6% growth witnessed by the motorcycle segment. Scooters have auto transmission and many females love this convenience.

Recently few male customers also have started liking this feature and the comfort they get in heavy traffic conditions. I don’t look at this segment from gender point of view as it’s primarily a unisex product. I would like to broadly divide this segment as family segment (generic product for all in the family) or personal mobility segment.

Scooter as a segment has still

not seen much of action so far.

It is still at a very conventional and stereotype mode. Some differentiation though has been witnessed recently but much more action is expected in this segment from manufacturers in coming times as the expectations and aspirations of customers would grow beyond our imagination.

There would be a dynamic, growing scope of products for all men and women in the future.

Maturity is too distant a word for this segment.

What has been the demand for your high end motorcycles?

First things first, we were the first ones to introduce superbikes in India. Our objective was to show case Yamaha power and line up to Indian customers to kick start our top down strategy. Now

we are completely focussed on addressing the mass segment.

This would be possible only if we are focussed. We don’t want to get distracted. However we still have sold 35 vehicles last year. We recently introduced the R1 variant and R1M which is poised to get our presence felt.

Will the company be considering a product in the 250cc to 300 cc segment where the likes of Royal Enfield rule the roost? Do you see a scope there?

Market is growing and we are serious about Indian operations.

Any segment which is in line with our strategy would be a segment for us to focus on with all our might. I can’t comment on CC, size and shape of the bike but you can expect surprises from Yamaha all throughout.

MAHINDRA TWO WHEELERS LTD. It was sometime in 2008 when Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) announced that its Board of Directors had approved the acquisition of business assets of Pune-based Kinetic Motor Company Ltd. (KMCL) controlled

by Sulajja Firodia Motwani for a sum of Rs 110 crore. A new

company was formed by the name of Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd. (MTWL) through which Mahindras were to design and market a range of scooters, value engineered motorcycles and high-end motorcycles for the Indian and global markets. The company has a manufacturing

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facility at Pithampur, near Indore in Madhya Pradesh and also has an R&D unit located at Chinchwad, Pune. MTWL has also partnered with Taiwan’s Sanyang Industry Company (SYM), a leading manufacturer of scooters, motorcycles and ATVs, to develop its scooter portfolio.

Today Mahindra Two Wheelers has a range of scooter and motorcycle models. Scooters include the popular Gusto, Rodeo UZO 125, Rodeo RZ, Duro RZ, Flyte and Kine. Motorcycles include Centuro, Centuro Rockstar and the Pantero.

For the year ended March 31, 2015, the company sold 46349 units of scooters in the domestic market and exported 1635 units. In the highly competitive motorcycle segment, it sold 118,995 units and exported 7866 units. Sales have dropped for the company during the year.

Despite the tepid sales, the company seems to be committed to the two wheeler business. It is set to acquire a 51pc equity

stake in Peugeot Motocycles (PMTC), part of the Euro 54 billion PSA Group based in France. PMTC (a.k.a. Peugeot Scooters), a key player in urban mobility in Europe for 116 years, is the oldest motorised twowheeler manufacturer in the world. Peugeot Scooters offers one of the most comprehensive range of scooters and mopeds, from 50cc to 400cc, including the successful three wheeled scooter – Metropolis, in the European market. The company has maintained that MTWL would support PMTC’s global growth plan and the brand building effort that enriches the “Frenchness” of the Peugeot brand.

In the global arena, Mahindra has only strengthened its position in the two-wheeler segment.

Mahindra Racing competes at the highest level of global motorcycle racing in the Moto3 category of MotoGP, while Mahindra GenZe recently revealed its electric two wheelers in the US market that offer sustainable urban transport

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Mahindra Racing became the first Indian motorcycle constructor to participate in the FIM MotoGP

World Motorcycle Racing Championship series in 2011 and the Italian National Motorcycle Racing Championship (CIV) in 2012.

In 2015, Mahindra is competing in its third year in the Moto3 class of MotoGP with its own 4-stroke, 250cc motorcycle: the Mahindra MGP3O, developed in

its development centre at Varese in Italy. It’s international success and drive will surely have a positive rub off on the company’s Indian business of two-wheelers.

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PIAGGIO VEHICLES Vespa Piaggio Vehicles Private Limited (PVPL), a 100pc subsidiary of Piaggio & C S.p.A, is known more for its commercial three wheelers. PVPL commenced its India operations in 1999, with the launch of the apé.

This company sells the Vespa scooters in India. Vespa was launched in India in April 2012.

The company has set up a plant in Baramati in Pune distric of Maharashtra to manufacture the original, iconic Vespa. Though Vespa is the symbol of Italian creativity, it has not really taken

off in terms of sales in India. In 2014 the company launched the Vespa S in an all new orange and matt black colour. Vespa S joined the earlier launched Vespa LX and VX. For the year ended March 31, 2015, the company was able to sell 28,062 units the domestic market and export a mere 10 vehicles. Piaggio has also introduced its superbikes, the Aprilia and Moto Guzzi in India.

The company has not disclosed the sales figures for these motorcycles.

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL ROYAL ENFIELD (EICHER MOTORS)LTD. Royal Enfield, mostly referred to as the manufacturer of Bullet motorcycles, is now an entirely new entity, emboldened by a sudden surge in the demand for its motorcycles in India as well as abroad. Whether it is the coming in of heavy bike makers like Harley-Davidson that triggered the appetite among Indian men to buy this macho bike, one really does not know. The fact is that the Royal Enfield management (part of Eicher Motors) is pleased as punch. In 2013, the company produced just over 1,70,000 motorcycles and in 2014 it hit the 3,00,000 mark. According to SIAM, the company has sold 3,53,547 units (domestic sales plus exports) in fiscal 2014-15. Domestic sales accounted for 324058 units and exports accounted for 29,489.

The company continues to ramp up capacity at its current facilities in Thiruvottiyur and Oragadam in Tamil Nadu. The company had acquired 50 acres of land in Vallam Vadagal, near Chennai to set up its third manufacturing facility. This plot is located within 10 km of the company’s Oragadam facility and according to Siddhartha Lal, Eicher Motors MD and CEO, the company would commence capacity creation at the third plant “as and when we have a sight of demand that is beyond the combined capacity of our existing two facilities. Our plan is to reach a capacity of 4,50,000 units in 2015 and over 6,00,000 in 2016 from

current manufacturing facilities in Thiruvottiyur and Oragadam.”

