December Sales Performance
1st January 2007
Bajaj motorcycles register 26% growth while other major players
degrow.
December 2006 Sales:
| December 2006 | December 2005 | Growth % | |
| MOTORCYCLES | 187,063 | 148,263 | 26 |
| TOTAL 2 WHEELERS | 187,179 | 154,925 | 21 |
| 3 WHEELERS | 27,749 | 18,534 | 50 |
| TOTAL 2 & 3 WHEELERS | 214,928 | 173,479 | 24 |
| Exports out of the above | 39,385 | 18,534 | 113 |
| 1. | Owing to growth across all segments and regions, Bajaj motorcycles sold 187,000 units in December 2006, registering a 26% growth over December 2005 sales of 148,000 units. |
| 2. | This was in sharp contrast to the flat/negative sales growth registered by other major motorcycle manufacturers, thereby leading to a significant gain in market share for Bajaj motorcycles to 35.5%. |
| 3. | Expecting this trend in favour of its products to continue for some time, Bajaj is expanding motorcycle capacity to 300,000 units / month by April 2007. |
| 4. | The Bajaj Kristal DTS-i, the first product from an all new hi-tech scooter platform, will be launched in January 2007. |
| 5. | 3-Wheeler and Export sales continue to exceed expectation, and this trend appears likely to be maintained in the next quarter as well. |
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At 738,000 2- & 3-wheelers, Bajaj sales in October-December 2006 were the highest ever in its history. |
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Q3 2006-07:
| Oct. ~ Dec 2006 | Oct. ~ Dec 2005 | Growth % | |
| MOTORCYCLES | 652,406 | 511,106 | 28 |
| TOTAL 2 WHEELERS | 652,579 | 541,126 | 21 |
| 3 WHEELERS | 85,640 | 57,572 | 49 |
| TOTAL 2 & 3 WHEELERS | 738,219 | 598,698 | 23 |
| Exports out of the above | 115,619 | 64,359 | 80 |
YTD 2006-07:
| April - December 2006 | April - December 2005 | Growth % | |
| MOTORCYCLES | 1,843,654 | 1,379,206 | 34 |
| TOTAL 2 WHEELERS | 1,858,641 | 1,478,522 | 26 |
| 3 WHEELERS | 237,198 | 179,368 | 32 |
| TOTAL 2 & 3 WHEELERS | 2,095,839 | 1,657,890 | 26 |
| Exports out of the above | 325,728 | 176,765 | 84 |
Rajiv Bajaj
Managing Director
January 1, 2007
Pune, India