Kawasaki Launches Ninja ZX-10R And ZX-14R In Indian Market

Kawasaki has launched two new Ninja’s for the Indian market. The Ninja ZX-10R and Ninja ZX-14R launched today will be available in Maharashtra for Rs 15.70 lakh and Rs 16.90 lakh respectively. Both the Ninja’s will be on sale in Maharashtra only, with more states to follow later.

These two motorbikes will come to India through a CBU (Completely Built Unit) route and will be sold through a new chain of independent dealerships that Kawasaki will establish across the country. The first such motorcycle dealership is already ready at Wakdewadi, Pune. At present Bajaj is not equipped to handle things involved in selling and servicing of these bikes.

Bookings of the motorcycles will open from tomorrow while deliveries could start from the end of September.

Ninja ZX-10R features the all-new 998cc four cylinder 1-litre petrol engine. With a 6 speed manual gearbox, this petrol engine uses fuel injection and 4 valves per cylinder to deliver 210 PS of peak power at 13,000 rpm and 114 Nm of peak torque at 10,000 rpm. Company claims a fuel economy of 17kmpl on Ninja ZX-10R. Other features on the bike include all new suspension and an all new frame. The bike also gets ABS and traction control to handle the immense performance.

Ninja ZX-14R is powered with a massive 1,441 cc four-cylinder petrol engine and delivers similar power of 210 PS, but at a lower 10,000 rpm. Torque though is a mighty 162.5 Nm, at 7,500 rpm. As the rpm levels for the peak power and torque suggest, the Ninja ZX-14R is a motorcycle that’s tuned for sports touring rather than blazing across tracks.

Kawasaki’s exclusive showroom in Wakdewadi, Pune will open on September 7. Deliveries will begin by late September.

Tejas Thakker

Sony and Samsung products to get Price Hike upto 20% Across All Categories

Sony India on Thursday said it will soon initiate a price hike on its products across all categories to offset the impact of rupee depreciation.

“With the weakening of the rupee, the company will raise the prices of its products. This will be done shortly,” Sunil Nayyar, Head Sales, Sony India. 

The products that Sony India sells, including flat panel TVs (Bravia), digital cameras (Cyber-Shot), laptops (Vaio) and smartphones (Xperia) , are shipped to India from other countires.

Nayyar said the weakening of the rupee was affecting the company and the prices have to be raised. ”The rise will be a mild one and not be a burden on the consumers. The company will absorb the most impact,” he said.

As Diwali and other festivals festivals are round the corner, the company plans to earn a revenue of Rs 400 crore during the period of August to November, 30 percent higher than the last year’s figure as last year at the same time, the revenue earned was Rs 310 crore, he said.

Nationally, the company is eyeing a growth of 25 percent. It will also increase the distribution network from 850 to 935 across the country, Nayyar added. 

Sources close to iGyaan have also confirmed that Samsung is also contemplating a price hike of 15-20% on all its products, that can majorly affect the prices of the upcoming products like Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear and the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014.

Depreciating Rupee and the deteriorating economy has caused a major stall in the purchase power of the consumer, with prices shooting sky-high, companies are ready to look at major decline in sales across the board (even though most. Companies in all retail segments from cars to mobiles all products have been increasing prices and it should have a negative impact on the commercial growth of India. Hopefully we can recover from this in time.

Tejas Thakker