Royal Enfield’s current capacity from both plants (Thiruvottiyur and Oragadam) will be three lakh units for 2015. Eventually, the two plants put together will be able to manufacture six lakh units.

The Oragadam facility has a total capacity of five lakh motorcycles a year. The company invested Rs. 150 crore in the first phase, when it was inaugurated in 2013.

In addition to capacity expansion, the company is also investing in upgrading its capabilities in product development with two new technology centres on the anvil. The larger one will be at a new 4.5 acre property that the company has acquired on Old Mahabalipuram Road in Chennai, and will be operational by Q2 2016. A smaller satellite centre is being set up in UK, and will be operational by the end of 2015. These new centres will be responsible for creating a robust and beautiful range of new motorcycles from the two new platforms that the company is currently developing, informed Lal. The company has also commenced its strategic foray into international markets where it had been selling motorcycles for decades, “but with considerably low support from our side”, explained Lal. “Markets such as USA, UK and Europe are highly influential, and success in

Bullet 500 these markets is crucial for us to gain currency and credibility as we work towards achieving global leadership in the midsized segment. In Latin America and South East Asia, motorcycles, like in India, are popular as the favourite means of daily commute.

The size of these markets is much larger than in the developed countries, and similar to India in the enormous potential to upgrade to mid-sized motorcycles. Royal Enfield with its evocative and engaging products is very well placed to catalyse the shift to midsize motorcycles in such markets.

The Continental GT is particularly paving the way for us in these markets. However, these are early days for our international thrust, and we are now in the process of learning what it would take to be successful in different markets.

Our first step is to create a strong distribution and brand salience – which is under way in a lot of markets currently; with that we will

set the ground for the introduction of our new motorcycles in the coming years – which have been specifically designed to have global appeal,” Lal stated in his annual report for FY 2014.

Lal has also brought in fresh and experienced blood into his company. Some of the key hires included Rudratej ‘Rudy’ Singh who has joined as President, Royal Enfield. Also, after leading Harley Davidson’s geographic expansion across emerging markets, industry veteran Rod Copes joined the Royal Enfield team to drive the company’s growth in North America. The company also has on board one of the most prolific industrial designers for motorcycles, Pierre Terblanche, who has created some extraordinary motorcycles as the head of design for Ducati for over a decade. He brings this experience to our industrial design team in mentoring our future design directions, points out Lal.

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE INDIA PVT LTD Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIPL), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, was set up after Suzuki’s re-entry into the Indian two-wheeler market after it severed ties with partner TVS in 2000-01. Suzuki was then the technology provider in the erstwhile joint venture company TVS Suzuki. In 2004, SMIPL was set up and it started producing two wheelers from 2006 at Gurgaon plant in Haryana state.

SMIPL manufacturing plant in Gurgaon (Haryana) has an annual production capacity of 5,40,000 units. The company has 37 acres of land, out of which at present the plant is constructed in approximately 10 acres of land.

The remaining area is left for the land development and future expansion, says the company.

The company currently makes both scooters and motorcycles at the India plant and also imports

super bikes in the country from Japan. Scooters sold in India include Lets, Access 125, Access 125 (SE) and Swish 125. Motorcycles include, the recently launched Gixxer SF, the Gixxer, Hayate, GS 150R and Slingshot Plus. Top end bikes sold in the country include the GSX-S1000ABS, GSX-R1000ABS, V-Strom, Hayabusa, Hayabusa Z, Bandit 1250 SA, Intruder M 1800R, Intruder M 1800R (B.O.S.S.) and Intruder M800.

For the financial year 201415, according to SIAM data, the company sold a total of 3,73,219 units of motorcycles and scooters of which 3,40,483 were sold in the domestic market and 32,736 were exported. Scooters contributed majorly to the total sales. The scooter sales in the domestic market accounted for 2,75,190 units while exports for the year stood at 5712 units.

Gixxer SF

Atul Gupta, Executive Vice President ( Sales & Marketing), Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt noted that “We increased our sales by 2pc in 2014-15 compared to 201314 cumulatively”.

In 2015, the company launched two new products, the Swish 125 scooter and the Suzuki Gixxer SF motorcycle. It discontinued the Inazuma the price of which the company cut by Rs 1 lakh.

“It started doing well in numbers but at that price it was not sustainable,” Gupta clarified. As for the Gixxer, Gupta noted that “We have won customer hearts with the Gixxer. We are confident that the Gixxer SF too will thrill young buyers across India and

further strengthen our market position.” Healthy Gixxer sales have come as a pleasant surprise for the company. “We had belief in the product and good it came true,” he said when asked about Gixxer’s growing popularity. One being asked whether he was satisfied with its sales of the Suzuki super bikes, he stated, “We will keep super bikes as our brand recall and it will always prove Suzuki way of life in technology”.

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Tiger XRx. Picture courtesy: Triumph

TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES INDIA Triumph Motorcycles India, a subsidiary of UK based Triumph Motorcycles has every reason to be excited about its debut in India.

For a superbike manufacturer, selling 1326 units in fiscal 2014-15 has come as a pleasant surprise and the company is gearing up to bring in more models into India in Completely Knocked Down (CKD) form. The company launched its products in November 2013 but went about retailing its bikes in January 2014. The bikes are assembled at a plant in Manesar in Haryana. The company has plans to expand the assembling operations as it has bought one more plot of land adjacent to the Manesar plot.

Triumph Motorcycles India products sold in the country include the Tiger XCx, Tiger XRx, Tiger Explorer XC, Bonneville T100, Bonneville, Thruxton, Rocket III Roadster, Thunderbird LT, Thunderbird Storm, Speed Triple ABS, Street Triple ABS, Daytona 675 ABS and Daytona 675R. But not many are aware, reports had suggested in the year 2012 that Triumph had plans to set up a production unit near Bangalore. Reports indicated that the company had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Karnataka state government and had indicated to the government that they would invest in two phases in their plant.

They were to manufacture bikes below the 500cc range.

Those plans seem to be shelved for ever now. According to VImal Sumbly, Managing Director of Triumph Motorcycles India, “We have set our priority to be in the premium and luxury segment of the market....For that we have invested in Manesar a lot. Being a private limited company, we do not share the investments...We are more focussed on building up the premium and luxury motorcycle segment. Karnataka was just a part of the investment. It was not huge. As much as 95 pc of the investments we have done in India so far has been in Manesar.

The Karnataka investment is

not on priority. It was a bit of an investment. It was not large. Our focus from day one has been to be in the premium segment.”

