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      Suzuki Two Wheelers Sales, Exports Nov 2020 – Access, Burgman, Gixxer, Intruder

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      Suzuki domestic dispatches and exports for November 2020 were at a decline

      2020 has been a trying year. For manufacturers, FY21 started on a standstill in the grip of national lockdown owing to Covid-19 pandemic. With manufacturing and sales at nil, a system restart was announced in May 2020. And weeks went by in putting logistics and supply chains back on track. Suzuki two-wheelers one of the smaller manufacturers in terms of sales began Q4 2020 o a strong note.
      In October, the company was able to report flat domestic sales growth at 1.59 percent up at 67,225 units from 66,170 units. The uptick was largely fuelled by deferred demand, festive season demand, flexible EMI plans and improved finance options among other things. This, and the requirement for safe personal commute to maintain much need physical distancing.
      Domestic Sales
      For November 2020, YoY and MoM wholesale dispatches dropped. MoM numbers fell by 14.59 percent. YoY decline was reported at 5.58 percent. Down at 57,417 units from 60,812 units. Although Suzuki sells 5 products here, sales volume in some instances is low. It’s bestseller being the bestseller topped the chart at 45,82 units.
      Even though it’s top of the chart prowess is unchallenged, numbers did fall by 7.22 percent from 49,128 units. Sales volume contracted by 3.5k units. In fact, such a large chunk of Suzuki’s business depends on Access that the scooter accounted for 79.39 percent of domestic dispatches last month.
      Suzuki Two Wheelers Domestic Sales Nov 2020
      Suzuki Access a brand bestseller
      Comparatively, Burgman is a much newer launch from the brand. Dispatches gained 16.03 percent, up at 9,078 units from 7,824 units. Business at the domestic front accounted for 15.81 percent share. The top two selling scooters accounted for over 95 percent of Suzuki’s wholesales.
      Which means, the remainder 3 made up for less than 5 percent. At the narrow end, Gixxer numbers were reported at 2,145 units. This, at a YoY decline of 40.45 percent from 3,602 units. Gixxer 250 was reported at 65.50 percent decline. Given that base sales were at a low of 258 units, an increase to 427 couldn’t have been too difficult. Suzuki Intruder was discontinued at this time last year. But it did live on in its BS6 avatar. Given that the company decided to continue selling the product, its difficult to ascertain why. A mere 185 units were dispatched to dealerships last month.
      Suzuki Two Wheelers Exports Nov 2020
      Suzuki exports decline Mom and YoY
      Exports for November 2020 fell in MoM and YoY basis. Notably, Gixxer makes up the bulk of exports. At 4,572 units, MoM decline was reported at 11,43 percent, down from 5,162 units. Though discontinued here, Hayate lives on overseas. Exports were reported at 1,032 units, down 25.43 percent from 1,384 units. Volume contracted by 352 units. Both motorcycles made up for upward of 80 percent of exports last month.
      While domestic sales for Suzuki is dominated by scooters, motorcycles lead exports. Burgman numbers contracted to 512 units from 1,398 units at 63.38 percent decline. Notably, Gixxer 250 sales was in the green. Numbers grew from 16 units to 463.
      Though discontinued here, Lets scooter exports keeps the product alive. Numbers contracted manifold at 152 units, down from 668 units. Intruder units were down at 64 units. MoM decline was reported at 29.51 percent. And YoY decline at 23.74 percent. More

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      Bajaj Chetak Electric Scooter Launch In 30 New Cities By March 2022

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      Bajaj Chetak Electric is currently on sale only in Pune and Bangalore – Has sold over 800 units in the last three months

