Bikes News

Bajaj Auto announced its results for the first quarter of the 2017-18 financial year, revealing that KTM India sold 2300 units of the 250 Duke in the domestic market. The Austrian bike maker's all-new offering was launched in India in February this year, bridging the gap between the now entry-level 200 Duke and the flagship 2017 KTM 390 Duke. KTM India's cumulative sales stood at 8484 units in the first quarter of FY2018.

The Indian Scout Bobber will be launched in India by the end of September, CarandBike has learnt

Mahindra Two Wheelers has acquired rights to the Jawa and BSA brands through its subsidiary, Classic Legends. Mahindra has plans to introduce Jawa motorcycles at some point, but there are no plans to launch the BSA brand in India. As for Yezdi, it's a different brand altogether, and Mahindra has no association with it

Triumph Motorcycles India is all set to launch the new-generation Tiger Explorer in India on 25th July, 2017. The 2017 Tiger Explorer gets a bunch of new features along with a small update to the power and torque outputs as well.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India is now the largest volume contributor to the two-wheeler industry in the April-June quarter with almost one-third of the total share

The BMW R series, including the R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure continue to be the largest selling models for BMW Motorrad

Among the bidders to buy out Ducati are Royal Enfield and Bajaj Auto, as well as the parent company of Indian Motorcycle, Polaris Industries.

Overall sales of Polaris Industries increased by 21 per cent in the second quarter of 2017, with Australia, Europe and Mexico showing strong growth