Commenting on whether Manesar could one day become a manufacturing outlet for the company, he said, “It is too early to comment. But then Triumph has five flexible plants around the globe. We can ship in and ship out any time. This is a very good thing. The closest plant is Thailand. Our endeavour is to bring more bikes in the CKD form and use the advantage it offers for the customers. If CKD gets him the advantage, then we do CKD. If Free Trade Agreement brings that, we do that.”

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH VIMAL SUMBLY, MD, Triumph Motorcycles India Triumph made a big bang entry into India with around 10 models. How has the progress been for your company?

According to SIAM data you sold around 1326 models last fiscal.

Is that on target and has it met your expectations?

As of now we are more than satisfied with what we have done. We launched our products in November 2013 but we went about retailing our bikes by modJanuary 2014. It’s been really great in terms of growth in India. We had a three-pronged strategy for India. One, was to get a product into India at the right price point.

Two, was to get the network and reach so that a customer can access the bike in the main town itself. Third, was to do a great after sales service. This was something we found missing in India. I am proud to say that we are the only company in India which has launched 12 products together on the same day. This clearly shows the commitment Triumph Motorcycle has for the Indian market. We have 10 dealerships in the country and the 11th is coming up in Indore and will be operational by mid May 2015. We have a network coming up in Jaipur soon.

You have a plant in Manesar to assemble Triumph motorcycles.

I presume the bikes are coming in CKD form, so how many different models are being assembled currently in the country?

Between CKD and CBU there is a huge advantage that you get to pass on to the consumer when you come through the CKD route. Our strategy has always been to bring products at the right price point.

When we started operations in India we only had only 11 brands and we have only six of them through CKD and the balance through CBU. Today we have almost 14 brands and out of these 8 are CKDs and the remaining CBU. We shall be bringing more

finance schemes. We also offer road side assistance. If you were to have a breakdown, the bike can be picked using the roadside assistance. We have a full PCA— Parts, clothing and accessories in Manesar. For any demand arising out of any part of the country, we are able to cater to the part at a far shorter span of time. A lot of manufacturers import bikes in CBU and their hub is outside India and when the customer needs a part, then there is a transit time of minimum six to eight weeks. In our case its less than half that time.

models through CKD route. For CKDs the import duty ranges from 10pc to 30pc. In the case of CBU, duties including cess cross 100pc. Our Manesar plant is today capable of doing a lot of CKDs. We assemble a lot of bikes in Manesar. We have fully trained Indian technicians working there.

We have a flexible manufacturing system. We can produce as many as we want. When we started off, we had almost three to six months of waiting. We have brought that time to two and a half months to three months.

Triumph has five manufacturing facilities across the globe. We have two plants in Thailand. When you bring products into India you need to produce products of world quality. Each is an investment in terms of production line, the number of parts imported etc. First you try to put together a product with the maximum volume. Last year we had Tiger which we brought into India through the CBU route. Now it is CKD. Our objective is to maximise as many products through CKDs. Now with

the FTA being open between India and Thailand, we need to look into that also.

Within the superbike motorcycle segment, is price a consideration? I mean, does a more affordable model become a runaway hit just because it is priced much lower than the others? How do purchase decisions vary in this segment?

If you look at the Indian industry which we call the premium industry, which I define at starting from 500 cc and 5 lakh plus, I do not think there is something price sensitive, rather Indians are value conscious. We simply got labelled as price conscious people. If there is a particular value that you get at a certain price, then you go for it. Look at gold, people think it offers value because the price of gold has remained more or less stable for the last three or four years. Consumers look for value for money. Triumph has been successful because we brought in technology, we also got in the ease to buy a bike through different

Does easy finance also play a role in purchase of superbikes?

What’s been your experience on this front? Do your buyers take a loan for buying your products, as is the case with several other prominent brands in India?

We have tied up in the organised finance area with HDFC Bank which does 35 pc of our finance. Apart from that we have nationalised banks and other banks like ICICI bank and Yes Bank. Overall there would be financing to the tune of 50-55pc.

I am not counting nationalised banks here, personal loans like a father giving his son, or a company giving a person, etc. For normal motorcycles, the duration of loans last two to three years, here in our case it ranges from six months to two years.

For dealerships, what kind of a strategy have you adopted for India. Only tier one city or is it also tier II locations? What about tapping the neighbouring countries?

We feel that Nepal being so close to India, we can cater to them from India through CKD route. In terms of India, we had taken a strategic decision from Day1 to be at the right places at the right time. What I mean by that is typically when a bike company comes in, they put a shop in Mumbai and Delhi and then try the market and see

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If it works well then he expands, if not, he stays there. We put 10 dealerships simultaneously in India. We started from Bangalore, went to Hyderabad, from there we went to Mumbai, then Ahmedabad, Kochi, Chennai and Pune. Delhi was one of our last stores. We also did Chandigarh and Kolkata. Today we are present in all zones.

Being a Brit company we do everything systematically. We did a lot of research, a lot of analysis.

We knew where the market is.

I personally have been in the auto space for more almost two decades. We identified markets which had a potential and where people were looking for a bike like ours. Just to give you an example, Kochi has absolutely surprised us. I typically call it the Punjab of South. They want big cars and bikes, they can afford them and the entire Kerala state is so beautiful and what better way to explore the state than to do it on a bike! Triumph is a way of life.

Are your riders also bonding (forming groups and going for rides together etc) after buying your motorcycles?

Yes, we have ten groups in India.

We call it the Rider Association of Triumph and is codenamed the RAT globally. We have BRATs in Bangalore, we have H RATs in Hyderabad, we have similar associations in Delhi and Kolkata too. In every state one group is being formed and they ride out together. Brotherhood and community building are very important. This way you can also tell us how our products can deliver in terms of riding safely.

We lay a lot of emphasis on these rides. The basic ethos of the brand Triumph is ‘For The Ride’. That is our tag line. We make bikes for the rider. Also one must remember, we do not just sell bikes, we sell clothing, accessories, etc Your company invested in some land near Bangalore to set up a manufacturing plant. Is that project still on?

It is a matter of priority. We have set our priority to be in the premium and luxury segment of the market. That is our strategy too. For that we have invested in Manesar a lot. Being a private limited company, we do not share the investments. We had one plot in Manesar and now we have added another. I am there to serve anyone who wants the best of technology, best of style, best of reliability, best of ride and best of experience. In that space we want to operate and we do not want to go down. Our investments in Manesar will increase. We have done a lot of investments, like I told you. Our priority is to invest more and more in Manesar. We are more focussed on building up the premium and luxury motorcycle segment. Karnataka was just a part of the investment. It was not huge. As much as 95 pc of the investments we have done in India so far has been in Manesar.

