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The Hosur based Indian 2 wheeler manufacturer, TVS Motor Company announced at the 2012 Delhi Auto Expo that the company is going to launch 4 new models in the current year. The 4 new models will include 2 motorcycles and 2 scooters. One of the motorcycles will be powered by a 125cc engine capacity mated [...]

The TVS Motor hall at the 2012 Auto Expo was disappointing. People have been waiting for an all new Apache but got nothing new to see at the stand, except the Apache RTR 250 RX. The 250 RX is a off-roader which uses a 250cc engine (so TVS has the engine but not the will [...]

The Hosur based Indian 2 wheeler company, TVS Motors today announced that the company has developed a new technology that can enhance fuel efficiency by as much as 20% when compared to the conventional technologies utilized by the manufacturers. TVS calls this new technology ‘TVS Automatic Transmission’. In this technology, the company employs an automatic [...]

Motorcycle majors, TVS and Bajaj have hiked prices of its bikes owing to increasing costs of rubber and steel. The price hike is in the range of 1.5 to 2% and will be go into effect immediately. Such hikes will result in bikes getting dearer by around Rs. 500-1000/- might not seem much, but a [...]

TVS Motor has crossed the 3 million sales mark of Star motorcycles. The TVS Star was launched in 2004 and is the first motorcycle in India to come with a five year warranty. It also featured electric start as standard, which was again a segment first. TVS Star Crosses 3 Million Sales

TVS Motors is planning to introduce a bike at the lower end of the motorcycle market. The company whose cheapest bike costs Rs. 36,000/- is planning to introduce a entry level motorcycle, which would cost less than Rs. 30,000/-. Earlier Hero Honda had declared to be in process of introducing the Nano of bikes but [...]

TVS Motor plans to re-enter the Indian electric scooter market by the end of 2011. The company is busy testing 50 electric scooters, comprising some of its existing and new models across the country. The company will produce these new products at its Mysore facility. The company has decided to re-enter the electric scooter segment [...]

TVS Motor has launched a semi-synthetic 4-stroke engine oil in India. The TRU4 Premium will offer better fuel economy, longer engine life and lower emission levels. TRU4 comes with higher standard of certification from Japanese Automotive Standards Organisation (JASO MA2) and American Petroleum Institute (API SL). TVS TRU4 Premium is blended with highly purified water-white, [...]

TVS Motor it will invest Rs 200 crore by April 2011 to increase its production capacity to 28 lakh units. The company will also set up a design center in Indonesia where it has a manufacturing facility. There is an increasing demand for the company to meet from the existing 21 lakh units per annum. [...]

TVS Motors is planning to enter Argentina and Mexico with the Star and Apache motorcycles. The company expects to have 18-20% market share in all export markets from the current 10% share. TVS already exports to the SAARC region and Africa. It will set up assembly lines in Bangladesh and Columbia over the next two [...]