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    • Eyeing market share gain with new Discover: Rajiv Bajaj

      Bajaj Auto lost 2 percent market share in the two-wheeler segment during the quarter, and is hoping to recoup it through the new variant of the Discover model. Rajiv Bajaj is expecting strong festive season sales to boost the company‘s bottomline, as festive sales typically increase 70-100 percent every year.

    • Will hike prices by Rs 500-5000; worst over: Bajaj Auto

      Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Rajiv Bajaj, managing director, Bajaj Auto says the Q2 is known as the most difficult quarter because it comes in between the marriage season in the first quarter and the festive season in the third quarter.

    • Price hike inevitable now; bullish on exports: Bajaj Auto

      The fall in sales, however, is not related to the labour strike seen in Bajaj's Chakan plant. "The strike affected us only in June because it happened unexpectedly. Post that, the production has been normal," says Rajiv Bajaj, managing director of Bajaj Auto.

    • Awaiting formal Chakan strike end letter from union: Bajaj

      After several rounds of talks among Bajaj Autos‘ management and workers‘ union at Chakan, it is likely that the strike may have been called off.

    • Bajaj Auto's July sales plunge 18% to 2.81 lakh units

      The company sold 2.47 lakh motorcycles in July, down 20 percent year-on-year. Three-wheeler CV sales also slipped 2 percent to 34,499 units.

    • Nissan to turn profitable in India by 2013-end: Ghosn

      Nissan is planning to unveil Datsun‘s hatchback model ‘Go‘ by early next year. Reviving the brand after three decades, Carlso Ghosn claims it is bigger and wider than its nearest competitor the Maruti Alto.

    • Won't resort to huge discounts to boost sales: Bajaj Auto

      The company‘s first quarter earnings matched market expectations, even though volume sales declined. Bajaj said his company had not lost any material market share on a year-on-year basis, adding that it had a 46 percent market share in the sports bike segment.

    • Ultra low-cost car to follow strong Datsun stable: Ghosn

      Nissan chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn says, in an interview to CNBC-TV18, that the company will launch an ultra low-cost model after introducing more cars under the Datsun brand.

    • Bajaj Auto May total sales fall 4% to 3.39 lakh units

      Bajaj Auto's total motorcycle sales fell 5 percent year-on-year in May to 3.05 lakh units. Three-wheeler sales

    • Bet big on July Discover launches, exports: Rajiv Bajaj

      Rajiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Auto in an interview to CNBC-TV18, says that the company is betting big on the launch of six versions of the Discover in July plans to focus on exports to boost revenues and increase market share.

    • Bajaj Auto April sales down 10%; sees higher May sales

      India's second largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto's total sales in April declined 10 percent year-on-year to 3.44 lakh units, as sales remained sluggish in the domestic market and exports also slipped.

    • Bajaj Auto bets on Discover; to launch 2 Pulsars in FY14

      It has been a nightmarish run for the overall automobile sector. The decline started with commercial vehicles followed by passenger car industry, which went through its worst phase in over 10 years.

    • Slew of launches in pipeline; no sports-bike rivals: Bajaj

      Bajaj Auto, MD, Rajiv Bajaj told CNBC-TV18's Ronojoy Banerjee there are a slew of launches in pipeline and see little or no competition in the sports-bike segment.

    • Slow growth to continue in April-June: Bajaj Auto MD

      Rajiv Bajaj, MD of the company feels the market for auto sector remains quite challenging and expects growth in April-June to be between 0 and -5 percent.

    • 2-wheeler industry to strengthen FY14 onwards: Bajaj Auto

      The two wheeler industry is going through a rough patch, however Kevin D'sa, vice president- finance, Bajaj Auto is hopeful that the sentiment will revive going ahead.

    • Bajaj Auto Feb sales fall 3%; FY14 targets hazy says co

      Bajaj Auto's total sales in February slipped 3 percent year-on-year on the back of sluggish motorcycle sales, and the company said targets for next quarter and next financial year remain hazy, sending its shares down more than 2 percent on Monday morning.

    • No concrete signs of sales pick-up yet, says Bajaj Auto MD

      Two-wheeler sales remain sluggish and there are no concrete signs of a pick-up yet, Rajiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Auto said on Monday.

    • KTM buys Husqvarna; Huskys may roll out of Chakan

      Bajaj Auto's Austrian partner firm KTM Auto announced that it would acquire 100% of BMW's off-road niche motorcycle brand Husqvarna. The acquisition would be made by KTM Auto's parent firm Pierer Industrie AG. The development would come as a big boost to the country's second largest two-wheeler manufacturer Bajaj Auto.

    • Will miss 5m vehicle sales forecast for FY13: Rajiv Bajaj

      Bajaj Auto will miss its forecast of 5 million (50 lakh) unit sales for the current financial year as demand for two-wheelers continues to remain sluggish, especially in the domestic market, Rajiv Bajaj, MD said on Wednesday.

    • Expect flat growth in 2013: Bajaj Auto

      Year 2012 was lacklustre for the two-wheeler industry. Bajaj Auto's managing director Rajiv Bajaj expects growth in 2013 to be flat too.

    • Honda car, bikes all-set to steal the show in 2013

      Bertrand D'souza, deputy editor, Overdrive, shares his view on how the auto industry will move in 2013. He also talks about players in both the four-wheeler and two-wheeler segment who may ride the year in driver seat.

    • Launch of 100cc motorcycle to aid mkt share: Bajaj Auto

      Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director of Bajaj Auto told CNBC-TV18 that November sales have met expectations. He informed that Discover and Pulsar contributed 68% to the two-wheeler sales figure.

    • Export mkt has stabilised; worst is behind us: Bajaj Auto

      Rajiv Bajaj, managing director, Bajaj Auto told CNBC-TV18 that October 2012 was the second best month ever in our history of the company.

    • Bajaj Auto sees festive season growth at 30%

      Bajaj Auto is is expecting a strong volume growth during the ongoing festive season. Rajiv Bajaj, MD of the company is seeing a growth of 30% in this period starting from Navratri.

    • Bajaj Auto will pass on duty drawback cut to customers

      Bajaj Auto, India's second largest two-wheeler maker, will increase prices in the international market, post the duty drawback cut, Rajiv Bajaj, MD said on Tuesday.

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