The Karnataka investment is not on priority. It was a bit of an investment. It was not large. Our

focus from day one has been to be in the premium segment.

If you were to divide the industry into two parts: 500cc and Rs 5 lakh plus and 500cc and Rs 5 lakh below, we have our brand in the plus segment. There are very few brands that compete here. We have a 33pc market share. We want to occupy that space. An Indian is no more just and Indian, he is a global Indian. We are there to offer him right power, good style, good reliability and good ride. We are offering the global best product.

Will Manesar become a manufacturing hub?

It is too early to comment. But then Triumph has five flexible plants around the globe. We can ship in and ship out any time. This is a very good thing. The closest plant is Thailand. Our endeavour is to bring more bikes in the CKD form and use the advantage it offers for the customers. If CKD gets him the advantage, then we do CKD. If Free Trade Agreement brings that, we do that.

TVS MOTOR COMPANY The US $ 6.5 billion plus TVS Group based in Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu was founded by TV Sundaram Iyengar in 1911. TVS Motor Company headed by Venu Srinivasan, with revenues of around Rs 10,098 crore is the flagship company of the group. The TVS Group is also India’s leading supplier of automotive components. TVS Motor Company has international presence in more than 50 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

During the financial year 201415, the company noted that it took forward the legacy of the Scooty brand with the introduction of TVS Scooty Zest 110, targeted at the new age Indian woman.

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TVS StaR City+. A limited edition TVS Jupiter and an upgraded TVS Wego were also launched during the year.

During the year ended March 2015, the overall two-wheeler sales of TVS Motor Company, including exports grew from 19.93 lakh units registered in the year 2013-14 to 24.09 lakh units in the year 2014-15. Motorcycle sales during the fiscal year increased from 7.86 lakh units in the year ended March 2014 to 9.51 lakh units in the year ended March 2015. Scooters sales increased from 4.74 lakh units in the year ended March 2014 to 7.00 lakh units in the year ended March 2015. Three wheeler sales of the company increased significantly from 0.80 lakh units in the previous year to 1.08 lakh units in the year ended March 2015. Total exports

of the company increased from 3.09 lakh units recorded in March 2014 to 4.13 lakh units in the year ended March 2015.

“Our strong focus on a deeper consumer understanding and quality in the past few years has resulted in the roll out of superior products such as TVS Star City+, TVS Jupiter, TVS Phoenix and TVS Scooty Zest 110 which have been very well received by our customers. Existing products too have fared well,” said a spokesperson of the company.

Makes around 2.4 million

TVS Jupiter two wheelers per annum. The company has four manufacturing plants, three located in India (Hosur, Tamil Nadu and Mysore, Karnataka and Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh) and one in Indonesia (Karawang). Around April 2013,

TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL the company entered into a joint technical and manufacturing cooperation with BMW Motorrad to make under TVS as well as BMW badges under-500cc engine capacity motorcycles. TVS makes bikes in the sub 250cc segment while BMW makes bikes in the 600cc to 1600 cc segment.

BMW Motorrad has around 19 premium motorcycle and scooter models. “As regards the BMW technical cooperation agreement, the project is progressing as per plan,” said the company spokesperson. TVS is apparently investing around Euros 20 million (approx Rs 132 crore) in its BMW Motorrad venture. TVS Motor Company currently makes different models of motorcycles, scooters and mopeds. In fact it is the only moped manufacturer in the country. Scooters include some popular products like Jupiter, Wego and the Scooty range. Motorcycles include the Apache series, Phoenix, Victor, StaRcity+ etc.

The company exports its Star range, Max range, Victor range, Apache RTR 160, Apach RTR

180 and Jive to African markets.

The StaR HLX 125 has now been introduced in Tanzania.

For the year ended March 31, 2015, TVS Motor Company subsidiary PT TVS Motor Company Indonesia registered total sales of 23,348 units compared to 19,191 units in the previous financial year.

The company recently stated that it will introduce two new motorcycles this year (fiscal 2015-16), including TVS Victor and a high powered premium bike (in all probability the TVSBMW motorcycle). In addition to this, the company has also planned upgrades of existing products to further strengthen its portfolio. With its customer centric engineering approach, consistent focus on quality and a superior product line, TVS Motor Company is looking to consolidate its position and performance in the ongoing fiscal, a company statement read.

All eyes are on the new product from the TVS-BMW collaboration to be launched in 2015-16 fiscal.

The under-500 cc motorcycle is expected to add a new element of

thrill in a segment where there are limited models and players.

When the BMW-TVS tie up was announced early 2013, it was meant to develop and produce motorcycles in the segment below 500 cubic centimetres. The cooperation agreement involved the two companies offering their own vehicle derivatives, which was to be sold through their own distribution channels in India and across the globe.

Though BMW is a well respected name in the Indian automobile industry, BMW Motorrad has an extremely limited presence in the Indian two wheeler market. But India’s popular Bollywood industry saw a bit of BMW Motorrad in their life when the German company became and exclusive motorcycle partner of action thriller Dhoom3 - Back in Action starring Amir Khan. The movie contains spectacular stunt scenes with the BMW S 1000 RR and BMW K 1300 R. Now it is to be seen, how the BMW Motorrad engineered bikes with TVS Motor Company fares in the real world!

2015 TVS Phoenix 125 launched for 51,990

TVS Motor Company has launched the 2015 edition TVS Phoenix 125. The 2015 edition TVS Phoenix 125 is priced at Rs. 51,990 (ex-Delhi) for the drum version and Rs. 55,899 (exDelhi) for the disc brake version.

Powering the 2015 edition TVS Phoenix 125 is a further refined 125cc EcoThrust Engine which delivers 11 bhp of power and a fuel economy of 67 kmpl. With a flat torque curve and effective power delivery, the 2015 TVS Phoenix 125 comes with firstin-class Monotube Inverted Gas (MIG) filled canister shocks with Series Spring.

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL UM MOTORCYCLES UM Motorcycles is an American motorcycle manufacturing company and has its presence over 20 countries. UM Motorcycle India showcased its cruiser range of motorcycles at the 2014 Auto Expo in Greater Noida. The company has announced its strategic joint venture with Lohia Auto. Their initial plan was to launch a 400cc cruiser by second quarter of 2015 and was looking to appoint 75 dealers across 50

cities by July 2015.

