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      Yamaha India Jan 2021 Sales Growth 53 Percent – R15, MT15, FZ, Fascino, Ray

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      Yamaha India reports growth in wholesales at over 50 percent in January 2021

      Yamaha reports 53.57 percent growth in January 2021 sales. Two wheeler sales grew to 55,151 units compared to 35,913 units in January 2020. Volume gain stood at 19,238 units.
      Following the relaxation of a nationwide Covid-19 pandemic related lockdown, Yamaha Motor India finds itself gaining ground. Through the latter half of 2020, Yamaha has reported consistent growth. MoM growth is reported at 40.61 percent from 39,224 units at volume gain of 15,927 units.
      Yamaha India limited by low sales volume
      For Yamaha India, monthly sales of upward of 50k units is a positive shift. For long the brand has been relegated to being a low sales volume entity here. Even though Yamaha motor reported more than 50 percent growth last month, it still finds itself last on the list of big brand manufacturers when it comes to sales volume.
      Among the big 7, Yamaha has a lot of ground to cover. Together, the two wheeler industry appears to be in the green last month, only if just. For the bulk of it’s sales, Yamaha India depends on the FZ series, and its Ray and Fascino scooters.
      Yamaha India Sales Jan 2021
      Strong H2 2020 sales
      Having kickstarted 2021 on a positive notes sets the stage for the manufacturer to capitalize on its business goals in the new year. Focus on 2021 revolves around product promotion, customer reach and retail network strategies.
      Growth trends in recent months, namely between July and December 2020 offers momentum to retail and product strategies. A spring in their step sees the manufacturer set its goal to match positive records of the preceding months by a record sale.
      New Mobility Solutions
      Yamaha Motor India expects overall demand to grow in 2021 based on demand for personal mobility solutions. Yamaha Connect X app is Bluetooth enabled. Those in the market for a MT-15 can personalise colour choices. Online shopping is enhanced through the virtual store, and one can even browse over accessories and apparels on Amazon. All developments that the company says has been received well.
      The brand’s ‘Test Ride my Yamaha, campaign is tasked with offering a personalized riding experience to more and more potential customers. Yamaha prides itself for its range of new tech and safety features. They include Stop and start system; Smart motor generator (SMG); and Side stand engine cut-off switch. Newer outreach campaigns are in the offing. At present there’s not much to report on impending new launches from Yamaha India in 2021. More

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      Bajaj Jan 2021 Sales Report – Pulsar, Boxer, CT100, Platina, Dominar

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      Bajaj Auto Limited reported an 8 per cent increase in total sales at 4,25,199 units in January 2021

      Bajaj Auto Limited, a leading two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturing company based in Pune, has reported an increase of 8 percent in total sales for January 2021. Sales stood at 4,25,199 units in the past month up from 3,94,473 units sold in Jan 20.
      In terms of two wheeler sales in domestic market, sales stood at 1,57,404 units in Jan 21, practically on par with sales of 1,57,796 sold in Jan 20. Models in the Pulsar, CT100 and Dominar range commanded the most demand while only three units of the Chetak electric scooter were dispatched to dealerships last month.
      Exports on the other hand were the highest ever. Exports increased 30 percent to 2,27,532 units, up from 1,74,546 units exported in Jan 20. Total sales in the two wheeler segment thereby increased 16 percent to 3,84,936 units in the past month, up from 3,32,342 units sold in the same month of the previous year.
      Bajaj Auto will pay special attention to its premium segment with the likes of the Avenger, Dominar, KTM and Husqvarna range. Bajaj Auto is working on the next generation Pulsar range, which will include the new Pulsar NS250 and Pulsar RS250 set to launch in the country sometime during 2021.
      Bajaj Sales Jan 2021
      Commercial Vehicle Sales
      Commercial vehicle sales on the other hand, noted a 35 percent de-growth in Jan 21 to 40,263 units, down from 62,131 in the year-ago month. De-growth was noted both in terms of domestic sales and exports which fell 62 percent and 1 percent to 13,353 units and 26,910 units respectively. This took total sales of Bajaj Auto Limited up 8 percent to 4,25,199 units in Jan 21 up from 3,94,473 units sold in Jan 20.
      Bajaj Auto YTD Sales
      Taking into account the April 2020 to Jan 2021 period, the first few months of which faced constraints of lockdown and slow down, saw Bajaj Auto post de-growth across two wheeler and commercial vehicle sales. Two wheeler domestic sales dipped 19 percent as did exports by 8 percent.
      In domestic market, sales dipped to 14,79,048 units, down from 18,33,060 units sold in the same 10 month period of the previous year. Exports fell 8 percent to 14,64,149 units, down from 15,93,310 units, thus taking total sales in this segment down 14 percent to 29,43,197 units from 34,26,370 units sold in the April to Jan 2020 period.
      Bajaj Sales Apr 2020 to Jan 2021
      Commercial vehicles faced a deeper de-growth on account of the precarious economic situation in the country. Domestic sales dipped 77 percent to 76,257 units in April to Jan 2021, down from 3,25,759 units sold in April to Jan 2020.
      Exports also suffered de-growth of 21 percent to 2,08,995 units, down from 2,65,595 units, thus taking total YTD commercial vehicle sales down 52 percent to 2,85,253 units, down from 5,91,354 units in the same period of the previous year.
      Total YTD two wheeler and commercial vehicle domestic sales and exports dipped 20 percent to 32,28,449 units in the April to Jan 2021 period down from 40,17,724 units sold during the months of April to Jan 2020. More

