Mahindra's first entry-level bike soon in India

Mahindra & Mahindra, known as best SUV manufacturer in India, now going to enter into the motorcycle production and sales in the Indian auto market. The company has already launched its two new scooters - Mahindra Duro and Mahindra Rodeo. Mahindra is now all set to spread out its portfolio and launch its first entry-level motorcycle in the festival season. Both scooters are getting excellent attention from the Indian buyers. According to the news sources the new Mahindra bike is known as internally codenamed A02 and the platform of the new model will be based on old Kinetic Boss. It is expected to be available between Rs. 35,000 to Rs. 40,000. Mahindra had already displayed its new concept motorcycle at the 10th anniversary of Delhi Auto Expo which was held from 5th January to 11th January 2010 in New Delhi. The company has not yet announced officially regarding the specification and features of this bike. But, it is told that the new engine will be imported from China, which will considerably lower the development cost for the new bike. Mahindra will see tough competition with another entry-level segment motorcycles in India. Meanwhile, Suzuki Motorcycles has recently announced the launch of two new superbikes in India including Suzuki Bandit 1250S and Suzuki GSX-R1000.