The agreement between UM and Lohia envisages the creation of a joint venture company with a 50-50 partnership between the two companies. The joint venture company will market a full new range of motorcycles designed especially for the Indian markets.

The manufacturing facility will be located in Kashipur, Uttrakhand utilising the current Lohia Auto facility with a capacity to produce

Renegade Commando 1,00,000 units per year. The expected start of production was slated to be around the second quarter of 2015.

The overall investment in the joint venture company over a definitive period was expected to be approximately 120 crore.

INTERVIEW WITH RAJEEV MISHRA, Director, UM Motorcycles Is the launch of the 400cc cruiser on schedule and what about dealerships, are they in place?

We will launch 300 to 500 cc motorcycle and which one would be launched first is yet to be determined as we are doing a market survey to freeze same. We are looking at hitting the road with a network of 50 dealerships across the nation. The NCR region may have four dealerships.

There are already very renowned motorcycle brands in India, both Indian and global. What will the USP be for UM to in the market?

Would it be the price point, quality or/and performance?

We are a global company and selling in over 30 countries competing with same global and Indian brands. By pushing

the boundaries innovation and by providing exhilarating design we will give most innovative products with latest technology at affordable. There is enough space for a new player like us as consumers wants choice and something different than what they already have.

Since the bikes will be made at the Lohia plant in Kashipur, what is the investment that is being done there to set things up?

What will be the initial installed production capacity for the bikes? Will the bikes be brought in CKD form or will it have some of localisation?

UM Motorcycles will be assembled at Lohia Auto’s plant in Kashipur, Uttarakhand. The plant has an installed production capacity of 100,000 motorcycles per annum.

Initially, the more critical parts of the motorcycles will come from UM Motorcycles USA. The India unit will also be an export base for UM Motorcycles in AMEA region.

UM has signed a strategic joint venture with Lohia and the initial investment in the joint venture is of 250 Cr ( 125 crore each) and then increase it to 500 crore by next year.

We hope to bring a second round of models to India around the Indian Auto Expo 2016, priced in the 1.20 lakh to 1.50 lakh (on road) range.

How many bikes do you hope to produce and sell in the first year and subsequently? Has the company set any sales target?

We are looking to be substantial player and targeting 5pc market share in the range of 300cc to 500cc and to reach 15pc in next three years. We hope to launch our bikes around September 2015, with a new bike to subsequently enter the market every 6 months.

Bosch strengthens presence in motorcycle markets Bosch intends to reposition itself in the rapidly expanding global motorcycle market.

The technology and services company is about to pool its motorcycle activities from the areas of riding safety systems, powertrain technology, and display instruments into one business unit, the newly formed “Two-Wheeler and Powersports.”

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The objective is to address the individual requirements of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide even more effectively.

What’s more, Bosch is looking to expand its product portfolio and strengthen its expertise in twowheeler system solutions. “Bosch technology for more efficiency and safety should be part of any car, and in the future, the same will

go for motorcycles,” says Dr. Dirk Hoheisel, member of the board of management at Robert Bosch GmbH, adding that “We are aiming to become a leading supplier in the motorcycle market, too.”

Two-Wheeler and Powersports is part of the Bosch Mobility Solutions business sector. With its headquarters in Yokohama, Japan – the very heart of the

international motorcycle industry – and branches in the United States, Europe, India, and China, Bosch has a global reach here.

In addition to powered twowheelers, it is planned that the new business unit will serve the market for special-purpose vehicles such as quads, personal watercraft, and snowmobiles.

The unit, which is starting off with

TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL Bosch components for high performance motorcycles ENGINE MANAGEMENT 1 Electronic control unit motronic 2 Carnkshaft speed sensor 3 Camshaft speed sensor 4 Knock sensor FUEL SUPPLY AND INJECTION 5 Electric fuel pump and pressure regulator 6 Fuel injector

EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT 12 Lambda sensor

AIR MANAGEMENT 7 Electronic throttle body 8 Temperature sensor 9 Canister purge valve 10 Manifold air-pressure and temperature sensor

SAFETY 13 MSC hydraulic unit with attached control unit 14 Intertial measurement unit 15 Wheel-speed sensor

IGNITION 11 Spark plug

about 40 associates, can draw upon a worldwide network of several thousand colleagues plus the manufacturing capacity of the Mobility Solutions business sector.

MARKET EXPECTED TO DOUBLE WITHIN FIVE YEARS Globally, the need for affordable mobility is on the increase, and this is pushing demand for powered two-wheelers. Studies indicate that by 2021, more than 160 million two-wheelers will be produced annually – a third more than today. “The portion of the market relevant for Bosch, which covers driving safety systems, powertrain technology, and displays and infotainment systems, will double over the next five years,” Hoheisel says. Most of that growth will take place in Asia, studies suggest, predicting that in 2021, nearly 90 percent of all powered two-wheelers will be made in China, India and South East Asia. That group consists mainly of small motorcycles with engine displacement up to 250 cubic centimeters, one of the most common modes of transport throughout large parts of Asia.

INFOTAINMENT / CONNECTIVITY 16 Connectivity control unit 17 Nyon 18 Smart phone integration

THE FUTURE OF THE MOTORCYCLE IS SAFE, CLEAN, AND CONNECTED Bosch components service the entire two-wheeler spectrum: from those in Asia’s lower price segment to powerful machines with over 1,000cc displacement, for which demand is strongest in Europe, Japan, and North America. The new business unit offers safety solutions such as ABS and Motorcycle Stability Control (MSC), a type of ESP for motorcycles. Bosch is the market leader for motorcycle safety systems. The portfolio also includes electronically controlled injection systems, powertrain components for electric twowheelers and interfaces for connecting motorcycles with smartphones or tablets as well as connected cloud services. “Our systems put even more safety, efficiency, and fun to ride into the motorcycle,” says Geoff Liersch, head of the new Bosch business unit.

With all of these features Bosch provides solutions for the most pressing challenges of the global motorcycle market: many

countries are passing stricter emissions legislation, and more and more twowheeler riders are involved in fatal accidents.

In 2010 alone, more than 285,000 people died in accidents around the world. Yet according to GIDAS, the German accident database, using ABS, can prevent one-quarter of all motorcycle accidents resulting in injuries or fatalities. Additionally MSC can have a positive effect on the outcome of two-thirds of all motorcycle accidents on curves that occur due to rider error.