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      Honda Motorcycle, Scooter Sales Jan 2021 – Activa, CB Shine, Dio, CB 350

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      Honda 2Wheelers India registered Double Digit growth in domestic markets in January 2021 – spurred by sales of the Activa Scooter

      Honda 2Wheelers India has released their sales figures for Jan 2021. It may be noted that sales in domestic markets have increased 11.39 percent but exports dipped 30.13 percent. Total domestic sales in the past month had stood at 4,16,716 units, up 42,602 units as against 3,74,114 units sold in Jan 20. Exports on the other hand fell 8,825 units down to 20,467 units in Jan 21 as compared to 29,292 units exported in the same month of the previous year.
      Honda 2Wheeler MoM Sales
      Taking into account month on month sales, Honda also experienced positive domestic sales growth but lower exports. In December 20, domestic sales had stood at 2,42,046 units which increased by 1,74,670 units to 4,16,716 units in Jan 21, a percentage growth of 72.16.
      Exports on the other hand fell marginally by 2.45 percent to 20,467 units in the past month as against 20,981 units sold in Dec 20. It was its outstanding performance in domestic markets that took MoM sales to 4,37,183 units in Jan 21, up 66.21 percent as against 2,63,027 units in Dec 20.
      Major Contributors to Honda 2Wheeler Sales
      The Honda Activa scooter was the best selling scooter not only for the company but is also India’s No.1 selling scooter brand. It has achieved the 2.5 crore unit mark and is the only scooter brand in India to achieve this target.
      Honda 2Wheeler Sales Jan 2021
      In January, Honda 2Wheeler India also introduced two new models – 2021 Africa Twin Adventure Sports and the Grazia Sports Edition. The Adventure Sports motorcycle is only retailed via the company’s premium BigWing Topline outlets and is priced at Rs.19.96 lakhs. It is presented in colour options of Darkness Black Metallic and Pearl Glare White Tricolour. The Grazia Sports Edition is a gearless scooter and offered in two colours of Pearl Nightstar Black and Sports Red and is priced at Rs.83,140.
      In Jan 21, Honda also inaugurated 3 new BigWing showrooms in Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Ludhiana. This takes total to 5 Honda BigWing Topline for the company range of premium motorcycles starting 300cc and 15 Honda BigWing Outlets via which the company sells its 300-500cc mid-size premium motorcycle range.
      The company also recently patented the 2021 Honda Grom 125 in India though there are no indications on if and when it will be launched in the country. In addition, they have also teased their upcoming new motorcycle, based on the CB350. It will launch on 16th Feb.
      Increased Sales Expectations
      With easing of lockdown regulations and schools, colleges and offices opening up and with the urgent need for personal means of transport, the company expects to see increase in sales. A new scrappage policy, as was announced in the Union Budget, is also set to come into effect which will further boost sales. More