      Bajaj Auto has been contemplating on expansion of its electric scooter offering Chetak Electric to a wider network. It has been reported that the homegrown two-wheeler manufacturer is eyeing to add as many as 30 new cities to its existing network across the country by March 2022.
      The above development was recently confirmed by Rakesh Sharma, Executive Director, Bajaj Auto, in an interview with Live Mint. A full-scale nationwide rollout could become possible only after Phase-1 of the expansion plan takes effect. This can be achieved thanks to a drastic increase in production capacity after the opening of the second facility in Chakan.
      Bajaj’s New Manufacturing Facility
      Earlier this month, Bajaj revealed its plans of opening a new manufacturing facility, the second in Chakan and will be used to manufacture Chetak e-cooter along with models from joint ventures such as Triumph, KTM and Husqvarna. The brand is looking to invest Rs 650 crores in developing this new facility.
      If everything goes as planned, Bajaj can start production of Chetak Electric at this new facility by 2023. Sharma also confirmed that this facility will be reserved for assembly of premium bikes and electric two-wheelers.
      Bajaj Chetak Electric
      Bajaj launched the Chetak electric scooter earlier this year in two cities- Pune and Bengaluru in order to receive consumers’ feedback and understand how they use this vehicle. Before making this new concept a pan-India offering, Bajaj wanted to test the market with a premium offering.
      However, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent nationwide lockdown, resulted in supply chain constraints which is why Bajaj had to halt production of the electric scooter.
      Expansion of EV Network
      Due to this, the company had to stop accepting further orders from Chetak Electric and hold back its expansion plans. Currently, Bajaj is focused on completing the impending orders before the year comes to a close. With things improving in the last couple of months Bajaj is now looking to quicken its production speed. Like Ather Energy, Bajaj would expand its network for its high-speed e-scooter offering to Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities first.
      The bikemaker has circled out locations such as Delhi, Chennai, Vizag, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Goa as part of the Phase I expansion plan. Chetak Electric has so far received a very healthy response from the two cities it is available in. The e-scooter has raked in over 800 units of sales volume in the last three months.
      Such has been its positive response and that one of its rival companies has bought two units of Chetak Electric and shipped it to its R&D facility in Japan. Bajaj tracked down these two units using their GPS at its rival’s Japanese R&D facility. The company could be Yamaha, Suzuki or Honda. Currently, Chetak Electric competes against the likes of TVS iQube and Ather 450X.
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      See—and Hear—the New Subaru BRZ Super GT Race Car

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      Subaru revealed its second-gen BRZ Super GT race car during a motorsport fan appreciation live stream.
      Super GT is the top level of racing in Japan, and everything from the Toyota Prius to European GT3 cars from Audi and BMW race in it.
      The 2022 Subaru BRZ road car is powered by a 228-hp 2.4-liter flat-four and will go on sale in the U.S. in fall 2021.
      The 2022 Subaru BRZ sticks to the purist sports-car formula with a naturally aspirated engine, a standard manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive. Like the first-generation sports car, the second-gen BRZ will race in Japan’s Super GT GT300 series. The new race car was revealed during a Subaru Motorsport fan appreciation live stream. If you’re here just to see and listen to the new race car, we’ll help you out: it’s shown in the video below at 1:54:47.
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      Super GT is the top level of grand-touring auto racing in Japan, and it’s split between two groups: GT500 and GT300. In the GT300 series, where the cars are less powerful, Japanese automakers race everything from the Toyota Prius to the Subaru BRZ. GT3 cars from European manufacturers such as Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz also participate.
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      A naturally aspirated 228-hp 2.4-liter flat-four powers the 2022 BRZ, while the Super GT car should use an upgraded and more powerful four-cylinder engine. Subaru didn’t share many details on the new race car’s powertrain, though Car and Driver has reached out to the automaker for more information. The previous-gen road cars were powered by a 2.0-liter unit that produced 205 horsepower and 156 lb-ft of torque, although the first-gen BRZ GT300 car used the EJ20 engine from the Subaru Legacy.

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      The new race car’s bodywork looks similar to the previous-gen’s, huge wing and all, but it also sports the 2022 BRZ’s chunkier headlights and sleeker taillights. The new road car is only just over an inch longer and half an inch lower than the first-gen car. It’ll go on sale in the U.S. in the fall of next year, and pricing is expected to start around $30,000.
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      GM Recalls 2019–2021 Trucks, SUVs over Front Seatbelt Defect

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      General Motors is recalling 624,216 of its 2019–2021 trucks and SUVs to fix a problem with the front center seatbelt bracket.
      Included are 2019–2021 Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra 1500 and 2020–2021 Silverado/Sierra 2500 and 3500 pickups, as well as 2021 Chevrolet Suburban (pictured) and Tahoe and GMC Yukon XL SUVs.
      The problem affects vehicles with the 40/20/40 split-folding front bench seats, not those with front bucket seats, according to the NHTSA defect report.
      General Motors has announced a recall for 624,216 trucks and SUVs with split-bench front seats from the 2019 through 2021 model years. According to the report filed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the problem is improperly installed seatbelt brackets in the center of the front row. It could cause a person sitting in the center of the front row to be incompletely restrained, which could lead to injury in case of hard braking or a crash, NHTSA said.

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      The problem affects 2019–2021 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups, 2020–2021 Silverado and Sierra 2500/3500 pickups, and 2021 Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe and GMC Yukon XL SUVs. The issue does not affect 2019 Silverado and Sierra Limited models built on the previous-generation platform, GM siad.
      The defect report states that occupants of the vehicles could hear a rattling noise from the center seat or console area, or they could notice that the center seatbelt in front has become loose or even detached. GM will begin notifying owners on February 1 and will inspect and reassemble seatbelt brackets that are improperly installed.
      Meanwhile, owners of Chevrolet and GMC trucks or SUVs from the affected model years can check the NHTSA recalls website to see if their vehicle is included in the recall.
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