Modern Bosch technology reduces fuel consumption Along with safety, the desire for fun, fuel economy, and connectivity are key drivers of Bosch’s motorcycle business. In Asia, many two-wheelers with internal-combustion engines are still fitted with a simple carburetor,

whereas Bosch employs its electronically controlled injection system. By comparison, this system can cut fuel consumption by up to 16 percent, depending on conditions and environment. “This is how we are helping to reduce emissions in countries such as China and India,” Liersch says.

At the same time, Bosch is giving two-wheelers digital intelligence with its engine control solutions.

In conjunction with a smartphone app, these make it possible to activate the immobilizer, or read out fault memory. Bosch also offers the Bluetooth interface or connectivity control unit needed for these applications.

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH RONAN LEROY, Head of Two Wheeler, Vehicle Dynamics, Continental’s C&S Division It seems that the two wheeler industry is not far behind the car industry when it comes to modern technology that directly has a bearing on the safety factor. To what extent has the Continental vehicle dynamics offerings been able to penetrate the low cost markets like India, since India is the largest two wheeler market in the world?

India tops the list of nations in total number of road deaths and a significant part of these accidents involve motorcycles. According to an accident research of the German automobile club (ADAC), around a fifth of all motorcycle accidents could have been prevented, if the motorbike had been fitted with an anti-lock brake system (ABS). Just like cars, it is also important for motorcycles to remain stable and steerable during a panic brake situation. Already in 2010 we were the first to introduce ABS in an Indian motorcycle - in the TVS Apache.

To improve the active safety of motorcycles, Continental recently expanded its range of electronic brake systems by introducing a one-channel ABS for smaller motorcycles and scooters. Based on its proven ABS technology for passenger cars it was developed especially for cost-sensitive markets such as Asia, where two-wheelers are equipped with only a hydraulic brake on the front

File photo of Continental plant.

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wheel. The one-channel ABS is the newest addition to Continental’s portfolio of motorcycle systems currently in series production: Motorcycle Integral Brake Systems and Motorcycle Anti-Lock Brake Systems (2-Channel ABS).

The response has been very positive from the Indian market with end customers demonstrating interest and awareness in safety systems such as ABS. We believe that a regulation would further drive uptake of safety technologies further in the two wheeler market.

How many manufacturing locations do you have in India?

Continental has seven manufacturing locations in India, spread across the three automotive hubs in the country.

These plants are for both the automotive and rubber groups.

Continental’s Chassis & Safety Division has a hydraulic brakes plant in Manesar, which was inaugurated last year, an automotive plant Bangalore where airbag ECUs are manufactured, amongst other products, an engineering center in Bangalore, Tech Center India, where engineers are working on globally relevant technologies such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) as well as locally relevant solutions such as the one-channel ABS for the BRIC markets.

Among the various vehicle dynamics offerings, is there any product in particular that you can term as revolutionary and has a great scope for a country like India, if not now, perhaps in the future?

The immediate opportunity lies in improving the active safety of motorcycles.

Continental’s onechannel ABS for smaller motorcycles and scooters is a truly innovative technology.

With a box volume of significantly less than 300 cubic centimeters and weighing roughly 420 grams the motorcycle ABS is very light and can be easily applied to suit the widest range of motorcycle and motor scooter models. ABS control of the front wheel stops it from locking up even during a panic brake by the driver and prevents a fall. A wheel speed sensor constantly monitors the front wheel’s turning speed and from this the algorithms in the control unit calculate whether braking could potentially cause

the front wheel to lock up. If so, the system will reduce the brake pressure, thus preventing loss of directional stability and road holding.

When we talk of CO2 reduction and other such environment friendly terms, how do your products ensure that? Can you briefly explain that?

The Powertrain division of Continental is extremely focused on Clean Power. This includes systems and products in the area of Fuel Injection, Exhaust after treatment and Electrification. In the 2 wheeler space, Continental operates through “Synerject” which is a JV with M/s Orbital Corporation. Synerject focuses on Powertrain solutions for 2 and 3-wheelers and recreational vehicles. Through this JV, Continental has develops and supplies innovative engine management systems (EMS) for two wheeler applications.

However, India’s twowheeler industry is still mainly on carburetor technology. The true driver for the introduction

TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL of EMS technology is the implementation of stricter emission requirements. The major roadblock is the higher cost because of the introduction of EFI technology. The implementation of Bharat Stage 4 will not enforce the introduction of EFI technology. A change in the mass market is expected at the time of the implementation of Bharat Stage 5 in 2020.

In addition to engine management, Continental contributes to a cleaner environment by being a significant player in the exhaust after treatment area, through Emitec which provides metallic substrates

to almost all 2 wheeler OEM’s in India.

Can you give a background note on some of your plants / R&D centres across the globe and the extent of your manufacturing / R&D capabilities that enable your company to cater to the two wheeler market globally?

Continental has been developing and producing anti-lock brake systems for motorcycles for ten years. Thanks to decades of experience in the development of state-of-the-art brake systems for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, our engineers’ passion

for driving motorcycles and excellent knowledge of their special driving dynamism, there is a solution available for motorcycle manufacturers which serves all vehicle classes. For us it is important to be present in the countries where our customers are located. That aspect – in the market for the market – is also reflected by our R&D footprint for electronic brake systems for motorcycles with locations in Europe, India, China, Japan, the USA and Brazil. In the beginning of 2015 we expanded our R&D footprint in India and inaugurated a new Technical Center India

(TCI) in Bangalore to meet the increasing demand for engineering and software development skills to support global R&D projects as well as local customers.

Today, our engineers in India are developing one channel ABS solutions for two wheelers alongside highly sophisticated technologies for domains such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. Adding value with its understanding of the local market and customers, TCI is fast emerging as a ‘Center of Competence’ for two-wheeler markets and for customised products for the BRIC countries.

INTERVIEW WITH KARAM SAHNI, Head, Two Wheelers, Elofic Industries Elofic Industries is the leading filter manufacturer in the country. The company manufactures filters for all vehicles like passenger cars, tractors, commercial vehicles, two-wheelers etc in its three production units at Faridabad (near New Delhi), Nalagarh (in Himachal Pradesh) and at Hosur (near Bangalore).

Elofic Industries has been in the business of filters for several decades but it’s only been few years since you got into twowheeler filters. What took you so long?

