May Sales Performance
1st June 2007
May 07
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May 2007
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May 2006
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Change %
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MOTORCYCLES |
167,008
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196,120
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-15 |
TOTAL 2 WHEELERS |
169,327 |
199,426 |
-15 |
3 WHEELERS
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24,110
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24,029
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0
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TOTAL 2 & 3 WHEELERS
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193,437 |
223,455 |
-13 |
Exports out of the above |
49,203 |
32,179 |
53 |
1. |
Owing to the 22% fall in the sales of 100cc motorcycles,
the motorcycle industry as a whole de-grew by 13.4%.
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2. |
On the other hand, the 125cc+ motorcycle segment recorded
a relatively healthy growth of 10%.
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3. |
These contrasting trends reinforce our strong conviction
that the industry will shortly witness an increasingly
rapid shift away from underperforming and overpriced 100cc
motorcycles to 125cc+ motorcycles offering far greater
value in both design and performance.
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4. |
Bajaj continued to lead the 125cc+ motorcycle industry
with approximately 45% market share in May 2007. It does
so largely by virtue of just two products: the Discover
DTS-i and the Pulsar DTS-i. This reflects both a strong
brand position as well as a favorable cost position.
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5. |
With the launch of an all new non-100cc 4-stroke
motorcycle in FY08Q2, Bajaj expects to catalyze this
impending industry shift, thereby improving both its
profitability as well as its market share.
This all new motorcycle platform will be based on the
extremely fuel efficient development of Bajaj’s DTS-i
technology called DTS-Si, i.e. Digital Twin Spark Swirl
Induction, for which an initial capacity of 50,000
motorcycles per month is currently being established at
Bajaj Waluj.
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6. |
Bajaj 3-wheeler sales continue to be steady while export
growth maintained its robust momentum.
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7. |
Bajaj has been selected for the EEPC All India Export
Awards for its sterling performance in exports in FY07.
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YTD 2007-08: |
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April – May 2007
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April – May 2006
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Change %
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MOTORCYCLES |
331,312 |
384,638 |
-14 |
TOTAL 2 WHEELERS
|
335,019
|
390,390
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-14
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3 WHEELERS |
48,470 |
45,188 |
7 |
TOTAL 2 & 3 WHEELERS |
383,489 |
435,578 |
-12 |
Exports out of the above |
101,129 |
63,894 |
58 |
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Rajiv Bajaj
Managing Director
Date 1/6/2007
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