At the top of FY 2022, Bajaj Auto elevated the bodily touchpoints for Baja Chetak electric scooter to 20 locations.
Two-wheeler main Bajaj Auto seems to amp up the gross sales infrastructure for its Chetak electric scooter within the nation by taking the overall gross sales locations for the mannequin to 75 cities. The transfer is geared toward fulfilling the sturdy demand being witnessed by the e-scooter. Bajaj Auto had introduced again the enduring Chetak scooter in its present electric avatar to the nation in October of 2019.
Initially, Bajaj Auto had initiated the bookings for Chetak from solely two locations within the nation – Pune and Bengaluru. Over time, it expanded the gross sales locations throughout the nation in a phased method with the most recent addition being Solapur in Maharashtra. Now, the corporate seems ahead to taking the overall variety of cities in its retail footprint to 75.
At the top of FY 2022, the corporate elevated the bodily touchpoints for Baja Chetak to 20 locations. “Seeing the enthusiastic demand for this iconic model, (physical touchpoints) are expected to grow to 75 in FY 2023,” the corporate stated in its Annual Report for 2021-22.
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When the Chetak e-scooter was first rolled out in early 2020, bookings had to be stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic. Bookings had been restarted on April 13, 2021, however had to be stopped 48 hours later due to overwhelming demand for the electric scooter. “We are dedicated to the event of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Chetak is the primary instance,” Bajaj Auto knowledgeable shareholders.
Speaking in regards to the problem of semiconductor chip scarcity, the corporate’s Chairman Niraj Bajaj stated that the problem is predicted to influence the corporate’s manufacturing quantity. “No trendy car can exist and not using a slew of semiconductor chips. Motorcycles and top-of-the-line EVs just like the Chetak aren’t any exceptions,” Bajaj Auto stated.
The assertion famous that it can’t be predicted when the provision shortage will finish. “But till then, this will constrain your company’s production volumes, as it will for all other automobile manufacturers,” Bajaj acknowledged.
(with inputs from PTI)
(*75*) Published Date: 06 Jul 2022, 10:51 AM IST