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      2022 Nissan Frontier, Pathfinder Kick Up Dust in Pre-Reveal Teasers

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      Nissan has given us a glimpse of what to expect with the new 2022 Frontier and 2022 Pathfinder ahead of their unveiling this Thursday.
      The new Frontier will be completing its redesign which started last year with a new powertrain, while the Pathfinder will be wholly redesigned this year.
      The reveal will be streamed live at 1 p.m. Eastern time on February 4 on the Nissan website.
      Nissan is set to reveal the 2022 Frontier and the 2022 Pathfinder this Thursday, February 4, and ahead of those debuts, the automaker has teased both of the vehicles, giving us a glimpse of what to expect. The Frontier, which got a new powertrain last year, is completing its redesign this year with a new look. Meanwhile, the Pathfinder will be entirely new for the 2022 model year.

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      Both teasers show the vehicles darting down unpaved, sandy roads, suggesting for at least the Pathfinder—which currently doesn’t offer any sort of off-road trim—could gain some off-road attributes. The teaser of the Frontier PRO-4x shows an upright, aggressive-looking grille which matches the direction other small pickups have gone. The Pathfinder clip shows a quick shot of the rear of the car, showing that the Pathfinder name is written across the rear trunk, as on the new Armada. It’s difficult to tell from the teaser, but the Pathfinder may also be regaining its more upright and trucklike stance that disappeared in the last generational changeover in 2013.
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      Nissan started changes to the Frontier last year when it introduced a new 310-hp 3.8-liter V-6 to the pickup. With that change, the manual transmission was discontinued, and the Frontier now comes standard with a nine-speed automatic. The Pathfinder could also see some changes to its powertrain including dropping the standard continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT).
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      The new Frontier and Pathfinder will both be revealed on Wednesday, February 4, at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Nissan’s website.
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      Ford Performance Rolls Out Three Custom Bronco 4400 Rally Trucks

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      Ford Performance has created a trio of Bronco 4400 rally trucks racing this weekend in the King of the Hammers race in California.
      The purpose-built Bronco SUVs have custom tubular chassis along with long-travel suspensions to handle the mix of rock crawling and high-speed desert rally driving seen through the race.
      This Wednesday, Ford will also be revealing a “never-before-seen” Bronco model live.
      This weekend, in the form of the Bronco 4400 custom-built rally truck, the Ford Bronco name will be darting across the California desert in the grueling King of the Hammers off-road race. The three Bronco 4400s, which will race in the Ultra4 4400 unlimited class, have custom tubular chassis along with huge off-road tires attached to long-travel suspensions. These trucks were purpose-built to overcome the mix of rock crawling and high-speed desert rally driving which the King of the Hammers race is known for.

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      The Bronco 4400s will be tested in the King of the Hammers race. In last year’s rally, there were 105 entrants who started the race, and of those, 44 finished. The winner of that race took the podium with a time of just over seven hours; the last racer to complete the race finished roughly seven hours after the winner.
      Ford Performance didn’t release many details on the powertrain going into the Bronco 4400s but said that they’ll be powered by high-powered engines and will also get custom 4×4 systems which build on the GOAT driving modes seen in the production Ford Bronco. The custom Broncos are much different than the Bronco R raced in the Baja 1000, a truck which took many of the components from the yet-to-be-revealed Bronco.

