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The Ather 340 and the 450 get a price reduction by up to Rs. 9000 on the on-road prices. The price drop comes with the change in the GST rates for EVs that now stands at five per cent instead of 12 per cent, applicable from August 1, 2019.

Sales of TVS Motor Company slid 13 per cent in July 2019 in the middle of a slowdown in the Indian auto industry.

The 2020 Triumph Rocket 3 has been unveiled in two variants - a roadster called the Rocket 3 R and a touring-oriented variant, named the Rocket 3 GT. Here's all we know about the 2020 Triumph Rocket 3.

Bajaj Auto has come out with the sales numbers for the month of July 2019, announcing a decline of 5 per cent in total sales. Last month the Pune-based company sold a total of 3,81,530 units (motorcycles + commercial vehicles) against the 4,00,343 vehicles sold in July 2018.

The slowdown in the auto industry has hit Royal Enfield hard, with Eicher Motors reporting a more than 21 per cent fall in net profit. Revenue also declined by over 6.8 per cent in the same period.

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has raised concerns over the recently draft notification to increase registration charges on vehicls. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRT&H) recently proposed to hike registration charges by 10 to 20 times, depending on the vehicle category from the current charges. The proposal comes at a time when the Indian auto industry is reeling through crisis with sales witnessing a major de-growth and automakers struggling to clear inventories. SIAM say that the proposed hike will further aggravate the de-growth in the auto industry.

New Triumph Rocket 3 is available in two variants, and is powered by a new 2,458 cc triple engine putting out 163 bhp of maximum power and 221 Nm of peak torque.

We recently told you about the Bajaj Dominar 400 receiving a price hike of nearly Rs. 6000. Now, Bajaj Auto has revised the prices across most motorcycles in its line-up by up Rs. 2950. This includes the Bajaj Pulsar line-up, Discover range and even the entry-level Platina motorcycles. The Avenger 220 series remain unaffected by the price hike. With the price hike, Bajaj joins rival Hero MotoCorp in increasing its prices. More recently, the latter announced a one per cent hike in prices across its two-wheeler line-up.