new Bajaj report:BAJAJ MOTORCYCLE SALES GROW 16%

May ’08
   
Particulars May 2008 May 2007 Change %
Motorcycles 179,649 167,008 8
TOTAL 2 WHEELERS 180,935 169,327 7
3 WHEELERS 20,576 24,110 -15
TOTAL 2 & 3 WHEELERS 201,511 193,437 4
Exports out of the above 60,215 49,203 22
   
1. Owing to the pre-ponement of the marriage season from May 08 to April 08, this year’s sales trend is better understood from the YTD table below.
   
YTD ’08
   
Particulars April ~ May 2008 April ~ May 2007 Change %
Motorcycles 382,730 331,312 16
TOTAL 2 WHEELERS 384,865 335,019 15
3 WHEELERS 38,489 48,470 -21
TOTAL 2 & 3 WHEELERS 423,354 383,489 10
Exports out of the above 133,839 101,129 32
   
2. Bajaj motorcycles grew 16% owing to the strong performance of its 125cc + DTS-i portfolio; combined sales of Pulsar DTS-i, Avenger DTS-i, Discover DTS-i, and XCD DTS-Si grew 23%.
   
3. The first of 4 new 125cc + motorcycles scheduled for launch in FY09 will be introduced in September ’08.
   
4. Commercial Vehicle sales are expected to grow in the second half of FY09 on the back of two new products, one each in the passenger and the goods segments.
   
5. Strong export growth is on plan.

BAJAJ AUTO RESULTS: FINANCIAL YEAR 2007-08

A meeting of the Board of Directors of Bajaj Auto Limited was held today to consider and
approve the results for the financial year 2007-08.
 
This is the first financial year of the company post demerger. Hence the previous year’s
financial figures have not been given.
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Bajaj Auto & Renault-Nissan alliance to build car code-named ULC

PARIS/PUNE/TOKYO – Mr. Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director of Bajaj and Mr. Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Renault and President and CEO of Nissan, today announced they will form a joint-venture company to develop, produce and market the car code-named ULC with a wholesale price range starting from 2500 USD . The new joint-venture company will be 50% owned by Bajaj Auto, 25% by Renault and 25% by Nissan.

Targeting the growing Indian new vehicle market, this ULC will be made at an all-new plant to be constructed in Chakan (Maharashtra state) in India. Initial planned capacity will be 400,000 units per year. Sales will start in early 2011 in India, as a primary market, with growth potential in other emerging markets around the world. Continue reading ‘Bajaj Auto & Renault-Nissan alliance to build car code-named ULC’ »