Bajaj Auto leads EV sales in Sep; Ola remains biggest player in e2W space

Bajaj Auto has become the top player in India’s electric vehicle market by monthly volumes, across all categories, with over 25,000 sales and registrations in September. This comes on the back of a big push in expanding distribution by the company  and steady demand of electric three-wheelers.   In September, the company – according to … Read more

Bajaj Housing Finance debut boosts Bajaj Group’s market capitalisation

A stellar market debut of Bajaj Housing Finance  Ltd (BHFL) on Monday helped the Bajaj Group reduce its market capitalisation (mcap) gap with the Adani group. BHFL’s mcap stood at Rs 1.37 trillion on Monday, more than double its initial public offering price-based valuation of around Rs 58,300 crore. This added more than 10 per … Read more

Post IPO, Bajaj Housing Finance open to strategic stake sales

Bajaj Housing Finance (BHFL) was set up in 2017 as a 100% subsidiary of Bajaj Finance (BFL). BHFL’s IPO is coming on September 9, 2024 with a price band of Rs 66-70/ share Issue size is Rs 6,560 cr Rs 3,560 cr fresh capital Rs 3,000 cr offer for sale BFL is diluting 10-11% through … Read more

Bajaj Auto-powered electric mobility company Yulu eyes global ride

Bajaj Auto-backed Yulu, India’s largest shared electric mobility company, is eyeing international markets with its electric two-wheeler ecosystem around 2025-26. This expansion will be driven by a new product from Bajaj, alongside Yulu’s broader plans to grow its market presence and product offerings in India. The company aims to achieve profitability by 2024-25. Yulu is … Read more

Hamara Bajaj: Business icon who always spoke his mind dies at 83

Rahul Bajaj, chairman emeritus of Bajaj Auto, who died in Pune on Saturday of cardiac and respiratory ailments at the age of 83, wasn’t known to mince words, or give up without a fight. In 1970-71, when licences and production capacities were tightly controlled by the government, he vigorously argued his company’s case for producing … Read more

We’re looking to onboard 20-25 mn wallets by March 2023: Bajaj Finance MD

Consumer financier Bajaj Finance, which launched its wallet business this July, is aiming to onboard 20-25 million wallets onto its fold by March 2023. The company is currently onboarding 800,000 to 1 million new wallets every month, managing director (MD) Rajeev Jain said. Addressing an analyst call organised by Morgan Stanley, Jain said, “We are … Read more

Electric Vehicles – need a jump start !

Government goes slow on procurement of electric vehicles, limits sourcing —- When I saw this news today, it suddenly reminded me of the numerous arguments that I had on the subject of electric vehicles (EV) with some of my closest friends over the last one year. Thought of putting up a quick post so that … Read more