Bajaj commenced deliveries of the V15 commuter motorcycle to customers across the country on March 23. The 150cc V15 motorcycle already had over 10,000 bookings in the bag and to meet this demand the two-wheeler manufacturer is planning to increase the production of the motorcycle to 1,000 units per day.
Sumeet Narang, Vice-President, Marketing, Bajaj Auto, said, “Currently, we are still ramping up our daily production for the motorcycle and hope that we could make 1,000 bikes per day soon. For any new launch the first two to three months are when you gauge the response from the market and build up supplies accordingly. So initially we would rather go a little slow so that we deliver a well-built product.”
Bajaj have started production of the V15 at its Waluj and Pantnagar plants and manufactured over 2,500 units of the motorcycle last month. Narang said, the current number of bookings is in line with the company’s estimates and the focus is to make quicker deliveries now.
These high numbers come in even after the Delhi government has banned registrations of new two-wheelers which are not compliant with BS-IV norms. The Bajaj V15, falls in this category as it is a BS-III-compliant motorcycle. Speaking about the ban, Narang said, “We haven’t heard anything from the transport authority in Delhi as of yet, we have sent our application to them but are awaiting the response. We can only wait in this matter. For an existing bike, the deadline is April 1, 2017 and we have got clearance from all other RTOs apart from Delhi.”
The V15 has kicked off a new genre in the Indian two-wheeler market, thanks to its distinct approach towards styling. The engine on the V15 is a 150cc single-cylinder motor that produces 11.8bhp at 7500rpm and peak torque of 13Nm at 5500rpm. This engine comes mated to a five-speed gearbox, which has all-up shift pattern.
Source - autocarpro
