American life style motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson is set to open its 9th Indian showroom in Goa. Harley is reportedly looking to open the dealership at the state's capital city Panjim. Besides its iconic motorcycles, Harley will also sell a range of branded accessories alike in other showrooms in the country. The motorcycle maker will sell its complete range of bikes including the ones which are expected to arrive in India in the coming months. The state of Goa which is mainly known for tourism is also rich with minerals like iron ore and manganese making it one of the prosperous states in the country. Harley has this in mind and intends to sell the life style brand in good numbers. Goa already hosts a Garware-Hyosung showroom with a Ducati showroom expected to be set up soon. We sure can expect many Harley's on Goan roads once it opens the showroom there.

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Bajaj Auto, the Indian motorcycle and commercial vehicle manufacturer is truly becoming an international brand. Not only are its exports increasing but its products are getting an international touch too. Soon after Bajaj purchased a minority stake in Austrian bike firm KTM, we have noticed a marked difference in Bajaj's motorcycle. KTM's expertise of building powerful sports bikes appears to have rubbed in to Bajaj too. The most obvious changes in Bajaj will become apparent as and when it will launch its new Pulsar 200 NS. Recent reports from Europe indicate that Bajaj has been gradually increasing its stake in KTM. According to these reports Bajaj Auto currently owns a 47% stake in KTM after purchasing 6.3% stake recently. Bajaj Auto CEO Rajiv Bajaj has stated that the company has no intentions of becoming a majority stakeholder in KTM. He has also said he wants KTM to retain its brand identity. Bajaj auto started buying KTM's shares way back in 2007 and has been consistently increasing it. The company wants to utilize the name and brand image of KTM which is quite popular in Europe and in America. Bajaj has been interacting with KTM on many aspects including design and product development. The first India based KTM product has been the KTM Duke 125 which is built at Bajaj's plant exclusively for exports. The KTM Duke 200 has now been launched in India. Incidentally, the soon to be launched Pulsar 200 NS shares the Duke 200's engine. However the Pulsar's engine is tuned differently.

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Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan has decided to build a new two wheeler plant at Rohtak in state of Haryana, India. Today Honorable Haryana chief minister Sh. Bhupinder Singh Hooda performed the foundation stone laying ceremony at the planned site. In Year 2004 Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan (SMC) had set up SMIPL for manufacturing and sales of two wheeler. SMIPL started producing two wheelers from 2006 at Gurgaon plant in Haryana state. Two wheeler market in India has been expanding and it crossed 13.4 million units in the last financial year 2011-2012. The market is expected to further increase; therefore, SMIPL has taken an approval from Haryana Government to build an additional two wheeler and components plant by using 4 lakh.㎡land that is a part of land allotted to Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), subsidiary of SMC in India. Planned production capacity of this plant is 5lac units, and the plant is expected to be completed in the year 2014. Further expansion of the plant will be planned according to the expansion of the two wheeler market in India. In SMIPL, at present two models of scooters, two models of motorcycles are being produced in Gurgaon Plant and production achievement of year 2011 was 3.5 lakh. (122% of previous year). Current overall production models are Suzuki Access 125, Suzuki Swish 125, Slingshot Plus, etc.

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Test ride Mahindra Duro DZ scooter and get Rs 500 cash,' don't get surprised, this is a bold offer made by Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra hoping that interested buyers will stick to its scooter once they try it. Interestingly, the auto maker says that they will give the cash price even if the buyers go for any other scooter after trying the Duro DZ.

By this move, Mahindra is doing whatever it can to break way into the two-wheeler market which is mainly dominated by Hero Motocorp, Honda Motor and Bajaj Auto. The offer will be valid till April 30 all over India (just one more week remaining). Mahindra has set a list of terms and conditions to receive the cash price on test riding the Duro DZ.
This is what Mahindra says about the Duro DZ: “the all new Mahindra Duro DZ is a solid and powerful 125 cc scooter, designed specifically for the tough Indian roads. It not only looks stylish, it's also the perfect family scooter with immense power, great mileage and amazing stability, all set to give you and your family a comfortable and a safe ride. We're confident that you will love the new Mahindra Duro DZ. Test ride the Romba Solid scooter and decide for yourself.” (Apply for the test ride)

The duro Dz comes with a 125 cc engine which is more fuel efficient with a mileage of around 45 kmpl. The scooter is available with a starting price of Rs. 40,712 (ex-showroom Delhi).

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