Cng - Lpg version of Mahindra-Renault Logan

Mahindra-Renault will be introducing the CNG and LPG variants of the Logan in the next 3-4 months.

"We have had a great year of Logan, cornering about 12 per cent of market share in the 'C' segment. In the next 3-4 months, we will be launching the CNG and LPG variant of the car"

Mahindra-Renault's Chief Operating Officer Nalin Mehta told PTI.

The CNG and LPG variant of Logan would be on the platform of 1.6 litre petrol version, and will be costlier by about Rs 50,000. In the last fiscal, the company sold 25,984 units of Logan. Due to the increased input costs, especially that of steel, plastic and copper, the company had raised the prices of Logan, both petrol and diesel variants, between Rs 4,000-Rs 5,000.

Mahindra Renault Logan, thanks to its wide body, competitive pricing, better mileage and availability in all fuel options is one of the most preferred car to be used as taxi. Entry-level sedan like Logan helps taxi players to provide competitive services due to low operating costs as compared to high-end cars.

Mahindra & Mahindra planning to enter 2 wheeler market

Mahindra & Mahindra today sprang a surprise by indicating that the utility vehicle manufacturer may be interested in two-wheelers.

Company sources said Mahindra was “looking around for a lot of opportunities and talking to many people for expansion”.

Last year, Mahindra reportedly held negotiations with two Chinese companies — Chongqing Lifan and Loncin — for separate motorcycle projects.

The talks with Lifan were for a joint venture in India and meetings were held to finalise the modalities for a tie-up.

A possible manufacturing site is the company’s Hardwar plant in Uttarakhand.

On whether Mahindra was interested in two-wheelers, a spokesperson for the company said, “We do not respond to market speculation. We have, however, always maintained that the company is looking at growth avenues.”

Chongqing Lifan Industry Group Co., which is based in the southern municipality of Chongqing, the state-run Xinhua and is China's biggest private motorcycle maker. Lifan Group has been among Top 500 Motorcycle Manufacturers in the world and Top 500 large-scaled enterprise groups in China. On Sept. 2004, Lifan motorcycle was awarded by the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision and China Promotion Committee for Top Brand Strategy the title of honor of " Chinese Top Brand".

As a face of things likely to come, some bikes manufactured and exported by Loncin:-

LX125-6V

Engine type: Single cylinder air-cooled, 4 stroke

Max power (kw/rpm): 8.2/9000

Displacement (ml): 124

LX250-8 T-Rex Cruiser

Engine type: Single cylinder air-cooled, 4 stroke

Max power (kw/rpm): 11.2/8000

Displacement (ml): 249

LX200-2 Cyclone

Engine type: Single cylinder air-cooled, 4 stroke

Max power (kw/rpm): 11.8/9500

Displacement (ml): 193.2

So stay tuned for the new bikes from Mahindra.

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