Two Wheelers News

Overall Harley-Davidson sales are still under pressure, and the American motorcycle brand now expects to ship fewer motorcycles worldwide in 2019. Harley-Davidson has though reported strong sales in China and other Asian markets.

India Kawasaki Motor has issued a recall for about 1,358 units of Ninja 300 ABS models which were assembled in India and are reported to have an issue with front brakes.

According to latest reports, Triumph Motorcycles has officially confirmed that a new Daytona 765 will be launched, but only as a limited edition model sometime in 2020.

AMW CFMoto, the newly entered Indo-Chinese two-wheeler brand and announced that its next product for the Indian market will be a 400 cc motorcycle.

TVS Motor Company's revenue grows by 7 per cent at Rs. 4,469 crore in the first quarter of 2018-19, with total two-wheeler sales crossing 8.84 lakh in domestic and international markets.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) announced that the company has added 11 milion customers in Western India. The manufacturer crossed the milestone with sales from the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa in its 19th year of operations. It is interesting to note that the sales catapulted in the last decade with the first 5.5 million customers added in 14 years, while the remaining 5.5 million customers joined the Honda family in the last five years. That's an increase by three-fold in just four years.

Apart from being the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero also believes in being responsible socially. The company recently organised a tree plantation drive with which it set a record of sorts.

Pune-based two-wheeler, Bajaj Auto has introduced the rugged new CT110 commuter motorcycle in India. The new Bajaj CT110 is priced from Rs. 37,997 for the kick-start variant, while the electric start version is priced at Rs. 44,480 (all prices, ex-showroom Delhi). The new offering has been designed for application across rough terrain and has been upgraded with a number of enhancements including semi-knobby tyres, raised ground clearance, stronger and bigger crash guards, and a tweaked suspension that offers better ride-ability. In addition, the new CT110 also comes with an upswept exhaust, rubber mirror covers and blows on the front suspension for that rugged look. The new offering is is clearly intended to meet the needs of the rural markets, but will be sold in urban areas as well.