      Perhaps most exciting, Ford said that it will reveal a “never-before-seen” Bronco model live on February 3, the qualifying day for the race. We’re unsure what the automaker has in store, but we’ll be checking that live stream to see what it will be.
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      TVS Motor Sales Jan 2021 – Apache, Jupiter, NTorq, Radeon

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      The company is expected to maintain its sales momentum in the coming months as well despite no significant product launch activities

      Buoyed by the market recovery, TVS Motor Co registered impressive year-on-year growth in the domestic market in the month of January 2021. The company’s motorcycle portfolio led the growth momentum.
      TVS Sales – January 2021
      Last month, TVS dispatched 307,149 units (domestic and export volume for both two and three wheelers) as against January 2020’s tally of 234,920 units at a YoY growth of 31%. Overall two wheeler sales stood at 294,596 units last month, presenting a growth of 33.64%.
      In the domestic two wheeler market, TVS clocked 205,216 units, achieving nearly 26% growth. Motorcycles alone accounted for 136,790 units, 45% more than what it was in January 2020. Domestic scooter sales figure stood at 98,319 units with a YoY growth of 35.83%.
      Three wheeler sales
      The only chink in TVS’ armor is the three-wheeler division which posted negative growth of 13.31% at 12,553 units (domestic and exports). Both passenger and cargo three-wheeler segment in India has been struggling for quite a while now and the pandemic crisis amplified the already difficult situation.
      TVS Motor Sales Jan 2021
      Exports
      TVS Motor Co’s export surpassed the 1 lakh unit mark last month with 100,926 units shipped. This accounts for a positive year-on-year growth of nearly 43%. As many as 89,380 TVS two wheelers were shipped overseas in January 2021 which is 55% higher than January 2020’s figure.
      Outlook
      TVS has managed to achieve an impressive sales growth without any significant product launch activities in the recent past. The company has been introducing special editions and updates for its existing products at regular intervals and this approach is evidently paying off.
      While the Hosur-based two wheeler major is expected to augment its eclectic product portfolio this year, we don’t expect to witness any big ticket launches except for a possible variant extension of the flagship Apache RR310. While no details are out in the open, the new motorcycle is set to set to be the second TVS product to be born out of its partnership with BMW.
      If we have to bet, we would put our money on a sharply styled street fighter or a retro-classic roadster or cruiser to take on the likes of Honda CB350. The trademark registration of Zepplin R adds gravity to this claim.
      For the uninitiated, the TVS Zeppelin (yes, the concept name had an extra ‘e’) is a design concept which was unveiled at the 2018 Auto Expo. The study previewed a low-slung power cruiser which could plug the gaping void in the brand’s portfolio. If the concept is anything to go by, one can expect the production model to be equipped with LED headlamps, digital instrument console, inverted telescopic front fork, meaty tyres and a sporty styling. TVS may also throw in state-of-the-art connectivity features. More

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      Hero MotoCorp Sales Jan 2021 – Splendor, Passion, Maestro, Pleasure, Xpulse

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      Hero MotoCorp reports decline in domestic wholesales and growth in exports for January 2021

      For January 2021, Hero MotoCorp reports total wholesales of motorcycles and scooters at 4,85,889 units. Sales decline stood at 3.14 percent, down from 5,01,622 units at volume loss of 15,733 units. Two aspects around which Hero MotoCorp’s success is built is that fact that it sells way more motorcycles than scooters, and that the majority of its sales is in the domestic market.
      FY21 YTD total sales is currently down by 15.56 percent. Total sales is down at 47,09,114 units from 55,76,830 units at volume loss of over 8.5 lakh units. FY21 YTD motorcycle sales has dropped by 16.52 percent. Sales through the past ten months fell to 43,45,126 units, down from 52,05,198 units at volume loss of just over 8.6 lakh units.
      For January 2021, Hero MotoCorp motorcycle sales decline is reported at 9.18 percent. Sales fell to 4,49,037 units, down from 4,94,432 units at volume loss of 45,395 units.
      Scooter sales growth
      Scooter sales last month totalled 36,852 at considerable growth from 7,190 units. Volume gain stood at just shy of 30k units. In total, motorcycle sales accounted for 92.42 percent of company sales, and scooter sales for 7.58 percent. YTD FY21 scooter sales decline is considerably small at 2.06 percent. Total scooter sales accounts for 3,63,988 units, at volume loss of just over 7.5k units, down from 3,71,632 units.
      Hero MotoCorp Sales Jan 2021
      Domestic sales last month accounted for 4,67,776 units at 96.27 percent of monthly sales. Domestic sales decline is reported at 4.16percent, down from 4,88,069 units at volume loss of just over 20k units. YTD FY21 domestic sales decline is reported at 15.89 percent. Wholesales are down at 45,71,157 units from 54,34,577 units.
      Exports grew by a third last month. Up at 18,113 units from 13,553 units at volume gain of 4,560 units. Exports accounted for 3.73 percent of total sales. YTD FY21 exports has declined by 3.02 percent. Exports are down at 1,37,957 units from 1,42,253 units at volume loss of 4,296 units.
      MoM motorcycle sales growth is reported at 8.18 percent, up from 4,15,099 units. MoM scooter sales growth stood at 14.32 percent, up from 32,236 units at volume gain of 4,616 units. Total MoM sales growth is at 8.62 percent, up from 4,47,335 units. MoM loss was reported only for exports, down 17.79 percent. Exports fell from juts over 22k units at about 4k units volume loss.
      Hero MotoCorp 10 crore production milestone
      Hero MotoCorp has had a great run through January 2021. On January 21, 2021 the company announced it had reached cumulative production milestone of 100 million (10 crore) units to date. The 100 millionth unit to rollout was deemed to be a Xtreme 160R unit from the manufacturer’s Haridwar plant.
      The milestone was marked by the introduction of six celebration edition models. They include Splendor+, Xtreme 160R, Passion Pro and Glamour; and two scooters – Destini 125 and Maestro Edge 110. Sales for these celebratory edition begins in February 2021. More

