High-end bike exports see traction in FY18, sales up three-fold

The above 250cc but less than 350 cc bikes category clocked exports of 24,411 units as against 4,108 units in the year before period, a 494% increase

Within overall two-wheeler export, up 20.2 per cent during the first nine months (April to December) of this financial year, the high-end segment has seen a surge.

The above 250cc but less than 350cc category, for example, has seen six-fold growth, up 494 per cent on a year on year basis (from 4,108 units to 24,411 units). The high end category saw robust growth in export during the period — primarily banking on TVS Motor exporting BMW bikes from its Hosur (near Bengaluru) facilitY and Bajaj's KTM and Dominar BIKES. 

TVS started exporting the 310cc bikes for BMW, the German automobile major,