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Sep 2, 2019, 11:08 PM

Suzuki Two-Wheeler Sales Grow Amidst Auto Industry Slowdown In India

Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited posts minor positive gains in August 2019 sales amidst a growing slowdown in the Indian auto industry.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 2, 2019

  Two-Wheeler Sales August 2019: Royal Enfield Registers 24 Per Cent Drop

  Chennai-based motorcycle maker Royal Enfield reported a decline of 24 per cent in monthly sales for August 2019. The manufacturer sold 52,904 units last month, as against 69,377 units in August last year. RE's volumes have been on a consistent decline, having fallen below 50,000 units in July this year, for the first time in three years. While sales have improved month-on-month, the volumes are still alarmingly low for the company. With respect to year-to-date sales, parent company Eicher Motors reported a sale of 290,798 units between April-August 2019, a 20 per cent dip in volumes over 363,801 units dispatched during the same period last year.

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  car&bike Team | Sep 2, 2019

  Harley-Davidson Working On New Pushrod Engine

  Recent patent filings have revealed that Harley-Davidson is working on a new pushrod engine design, with a new overhead valve system.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 2, 2019

  Two-Wheeler Sales August 2019: Hero MotoCorp Registers 20.6 Per Cent Decline

  India's largest two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp reported a decline of 20.6 per cent in sales for August 2019. The company sold 543,406 units last month, as against 685,047 units sold in August last year. While the company registered a 1.5 per cent increase in volumes over July this year (535,810 units), the lower year-on-year sales are a result of the economic slowdown that is giving the auto industry a hard time. While sales have been restricted, Hero has commenced a number of after-sales and service initiatives to keep customers happy.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 1, 2019

  Massive Hike In Penalties For Traffic Violations Begin From September

  Starting from September 1, 2019, the penalties for traffic violations will see a massive hike across a number of offences. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Parliament last month, approving the new penalties that increase by up to 1000 times, depending on the violation. As a result, offences including breaking the traffic signal or using your mobile phone while driving can attract a fine by up to Rs. 5000, while not wearing a helmet or a seatbelt will now be penalised at Rs. 1000, up from the current Rs. 100 fine. Certain offences can also send you to jail along with the fine.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 31, 2019

  Ather Energy Launches New Compact Home Charger Ather Dot

  Ather Energy has announced the launch of a new home charging point - Ather Dot, for its Ather 450 customers in Chennai & Bengaluru. The new charger has been designed specifically for the Ather 450 electric scooter and company says that it took a lot of feedback from its existing customers to make this charging point smaller, lighter and easy to install.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 30, 2019

  Harley-Davidson Working On Adaptive Cruise Control

  A latest patent application from the American motorcycle manufacturer shows that Harley-Davidson may be working on sophisticated adaptive cruise control system for future models.

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  Kingshuk Dutta | Aug 30, 2019

  Revolt Electric Cafe Racer Teased; Could Be The Next Launch

  After launching the RV 300 and the RV 400, Revolt Intellicorp is now gearing up towards the launch of its next model, which will be an electric cafe racer!

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  Preetam Bora | Aug 30, 2019

  2020 KTM 1290 Super Adventure Could Feature Radar-Assisted Tech

  A spy shot of the upcoming 2020 KTM 1290 Super Adventure reveals that the new model could be the first production motorcycle to feature radar-assisted technology offering safety systems.

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