MOTORCYCLE AND CARS

BMW 1 series is the entry level model for BMW world wide.Now BMW has decided to bring the 1 series to India.BMW maintained their no 1 position in Luxury after they taken it from Mercedes.Now BMW is facing strong competition from Audi.Audi was so aggressive this year.Bringing models to India.While BMW was very slow.Now BMW India has got a new President Philipp von Sahr.After that he launched the New 6 series Gran coupe.On the launch he confirmed that BMW is working on brining the 1 series to India.The Launch will be in 2013.

BMW 1 series takes Mercedes A Class and Audi A1.Mercedes has already started testing A Class in India.But Audi hasn’t given any plans for bringing A1 in India.We can expect in Future.BMW will assemble the 1 series in India.BMW 1 series shares components with X1.So we can expect aggressive pricing from BMW.BMW 1 series will be powered by the same engines from X1.We can expect the 2.0 Diesel engine variant to be more popular.1 series weights less compared to X1.So 1 series has more performance.BMW 1 series can certainly do wonders for BMW in India.

Bajaj Auto was the second largest Bike Manufacture in India on Volumes. But last month Honda snatched the second place from Bajaj. Now Bajaj is fighting back. For that Bajaj is planning lots of new products for 2013. Couple of weeks back we reported that Bajaj Auto will launch 2 new pulsar variants. One will be a brand new Pulsar which will be positioned below the 200 NS. We expected the new model to replace the aging pulsar 150 and 180. Bajaj will share the technologies introduced in the 200 NS with the elder sibling. The second product from Pulsar series is the Pulsar 375. New Flagship model for Bajaj will share the technologies from the KTM Duke 390. Bajaj Pulsar 375 will be the fastest and most technologically advanced bike in Pulsar history.

Like the Pulsar series Discover series is also very important for Bajaj. Discover brings the volume for Bajaj while Pulsar take care of performance segment. Bajaj launched Discover 100 T couple of months back with loads of new technologies. Market has accepted the 100 T well. Now Bajaj is planning 4-6 Discover variants. Bajaj hasn’t given any details about the engine size for the new Discover. Bajaj may launch 6 Discover depending on the Competition. Now Discover got average 1,00,000 – 1,10,000 units per month. With the launch of new Models Bajaj Expect the number to go around 1,50,000 units per month. Discover will play a key role in Bajaj fight for the second position against Honda. 

source : Moneycontrol.com

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