Players dominant in Motorcycles Segment

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Four players dominate the motorcycle segment viz

1. Hero Honda Motors Ltd (HHML)

2. Bajaj auto ltd (Bal)

3. Escorts Yamaha Motors Ltd (EYML)

4. TVS

5. Suzuki

The market share of each of the players is as given below. Nearly 80% of the motorcycle sales are of Japanese motorcycles with the rest coming from Indian motorcycles and step-thru.


Three to five models cater the Indo-Japanese segment from each of the players viz BAL, TVS, Hero Honda and Escorts Yamaha. But majority of the sales is of 100cc-125cc vehicles.

The Japanese ranges of motorcycles are costlier due to import content and royalty payments to their Japanese collaborators.



Market Share In The Motorcycle Segment

Company FY2000 FY99 FY98

Bajaj Auto 24.0 27.4 27.8

Escorts Yamaha Motors 14.0 13.6 15.9

Hero Honda Motors 42.4 38.0 36.0

Royal Enfield 1.4 1.8 1.6

TVS Suzuki 18.2 19.2 18.7

Source: SIAM

The supply of motorcycles will be increasing from 2.08mn in FY2000 to 2.38mn in FY01.
 
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