TVS Motor Company aims to expand its electric two-wheeler portfolio over the next one year as it looks to cater to customers at multiple price points, according to a top company official. The Chennai-based company, which currently has two e-scooters in its portfolio, also plans to expand its electric vehicle sales infrastructure going ahead. It is also developing an electric three-wheeler. "We are also planning to launch a series of products in the range of 5 to 25 kilowatts in the next year," TVS Motor Company Director and CEO K N Radhakrishnan said in an analyst call. He noted that with robust demand in the market, the company has ramped up the production capacity of electric scooter iQube to 25,000 units per month and plans to enhance it further going ahead. TVS plans to commence sales of its new electric scooter TVS X in the current quarter. Radhakrishnan said TVS has close to 400 touchpoints for e-scooters, and the company is continuously expanding the same. "With the produ
Slack festive season sales throw a spanner in the throttle
Riding high on the success of the festive season, Hero MotoCorp has reduced its post-festive channel inventory to its lowest level in over three years
Riding on robust demand across rural markets as well as steady retail off-take in key urban centres, the company registered a 19 per cent growth over the festive season last year
The domestic sales for all vehicles in India were up 20% to 2,314,197 units in October this year as compared to 1,923,721 units last year
Reasons include customer awareness and government incentives
Navratri of 2023 marked a milestone, with retail sales soaring by 18 per cent year-over-year, surpassing the figures of Navratri 2017
Hero said it was optimistic about demand due to its premium model launches and the onset of the festive season
Bajaj Auto reported the highest-ever domestic commercial vehicle sales in October 2023, which were up 39%
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which began in February 2022, has created significant volatility in global fuel prices, further straining developing economies already weakened by the pandemic
Both three-wheelers and passenger vehicles witnessed their record H1 numbers during the period
Apart from this, Ather Energy is also looking at the possibility of expanding to the global markets
Sales of models with engine capacity up to 350cc also went down by about 5% as the sales went down from 74,206 units in September 2022 to 70,345 in September 2023
Motorcycle sales for the company went up 10 per cent with TVS selling 169,322 units in September 2022 to 186,438 units in September 2023
Adopting a cautious stance for the near-term outlook, FADA said that low rainfall may impact rural auto demand during the upcoming festive season
In an exchange filing, the company said that it would start production of the Harley Davidson X440 in September 2023 and commence deliveries from October onwards
The partnership will ensure smooth operations and minimal downtime for vehicles, along with improving the customer experience
2W exports were also down 16% YoY which came down from 150,670 in July 2022 to 126,850 in July 2023
With Okinawa and Hero Electric dropping sub 6 per cent, the 150 odd players in the market will very soon shrink to just 4-6 players in the real game
Hunter 350 crossed two lakh sales in less than a year since its launch last year. The Hunter 350 is the most affordable and compact bike from Royal Enfield, priced from Rs 1.50 lakh to Rs 1.75 lakh