Here is a list of the announcements that have come from various auto companies and a look at how cheap their bikes and cars are expected to get, as a result of the excise duty.
Following excise duty cut announced by Finance Minsiter P Chidambaram in the Vote on Account 2014-15, both Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) and Hero MotoCorp reduced product prices.
Honda plans to tap the mass segment with the launch of the Dream Neo and plans to increase capacity to 46 lakh units by the year-end, YS Guleria, VP - sales and marketing, HMSI told CNBC-TV18.
Barclays downgraded Bajaj Auto to "equal weight" from "overweight" on Thursday and maintained an "underweight" rating on Hero MotoCorp and TVS Motor saying the next twelve months would remain challenging for the two-wheeler industry in India.
Japanese giant Honda has decided to take the battle right to its former partner and now its rival Hero MotoCrop‘s doorstep with the launch of its entry level bike the ‘Dream Neo‘.
Japanese auto giant Honda today launched a new motorcycle 'Dream Neo' in India's volume-driven commuter segment, priced at Rs 43,150, making it the company's cheapest two-wheeler in the country.