In a bid to keep pace with competitors such as Hero MotoCorp and Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI), Bajaj Auto Ltd (BAL) is ramping up capacity by a fourth (by end of FY2013) across its three plants, to 6.3 million units.
While Hero MotoCorp is considering setting up a fourth plant to take its annual capacity over seven million units, HMSI is in the process of establishing a third facility in Karnataka, which would take its production capacity to four million units by 2013.
Once the capacity enhancement programmes are in place, BAL would be able to produce 5.7 million two-wheelers and 600,000 three-wheelers/four-wheelers annually across the company’s three plants in Waluj, Chakan and Pantnagar. BAL will commence sales of four-wheeler ‘RE60’ by year-end in Sri Lanka and later in India in 2013.
The company would utilise the available capacity to roll out new variants of its mainline brands--’ Pulsar’ and ‘ Discover’. To begin with, the Discover 125 ST (Sports Tourer) will go on sale from June this year, while the Pulsar 200 NS (Naked Sports) will be launched in July 2012.
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While Hero MotoCorp is considering setting up a fourth plant to take its annual capacity over seven million units, HMSI is in the process of establishing a third facility in Karnataka, which would take its production capacity to four million units by 2013.
Once the capacity enhancement programmes are in place, BAL would be able to produce 5.7 million two-wheelers and 600,000 three-wheelers/four-wheelers annually across the company’s three plants in Waluj, Chakan and Pantnagar. BAL will commence sales of four-wheeler ‘RE60’ by year-end in Sri Lanka and later in India in 2013.
The company would utilise the available capacity to roll out new variants of its mainline brands--’ Pulsar’ and ‘ Discover’. To begin with, the Discover 125 ST (Sports Tourer) will go on sale from June this year, while the Pulsar 200 NS (Naked Sports) will be launched in July 2012.
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