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Suzuki unveils 25th anniversary GSX-R 1000

Suzuki is commemorating 25 successful years of the GSX-R badge with a 25th anniversary special GSX-R 1000s. The final 25th Anniversary GSX-R – a brown and cream GSX-R1000s has been unveiled by the company. The bike is available at a price of £11,000 (about 8 lakh rupees in the UK). There is hardly any difference in terms of technical specifications. There are only a few subtle changes on the bike apart from the paint scheme which distinguish this SE bike from its regular version. The only performance related parts changed are the end cans, which are Yoshimura GP Evo road legal silencers.

There are only 1000 such bikes on sale worldwide. The new paint scheme is unique to the anniversary bikes with a set of wheel rims stripes. You have to pay about Rs 50,000 extra for the SE version in the UK. What for? Well, in material terms, over the standard GSX-R1000, there’s a numbered plaque on the headstock, and you get a certificate of authenticity too. Then there is a mention of the SE distinction on the end can and on the central part of the clip-ons well.

[Via: Motoroids]

Tags: autos, bikes, GSX-R1000, suzuki

2-wheeler sales in India – March 2010

Hero Honda - Hero Honda sold 414,638 units during March 2010, an increase of 14% over the 353,342 units sold during March 2009. Hero Honda also logged sales of over 4.6 million units during FY 2009-10, a growth of around 24% over the 3.7 million units sold during the previous fiscal. ‘Our high growth rate, despite the large base of the previous year, is reflective of the great momentum in our business and the strength of our strategy that continues to yield exceptional results,’ said Pawan Munjal, MD and CEO, Hero Honda Motors Ltd. ‘With a number of new strategic initiatives in the pipeline, we enter the next fiscal with renewed optimism. We will aggressively expand our presence across new rural, urban and export markets. We are also looking at setting up our fourth plant in the near future,’ added Munjal.

TVS Motor - TVS Motor reported a 24% growth in sales during March 2010, at 146,000 units, as compared to 118,000 units during March 2009. TVS sold 1,521,000 units during FY 2009-10, as compared to 1,325,000 units during the previous financial year. TVS’ three-wheeler sales increased by 25% in March this year, at 126,000 units, as compared to 101,000 units during March 2009. Sales in the scooterette segment were up 50% in March 2010, at 28,504 units, as compared to 19,054 units in March 2009. TVS’ motorcycles sales in March 2010 were up 7%, at 64,120 units, as compared to 59,796 units in March 2009. Exports during the month were up 23%, at 20,067 units, as against 16,340 units in March last year. Three-wheeler exports went up from 650 units in March 2009 to 2,431 units in March 2010.

Yamaha - Yamaha saw a 27% hike in sales during March 2010, at 27,460 units, as compared to 21,571 units during March 2009. During FY 2009-10, IYM sold 290,211 units (comprising of 223,307 units in the domestic market and 66,904 units sold overseas), a 44% increase over the 201,009 units during the previous fiscal. During March this year, IYM sold 17,892 units in the domestic market, as against 14,575 units during March 2009, an increase of 23%. Exports during the month went up by 37%, at 9,568 units, as compared to 6,996 units in March 2009.

Suzuki - Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. sold 21,752 units during March 2010, a 76% hike over sales in March 2009.

Bajaj - Bajaj sold a total of 2.85 million units in FY 2009-10, the highest ever in its history. This includes exports of nearly 900,000 units, also the highest ever in the company’s history. The company sold 808,929 units during January-March 2010, an 84% increase over the sales figures for Q4 in the previous fiscal. Bajaj sold 244,828 motorcycles in March 2010, an 85% increase over the 132,253 units sold in March 2009. Three-wheeler sales during the month, at 29,344 units, were up 37% over March 2009.

[Via: indiaautomotive]

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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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