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      Royal Enfield Jan 2021 Sales – Classic, Meteor, Himalayan, 650 Twins

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      Royal Enfield reports growth in domestic sales and exports in January 2020

      Royal Enfield has reported 5 percent YoY growth for total sales in January 2021. Sales is up at 68,887 units, up from 63,520 units at volume gain of 5,367 units. FY21 YTD sales is reported at 4,76,633 units at 20 percent decline from 5,96,609 units for the comparable 10 months in FY20. Volume loss stood at 1,19,976 units.
      While Royal Enfield’s dominance in the 350cc segment in the domestic market is largely unchallenged, theres’s been some recent competition. Honda CB 350 was launched in recent months, and the brand is likely to launch a CB 350 based cafe racer in the next fortnight.
      Royal Enfield exports in January 2021
      For January 2021, exports account for 4,515 units, up at 103 percent from 2,228 units at volume gain of 2,287 units. Export volumes more than doubling last month is good news for the manufacturer.
      In recent months, the brand has refocused its export goals, and is on a quest to be recognised as a top business house in the mid-size segment (250cc -750cc). FY21 YTD exports is down 17 percent at 28,192 units from 33,776 units at volume loss of 5,584 units.
      Royal Enfield Sales Jan 2021
      On the export front, Royal Enfield has open its maiden store in Japan last month. Having appointed PCI Co as its distributor, the manufacturer now sells five of its motorcycles – Bullet 500; Classic 500; Himalayan (411cc); Int 650; and Continental GT 650 from its Suginami store in Tokyo. On this front too Honda is likely to put forward strong competition. Honda recently launched the CB350 in Japan.
      Royal Enfield domestic sales YTD FY21
      Domestic sales last month stood at 64,372 units at 5 percent growth from 61,292 units. Volume gain stood at 3,080 units. Of total sales, domestic sales accounted for 93.45 percent, and exports at 6.55 percent. MoM domestic sales fell by 1.71 percent. Volume loss stood at 1,120 units, down from 65,492 units.
      MoM exports grew by 28.89 percent. Up at 1,012 units from 3,503 units exported in December 2020. MoM decline is marginal at .16 percent at loss of about 100 units, down from 68,995 units. YTD FY21 domestic sales decline is reported at 20 percent, down at 4,48,441 percent, down from 5,62,833 units. Volume loss stood at 1,14,392 units.
      Of this, it’s the 350cc segment offerings that contribute to a lion’s share of domestic sales. The segment has in recent weeks benefited from the introduction of its Meteor motorcycle.
      This isn’t the only 350cc segment offering the manufacturer has been readying over months. There’s the likelihood of what’s now commonly known as the Hunter roadster to be launched soon. More