IYamaha Motors India has registered a growth of 84.3% in its sales during June 2009, at 17,878 units, as against 9,699 units in June 2008. Ever since IYM launched the YZF-R15 and FZ16 bikes last year, its sales have shown an upward trend.

And in keeping with its newfound performance focus, the company recently launched high-performance race-spec parts for these two bikes. They are also planning to launch a new bike based on FZ series, it will feature full front fairing like the R15.

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TVS Motor Company has posted a 6% increase in two-wheeler sales during June this year, at 115,488 units, as against 109,082 units in June 2008. During June 2009, TVS sold 105,361 units in the domestic market, compared to 94,072 units during June last year - an increase of 12%.

TVS’s scooter sales also registered a significant increase, going up from 21,466 units in June 2008 to 25,945 units in June this year. Total motorcycle sales, meanwhile, were down to 46,048 units in June 2009 as compared to 51,409 units in June 2008. Exports also came down from 15,010 units during June last year to 10,087 units in June this year.

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Yamaha has launched a range of exclusive racing kit parts by for its customers. Built by Yamaha Engineering Corporation and specialist firm, Daytona in Japan, these parts are exclusively for racing purpose in a closed circuit only.

The parts include race ECU, high lift cams, full exhaust system, special alloy sprockets, adjustable back steps and braking parts like big diameter petal disc brakes, master cylinder, and stainless steel hose. These parts will be available to customers by September this year.”

Mr. Sanjay Tripathi, Division Head Product Planning & Brand Management, India Yamaha Motor said, “Racing kit parts are developed using valuable experience gained from Moto GP & World Superbike racing and Yamaha wants to provide its customers in India with the same thrill and feeling of racing instinct. Also with the launch of these kit parts we want to encourage safe racing culture in India.

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Yamaha India brought out another round of Racing Ride Tech Challenge exclusively for its customers on the 21st June, 2009, where Yamaha bike owners zoomed on the tracks of India Expo Mart, Greater Noida Expressway. This initiative by Yamaha has drawn a platform for all the potential users to show off their spectacular steeds.

“Motor Sports is an integral part of our Brand Image. It has always been Yamaha’s endeavor to promote motor sports along with safe biking. As a part of our Brand image we want to promote local club level races like Racing Ride Tech. There are thousands of our customers who want to participate in these events for the love of the sport & thrill. This also gives us the opportunity to come closer to our consumers. The event has been extremely successful and this can be seen from the huge participation of the bike enthusiasts,” Sanjay Tripathi, Division Head, Product Planning & Brand Management said.

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TVS Motor Co. Ltd. has reported a 5.15% increase in its two-wheeler sales for May 2009, at 118,574 units, as against 112,770 units sold during May last year.

TVS domestic motorcycle sales stood at 43,165 units in May this year, as against 41,901 units in May 2008. Exports, however, were down 21%, at 11,135 units during May 2009 as against 14,071 units in the year-ago period.

Yamaha kept the momentum going, with an 82.38% hike in sales during May. The company sold 16,952 units during May this year, as against 9,295 units during May last year.

The country’s no.1 two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero Honda logged an increase of 22.52% in sales during May 2009, at 382,678 units, as against 312,317 units sold during May 2008.

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Autocar India Rendering Of New Upcoming Yamaha Fazer 150….

The CBF stunner was the Honda’s attempt to attract young customers who love performance and style. In a similar bid, Bajaj had earlier announced it would launch sporty version of XCD 125cc. Honda India has succeded well with the Stunner CBF.

Honda showcased the CBF stunner concept at the Auto Expo and since then the enthusiasm of bike lovers have raised anticapting its launch. Now, Honda Bikes India has come up with the Fi variant of CBF Stunner.

The new stunner Fi pumps out 11bhp of peak power and 11Nm of peak torque which is almost same in comparison to the non-fi version. Honda CBF Stunner Fi has been priced at Rs64,700 (ex-showroom, Delhi).

In a bid to promote the biking culture among the city’s youngsters and sports enthusiasts, as well as to spread awareness among the masses of various issues of national importance, a group of biking enthusiasts - especially the fans of Yamaha superior technology machine YZF-R15 - have formed Delhi R15 Club, similar to the biking clubs formed overseas.

The club formed some time back in September 2008, currently has a strength of 35 members, many of whom are working and are also highly-qualified such as being doctors, engineers and chartered accountants.

Earlier the club had strength of 60 members, but their number was later reduced to 35 just to ensure that not any one but only the real bikers with some mission in life could be part of the club. Also, they need to be serious in life about what they are doing.

The club is running with the mutual understanding of all the members, who are between the age group of 18 and 30 years. On weekends, the club members hold general meetings in Delhi and from time to time keep on touring to nearby places such as Shimla, Dehradun, Mussoorie and Jaipur.

The future plans of club members are firstly to register this club, and later to expand this club with superbikes. They also plan to start training sessions to make the people real bikers, as well as educate the masses about things like AIDS and their own voting rights.

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[Via: Indiaon2wheels]

The government cleared 22 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs. 541.25 crore recommended by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). This includes proposal from Yamaha that included transferring of its Indian sales business to a new entity - India Yamaha Pvt. Ltd.

The Indian subsidiary of Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. has sought approval of the government to shift its sales operations to a new company which will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha Motor Co. Japan.

Earlier this proposal was deferred by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board stating that the new company shall promote retail trading. The company later stated that it will not do any retail trading of bikes which helped to clear the proposal from the board.

The FDI proposal cleared by the government also includes proposal from Delhi-based Anant Raj Industries that has been given ex-post facto approval for issuance of warrants converted into equity shares worth Rs. 90.24 crore and Nokia to set up the first single-brand retail joint venture with HCL Infosystems to sell handsets and accessories.

[Via: cartradeindia]