The cheapest 100cc bike

Global Automobiles, a part of the Xenitis Group, on Wednesday launched 'Rock100', the country's cheapest motorbike in the 100cc category. The 100cc bikes of its nearest competitors – such as TVS, Bajaj and Hero Honda – are priced over Rs 30,000. In fact, there’s no 100cc bike at this price point in India, and probably in the world.
Picture of Xenitis Global auto Rock100
Priced at Rs 19,990 ( approximately 488 $) 'Rock100' is likely to usher in a price war in the domestic motorcycle market, particularly in the rural and semi-urban areas, Chairman Santanu Ghosh told reporters at the launch function. Rock 100, powered by a 100cc engine, also provides one of the best mileages in the category at 125 kilometers per litre, the company officials claimed.

He said the motorcycle would be manufactured at the company's plant in Hooghly district of West Bengal. The plant has a three-shift production capacity of 30,000 units per shift every month.

Ghosh said the company plans to export 10,000 motorcycles per month. Earlier, the company had launched 125cc motorcycle in eastern India.

Global also plans to manufacture 150cc, 200cc and 250cc cruiser bikes in the near future.
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So if you never heard of a Bike manufacturer by the name of Global Automobiles here is a Brief overview about the company:-

Global Automobiles was born with the aim of building up eastern India 's first Two Wheeler (motorcycle) manufacturing unit.
the company has set up a state-of-the-art factory at Chinsurah, Hooghly .

The factory was formally inaugurated on the on 15 th February 2007 by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of West Bengal.

With an installed production capacity of 3.6 lacs two wheelers per annum, the factory will employ close to 2000 people in a phase-wise manner and it is also expected to provide an indirect employment opportunities to over 5000 people.

Global automobiles, the Group's automobile manufacturing subsidiary,launched its first two-wheeler brand Xpression in April 2007 and and rolled out a second brand Xpression Plus in the three months that followed. A range of bicycles, a product of another Group subsidiary, is also on the anvil. By 2008, Global will foray into the manufacturing of cars,buses and trucks.

The company behind Global automobiles, Xenitis Group was the first company to launch sub-10,000 PCs five years ago forcing major PC makers to offer ultra-low cost entry-level models. Then it launched India’s first laptop to be priced under Rs 20,000.

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