Ather Energy raises INR 900 cr from Hero MotoCorp, GIC
Electric vehicle firm Ather Energy on Wednesday said it has raised Rs 900 crore from existing shareholders Hero MotoCorp and global investment firm GIC through a rights issue.
Electric vehicle firm Ather Energy on Wednesday said it has raised Rs 900 crore from existing shareholders Hero MotoCorp and global investment firm GIC through a rights issue.
Hero MotoCorp and Bajaj Auto are set to launch locally-made Harley-Davidson and Triumph motorcycles in July, aiming to challenge Royal Enfield's dominance in the premium lifestyle bike market. The new motorcycles will be in the 350cc-500cc range, making them the smallest and most affordable in Harley-Davidson and Triumph's portfolios.
For the year ended March 31, 2023, the company reported a consolidated PAT of INR 2,800 crore as against INR 2,329 crore in the year-ago period.
High costs of living squeezed demand in key markets for two- and three-wheelers in Latin America and Africa, hurting Indian companies' exports to the regions.
Niranjan has more than 25 years of rich leadership experience in finance, mergers & acquisition, supply chain and strategy roles across business sectors including Consumer Goods, Metals & Mining, and Automobiles.
Four TVS brands - Jupiter, XL Super, Raider and Apache - are In the top ten two-wheelers’ list in February 2023.
Domestic two-wheeler sales, which is indicative of the financial health of India's rural economy and demand in the country's largest consumption segment loosely defined as lower middle-income households, grew in double digits from a year earlier.
The company's consolidated net profit rose to 7.41 billion rupees ($89.6 million) in the three months ended Dec. 31, from 4.56 billion rupees a year ago.
Manuj Khurana, who quit his post as Tesla’s local head of policy and business development in June, will start next week at the firm based in the southern technology hub of Bangalore, a person with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg News. Khurana will join as a vice president, though his specific role there is unclear, the person said, declining to be named as the matter is not public.
Last month, over 2.85 lakh two wheelers, rolled out by Honda Motorcycle and Scooter, were registered across the country as against over 2.51 lakh two wheelers of Hero Motocorp, as per the Indian government's Vahan portal. This is the first time that Honda Motorcycle and Scooter pipped Hero Motocorp in retail sales.
The nature of online delivery operations -- quick trips from a central hub where a standard charging solution can be installed -- is well suited to EV adoption, overcoming the range anxiety and shortage of charging infrastructure that has proven a roadblock to general take-up.
Hero MotoCorp is gearing up towards a gradual resumption of operations by starting a single shift production at Gurugram, Dharuhera and Haridwar units.
Hero's decision was made to ensure safety of its workforce and to break the virus chain, the company said in a statement on Sunday. Hero MotoCorp had suspended its manufacturing operations in April.
With plans to launch its first electric vehicle (EV) next year, Hero MotoCorp is focusing on offering a flexible EV charging ecosystem that will include fixed stations as well as battery-swapping units.
This year the virus has a far deeper impact in terms of new patient count in the rural areas, which neither have proper medical infrastructure nor awareness about the covid-19 protocols. Rural areas contribute up to 40% of overall sales for India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki and more than 50% for Hero MotoCorp, country’s biggest two-wheeler manufacturer.
Hero MotoCorp’s revenue from operations for the March quarter stood at Rs 8,686 crore, up 39% YoY. Its performance was driven by growth of 18.5% YoY in its wholesale volumes, which were at 15.68 lakh units for Q4FY21.
In March the company registered its highest-ever sales in global business at 32,617 units, a growth of 82% over the corresponding month in 2020 when it had sold 17,962 units.
These First Responder Vehicles are custom-built as an accessory on the powerful Xtreme 200R motorcycles of Hero MotoCorp. It is equipped with essential medical equipment needed to transport patients in remote areas to a hospital.
Automobile industry’s regular face, Sanjay Bhan would be heading the global business of Hero MotoCorp, which has spread its wings across 40 transcontinental markets. In the new role he will shape up entry into new markets and consolidate bigger overseas markets like Colombia, Nigeria and Bangladesh.
Total sales (domestic + exports) for the two-wheeler maker witnessed a growth of 7.55% at 584,456 units in the month of August 2020 as against 543,406 units sold in August 2019.
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