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Ultra Motor Launches 2 New Electric Scooters

Ultra Motor Company has launched two new electric scooters in the Indian market. The Scooters Ultra Fun and Ultra Shakti are low speed models, which do not require any licence to run and are fitted with 250W motors and are priced between Rs 28,300 and Rs 31,900 (ex-showroom, Delhi).

While Ultra Shakti is designed for hilly terrains, Ultra Fun is easy to ride because of its height, size and weight and targetted at women among others. UMC has a retail network of over 175 exclusive dealerships across 17 states and in over 130 cities in the country.

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Yamaha, Hero Honda, Suzuki and TVS log growth in sales

Yamaha India has reported an increase of 63% in its sales during August 2009, at 19,508 units, as compared to 11,974 units sold in August last year. The company has bookings for over 12,000 units for its latest bike that was launched in India recently - the 150cc Fazer.

Hero Honda reports an increase of 35.88% in sales during August this year, at 415,137 units, as compared to 305,516 units sold in August last year. ‘With sales of more than four lakh units, August 2009 has been a month of record sales for Hero Honda,’ said Anil Dua, senior VP (marketing and sales), Hero Honda.

Up next is Suzuki, which logged a 17.68% increase in its two-wheeler sales in India during August this year, at 13,030 units, as against 11,072 units sold during August last year. According to Suzuki, its latest offering in the Indian market - the GS150R - was the main reason behind this increase in sales.

And finally, TVS Motor, which saw its total two-wheeler sales go up by 11%, at 126,842 units during August this year, as against 114, 321 units sold during August last year. TVS sold 51,127 motorcycles and 28,582 scooters in the domestic market during August 2009. The company also exported 11,747 two-wheelers during August this year, a decline of 35% over last year’s figure for the same month.

[Via: indiaautomotive]

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TVS Motor’s sales up by 6% in June 2009

TVS Motor Company has posted a 6% increase in two-wheeler sales during June this year, at 115,488 units, as against 109,082 units in June 2008. During June 2009, TVS sold 105,361 units in the domestic market, compared to 94,072 units during June last year - an increase of 12%.

TVS’s scooter sales also registered a significant increase, going up from 21,466 units in June 2008 to 25,945 units in June this year. Total motorcycle sales, meanwhile, were down to 46,048 units in June 2009 as compared to 51,409 units in June 2008. Exports also came down from 15,010 units during June last year to 10,087 units in June this year.

[Via: indiaautomotive]

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