Policy predictability is needed to make investment plans for accelerating electric mobility in the two-wheeler segment, according to electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy Chief Business Officer Ravneet S Phokela. The company, in which Hero MotoCorp is a significant investor, expects 100 per cent electrification of the domestic two-wheeler market by 2030 even as it prepares to start exports to an India-like market in the near future. With the FAME-II (Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) scheme coming to an end in March next year, Phokela said Ather is happy with the government support and the current levels of subsidy but hoped that it would be extended for another three to five years for acceleration of EV adoption. "Two requirements, extend the period of time and importantly, let there be policy predictability," he told PTI when asked about the company's wishlist for FAME III. He further said,"Unpredictability is not good for business because my busin
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Hero MotoCorp on Monday said it will invest an additional Rs 550 crore in Ather Energy. The company's board, at its meeting held on September 4, 2023, has approved an investment of up to Rs 550 crore in the Rights issue of Ather Energy, Hero MotoCorp said in a regulatory filing. The investment is subject to the execution of definitive documents and completion of certain conditions customary to a transaction of this nature, it added. Prior to the proposed investment, Hero MotoCorp's shareholding in Ather stood at 33.1 per cent, the country's largest two-wheeler said.
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Achieving production target for FY24 is secondary right now, he added
Hero Karizma is back with its XMR 210, the company is launching the motorcycle in its new avatar today, originally launched in India in the mid-2000s and survived till the late 2010s
Karizma XMR is Hero MotoCorp's first liquid-cooled 210 cc DOHC 4V engine, making 25.5 PS of maximum power and 20.4 Nm torque
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With its margins back to pre-Covid levels, Hero MotoCorp is now looking at sustainable growth, enhancing market share across segments on the back of new product launches over the next few quarters, according to a top company executive. The country's largest two-wheeler maker is also looking at enhancing production capacity to roll out Harley-Davidson X440 which has already received over 25,000 bookings. The company is also on track to introduce its electric vehicle range in 100 cities by this year-end with a focus on attaining clear leadership in the vertical. "The ICE (internal combustion engine) business margins are now 14.5 per cent. Effectively, it means that we are back to pre-Covid levels which were around 14 per cent," Hero MotoCorp CEO Niranjan Gupta said in an analyst call. Therefore, moving forward, having covered the margins back to pre-Covid levels, the company's singular focus is going to be growth and market share on the back of lots of launches that have been done an
The management and control of listed entity vested with the family Group and Sunil Kant Munjal resigned as joint managing director in the listed entity
India's largest motorcycle maker Hero MotoCorp on Thursday missed first-quarter profit estimates, hurt by a drop in sales volume
A spokesperson for Hero MotoCorp said the company would issue a statement on the matter soon. Salt could not be reached for comment
Indian bike maker Hero MotoCorp on Tuesday said it received over 25,000 bookings for the world's cheapest Harley Davidson motorcycle, sending shares up over 3%.
In an exchange filing, the company said that it would start production of the Harley Davidson X440 in September 2023 and commence deliveries from October onwards
Foreign and Indian currencies and gold and diamond jewellery worth about Rs 25 crore apart from "incriminating" documents were seized after raids on Hero MotoCorp executive chairperson Pawan Kant Munjal and some others, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday. The federal agency raided the residences and offices of the 69-year-old billionaire businessman, the promoter of India's largest two-wheeler automobiles manufacturer, in Delhi and neighbouring Gurugram apart from that of some other entities on Tuesday. It said in a statement that a "third party service provider" company, identified as Salt Experience and Management Pvt. LTd. (SEMPL), "illegally exported foreign currency equivalent to about Rs 54 crore to various countries during the period 2014-2015 to 2018-2019 which was ultimately used for personal expenses of P K Munjal." Foreign and Indian currencies and gold and diamond jewellery worth about Rs 25 crore apart from "incriminating" documents were seized from the ...
The company said that the production capacity has been ramped up in response to the demand trends
Scooters have performed better than motorcycles with sales increasing by 26.45% from 24,292 in July 2022 to 30,718 in July 2023
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