When I joined the company in 2011 we realised that we were not producing two wheeler filters. This segment was leading the growth in the overall automobile industry in a major way. We wanted to be a very significant player in the market. In 2011 we started making filters for two wheelers for the aftermarket and also tapping OEMs What’s been the progress in the filter business for two wheelers?

If you look at the aftermarket, for the last fiscal we have clocked about 20 lakh units and we have an established network of 150 distributors across the country.

We are looking to double this in the next fiscal with a network of 300 distributors. This is a completely different network for the two wheelers and the response has been overwhelming.

The Indian two wheelers industry is the largest in the world. That means a huge scope for doing business in this segment, do you agree to that?

When we started off our main intention was to be kind of an OEM player. We started approaching all the OEMs in the country and we are happy to receive a positive response. Our products were very well accepted. Our aim is to work closely with the OEM engineering, do a lot of reverse engineering for them, be it through reducing a lot of parts in an assembly, or proposing alternate materials which will eventually bring their cost down.

What are the different kinds of filters that go into a twowheeler?

There is a wide range, the technology over the years has changed. Earlier, we had foam filters in majority of the bikes. That technology is completely obsolete now. We now have paper type filters, plastic moulded filters,

plastic inline filters, so it is the most appropriate time for us to enter the segment.

With so many expensive motorcycles gaining in popularity in the country, is this segment too a great space to be in?

Yes, today if you look at the sub 500cc category, we happen to be OEM suppliers to DSK Hyosung, to Suzuki Motorcycles, etc. Maybe it does not get us the volumes but it certainly gives us the prestige. We are in talks to Harley-Davidson, USA. We are also in talks with Triumph, and other players in the segment. In the regular two wheelers segment, we are in talks with Mahindra Two Wheelers, Royal Enfield, India

Yamaha for all their future engines.

Are you also exporting these filters to global markets?

There is a basket of more than 25 part numbers which we are exporting to OEMs globally. We have not launched two wheeler filters in the aftermarket. We hope to be a global player in this space too.

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TWO-WHEELER SPECIAL VARROC GROUP

Largest supplier in 2-wheeler industry Aurangabad (Maharashtra)-based Varroc Group headed by Tarang Jain is today the largest supplier in the two-wheeler industry, even though it caters to the entire automobile industry in a big way.

The Rs 8000 crore company hopes to reach a turnover of Rs 20,000 crore by 2020 both through the organic as well as the inorganic route. The Group has 32 manufacturing plants of which 23 are in India and the rest spread across various countries including Mexico, China, US and Italy. The company has nine engineering centres worldwide with five of them in India.

Two-wheeler customers include Honda, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj, Mahindra Two wheelers, Royal Enfield and Suzuki Motorcycles.

Varroc has just completed its 25th year of existence in March 2015.

The group business is broadly divided into Varroc Polymers and Varroc Engineering. Varroc Polymers has 11 manufacturing units, all based in India. In the area of electricals and electronics, it has five manufacturing plants. In metallic, it has eight manufacturing units of which six are based in India and two are based in Italy.

The group has three technical collaborators—Mitsuba and Umicore (in electrical) and Scorpion Automotive (the latest technical partner from the UK for vehicle securities). The group has also a joint venture with Scarpa & Colombo for valves. Successful acquisitions include that of Visteon global lighting business, IMES and Triom.

The company had acquired Italian company Triom that is into two wheeler lighting business more for technological purposes.

Triom has plants in Turin (Italy), Romania and Vietnam. “Our larger interest when we bought it was the fact that it was a very sound company in terms of two-wheeler lighting and also that it had a plant

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in Vietnam,” said Tarag Jain in a recent interview with Motown India.

The polymer business entails manufacturing of air filters, rear view mirrors, seat assembly, painted fairing and seat cowl, HVAC components, rear quarter trims and door trims. The electrical business consists of making digital instrument cluster, regulator rectifier, starter motors, handlebar assemblies, catalytic convertors and flywheel magnetos. The metallic business comprises engine valves, 2 wheeler transmissions, hydraulic components and forged and machined components.

Early 2015, Varroc entered into a technical collaboration with Scoprion Automotive Pvt Ltd of the UK which is a leader in vehicle security. “At the moment it is for the two wheeler space, but they also do four wheelers. We need to go into more advanced products going forward and we need to go in for these kinds of tie ups. They (Scorpion) talked to other players as well but they found us to be the right partner.

These kinds of electronics in two wheelers through security systems are something of the future. In India, as you know, two wheelers are the biggest form of mobility.

This is an industry which will not de-grow. That is why Varroc in India is largely present more in the two wheeler space. Globally it is the passenger car segment but in India we are 90 pc in the two wheeler space. There are a lot of prospective customers. There is Bajaj, Honda, Hero MotoCorp, etc. we have approached a couple of people already and they find it very interesting,” informed Jain about the scope of his new business with Scorpion.

Speaking on technology Jain points out that the company’s metallic division, which makes engine and transmission components has a lot of scope

for light weighting (hollow parts for example – the company is already developing hollow engine valves). The Electrical division is developing systems (security, powertrain etc.) by integrating wireless communication, sensing and computing technologies.

“The biggest challenge is that this industry is not prepared for the technology wave and those who invest in this area will stand to benefit. Unfortunately very few Indian suppliers have invested in creating technology capabilities in the last two decades. It is still not too late and collaborative R&D can forge the way forward as we are doing,” he noted.

INDIA NEWS BMW in kitty, Force Motors to set up engine plant for Mercedes-Benz Report: P.THARYAN A relationship that started somewhere in 1997 with Mercedes-Benz India has strengthened and grown significantly for Pune based Force Motors with the latter informing the Bombay Stock Exchange in February 2015 that it would be setting up a new factory for engines and gearboxes in Chakan region of Pune in Maharashtra.

Force Motors had announced that the new plant is being set up in Chakan for “manufacture of motor vehicles parts like engines, gearboxes, axles and others with annual capacity of 50,000 sets per annum”. The company has now confirmed to Motown India that this new facility which is being built in Chakan is a “dedicated facility for Mercedes Benz India Ltd”. A spokesperson for the company informed that the company will be investing 100 crore in the new facility.

Currently, Mercedes-Benz engines and axles are assembled at a dedicated place within the Force Motor’s existing Chakan plant. This part of the plant runs under the strict supervision of Mercedes-Benz engineers, several of them from Germany.

An email query sent to Mercedes-Benz India remained unanswered.

