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Bike biggies play hide & seek

Published July 15th, 2007 in Bikes. 0 Comments

It has been a mix of rough and smooth. Time to take a breather. That’s what auto pundits are saying about the two-wheeler industry. Yes, the biking biggies have lost pace, with interest rates skyrocketing. But there have been some remarkable turnarounds too.

Sample this: During the second quarter, though motorcycle sales decreased by 14.5%, scooter/scooterettee sales shot up by almost 18%. Though the entry-level (125cc and less) motorcycle segment saw a negative growth of 21%, the premium segment (125cc and above) grew by over 13%.

Wait, it’s not over yet. While all two-wheeler manufacturers witnessed a slowdown, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) posted a whopping 43% growth! More
Courtesy:economictimes.indiatimes.com

Now, dial C to catch a car thief

Published July 15th, 2007 in Research/Surveys. 0 Comments

You’re in NY City busy negotiating the bend off Lexington when you hear a beep on that handphone. Somebody back home in New Delhi is fiddling with your four-wheeler. You’re on boil but this time you shall foil — any chance of theft, that is.

All you need to do is speak easy on your cellphone. A few voice commands and the car is jammed, or even tracked from the back of beyond. The server has overtaken the driver.

Now if you thought that’s straight out of some art nouveau sci-fi, brace up for a reality check. Auto component makers ranging from Tata’s TACO MobiApps Telematics to Pune-based BioEnable Technologies to Thrissur-based Altosoft Technologies are using mobile SIM cards and the GSM module to communicate with vehicles. More
Courtesy:economictimes.indiatimes.com

M&M takes PTL route

Published July 15th, 2007 in Mahendra&Mahendra. 22 Comments

A new team consisting of senior executives of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), which had picked up a 64.6% stake in the Chandigarh based Punjab Tractors Limited (PTL), took charge of the company of Saturday.

In a board meeting held in Delhi, the president of M&M farm equipment sector, Anjanikumar Choudhari, took over as the chairman of newly re-constituted PTL board. More
Courtesy:economictimes.indiatimes.com

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