Bajaj Auto on Wednesday reported a 16 per cent drop in its total sales to 3,16,020 units in February. The company had sold 3,75,017 units in February 2021. Domestic sales last month stood at 1,12,747 units as against 1,64,811 units, down 32 per cent, Bajaj Auto said in a regulatory filing. Total two-wheeler sales declined 16 per cent to 2,79,337 units compared to 3,32,563 units in February last year. Total commercial vehicle sales slipped 14 per cent to 36,683 units against 42,454 units in the same month last year, the company said. Exports last month also witnessed a decline of 3 per cent to 2,03,273 units from 2,10,206 units in the corresponding month last year, it added.
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At 10:42 am; Nifty Auto index, the top gainer among sectoral indices, was up 1.6 per cent, as compared to 0.39 per cent decline in the Nifty50 index.
Exports of two-wheelers stood at 1,87,934 units as compared with 2,27,532 units in the year-ago month, down 17 per cent
Analysts, however, expect markets to recover from here on as they have reached their key support zones.
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The company took a price increase of 1-1.2 per cent in the third quarter. It expects to take a similar amount in the current quarter
Revenue from operations in Q3FY22 marginally rose to Rs 9,022 cr
Stock market LIVE: Sector-wise, only Auto, metals and energy stocks were trading higher. Meanwhile, Nifty IT index, down nearly 2 per cent , was still the biggest loser. .
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The gains came even as India's manufacturing activity lost some momentum in December, with the Manufacturing PMI easing to a three-month low of 55.5
Total exports (both two-wheelers and commercial vehicles) also declined 7 per cent
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Bajaj Auto on Monday said it sold 30 per cent more vehicles in the overseas market at over 2.5 million units in calendar year 2021 over the year earlier despite the challenging global environment. The 2.5-million vehicles exports in 2021 were also the highest ever for the company in a calendar year, Bajaj Auto Ltd said in a statement. Bajaj exports its vehicles to over 70 countries. Two-wheeler exports for CY 2021 stood at an impressive over 2.2 million units while three-wheeler and quadricycle sales added another 0.3 million plus units, it said. Stating that the 125cc plus segment contributed 41 per cent of two-wheeler volumes in CY 2021, Bajaj Auto said its flagship sports motorcycle brand Pulsar achieved its highest ever export sales. Pulsar continues to consolidate its leadership position in key countries across the globe like Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Guatemala, Peru, Turkey, Bangladesh, Nepal and Egypt, the company said. Besides, Dominar grew 49 per cent last year owing
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Akurdi is the site of the original Chetak scooter factory that made Bajaj Auto a household name in India
Bajaj Auto Ltd on Wednesday said it will set up an electric vehicle manufacturing facility at Akurdi in Pune with an investment of Rs 300 crore. The facility, for which the work has already commenced, will have the capacity to produce 5,00,000 Electric Vehicles (EVs) per annum and cater to both domestic and exports markets, the company said in a release. The first vehicle from the new unit, spread over half-a-million square feet space, is expected to be rolled out by June 2022. The unit will employ around 800 personnel. Akurdi is the site of the original Chetak scooter factory. "In 2001, Bajaj 2.0 took off on the roaring Pulsar, in 2021, Bajaj 3.0 arrived on the charming Chetak. Going forward, for the Bajaj portfolio, except for implementing one state-of-the-art ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) platform that is currently under development, all our R&D drive train resources are now laser focused on creating EV solutions for the future. "This alignment reflects our belief that ...
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