Meanwhile, this new development comes at a time when another luxury car maker BMW India had announced recently that it had partnered with major Indian auto component suppliers for sourcing of

components for local production of its cars at BMW Plant Chennai.

Among the suppliers is Force Motors for engines and gear boxes for the BMW cars to be made/ assembled here in India.

The factory has already started initial activity, which will be ramped up over the next quarter, the company informed.

“Presently the products being manufactured at this factory are for supply to BMW India Private Limited, under a supply agreement. This supply is on Principal to Principal basis,” Force Motors noted.

Apparently, Force Motors had invested around 100 crore in the plant, with BMW India investing about 200 crore in the plant in Chennai.

In an interview with this correspondent in 2014, Prasan Firodia, Managing Director of Force Motors had talked highly of his company’s association with Mercedes-Benz India as well as the proposed tie up with BMW India (the plant is now operational since January 2015).

“We started in 1997, we have now done close to 50,000 engines.

After a few years we added axles.

The portfolio increased from engines to axles. Now I am doing C, E, S, M, GL and soon I will be doing the CLA and the GLA in terms of engines and axles. The business has only grown. We have a very good relationship with Daimler. Hundred percent of all Mercedes cars built in India which are CKD have engines and

axles going from us,” Firodia had mentioned.

“Similarly, based on our performance and consistency, we won a contract with BMW. We have a dedicated plant coming up in Chennai. This plant will be live in January 2015. All engines for BMW, right from the X1, X3, X5 to the Q 3,5,7 and the Mini vehicle, all ranges will be going from us. We will be the only company globally who will be supplying engines to both BMW and MercedesBenz. In case of BMW it is even more unique because this is the first time in the BMW universe where somebody else is going to assemble and test their engines.

This does not happen anywhere today. We are putting in around 100 crore in the plant, BMW is putting in around 200 crore.

We got the contract in March 2014,”Firodia had mentioned at that point of time.

Incidentally, for the last 35 years Force Motors has been assembling and locally building Mercedes engines for its own use. Firodia was of the opinion that the company is exposed to German engineering to some

extent. “We have been doing work for Mercedes since 1997.

The way we have performed, our business has only increased with Daimler. That’s a big achievement.

BMW also respects this. They too need reliable partners. As for the capacity, whatever BMW makes, 100pc of that will be built at the plant,” Firoida had mentioned.

In another involvement related to equity shares of Force Motors, the company recently informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that the Promoters of the Company, viz. Jaya Hind Investments Private Limited, have acquired 1,00,200 equity shares of 10 each (in demat form) from the Market on March 13, 2015. With this acquisition, the number of shares held by the Promoter Group stands increased from 78,21,295 equity shares to 79,21,495 equity shares, i.e from 59.36pc to 60.12pc of the total Paid Up Share Capital of the Company. The company’s share price touched a 52 week high of 1791 per share in April 2015.

Barely a year back, this share had touched a 52-week low at 342.85 per share.

Hero Electric E-Rickshaw Raahii launched in Delhi Electric bike champions in India, Hero Electric launched the much-awaited electric rickshaw, ‘Raahii’ on April 2, 2015 in New Delhi. This is a pure commuter vehicle. Raahii is equipped with features like 1000W motor, 220V, 50HZ, SMPS based charger, 12V, 100AH battery and 55A, 36MOSFET controller for unmatched performance in its category.

The e-rickshaw weighs 190 kgs and is carefully-modelled to suit the comfort requirements of both drivers as well as passengers. While it has comfortable seating, storage space, adequate legroom, mobile charger and ergonomically designed foot brake for drivers, it also has features like ergonomically designed seats with better cushioning, side curtains for safety and inclined back support for passengers.

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW PASSENGER VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the May of March 2015 = 2,15,026 Units)

UTILITY VEHICLES MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the May of March 2015 = 77,361 Units) Mahindra & Mahindra (29.59)% Maruti Suzuki India (24.32)% Ford India Pvt (13.82)% Toyota Kirloskar Motor (9.79)% Tata Motors (5.61)% Renault India (5.49)% Honda Cars India (4.08)% Nissan Motor India (3.78)% General Motors India (2.24)%

Maruti Suzuki India (43.13)% Hyundai Motor India (23.04)% Honda Cars India (9.41)% Tata Motors (6.14)% Nissan Motor India (6.09)% Volkswagen India (4.12)% Toyota Kirloskar Motor (3.28)% Ford India (2.36)% OTHERS (1.26)% Skoda Auto India (0.60%) Renault India (0.26%); Fiat India Automobiles (0.23%) Mahindra & Mahindra (0.17%)

OTHERS (1.28)% Force Motors (0.35%) Fiat India Automobiles (0.32%) Hindustan Motors Finance Corp (0.28%) Hyundai Motor India(0.26%) Isuzu Motors (0.04%) Skoda Auto India (0.02%) Ashok Leyland (0.01%)

General Motors India Pvt (1.17)%

TWO WHEELER MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the May of March 2015 = 14,81,288 Units)

THREE WHEELERS MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the May of March 2015 = 78,329 Units) Bajaj Auto (51.92)%

Mahindra & Mahindra (6.41)%

Hero MotoCorp (35.89)%

Piaggio Vehicles (22.03)%

Atul Auto (4.11)%

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (26.95)%

TVS Motor Company (13.90)%

Scooters India (1.63)%

Bajaj Auto (14.17)% TVS Motor Company (13.52)% India Yamaha Motor (3.90)% Royal Enfield (2.27)% Suzuki Motorcycle India (2.19)% OTHERS (1.11)% Mahindra Two Wheelers (0.89%) Piaggio Vehicles (0.17%) H-D Motor Company India (0.03%) Triumph Motorcycles (India) (0.01%) Kawasaki India (0.01%)

LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the May of March 2015 = 43,098 Units)

MEDIUM & HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA (Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the May of March 2015 = 31,555 Units)

Tata Motors (42.74)% Mahindra & Mahindra (37.78)% Force Motors (6.67)% Ashok Leyland (6.30)%

Tata Motors (52.31)%

VECVs - Eicher (3.02)%

Ashok Leyland (31.86)%

SML Isuzu (1.95)%

VECVs - Eicher (9.82)%

Piaggio Vehicles (1.24)%

SML Isuzu (2.95)%

Isuzu Motors (0.30)%

Mahindra & Mahindra (2.07)% AMW Motors (0.67)% VECVs - Volvo (0.32)%

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