Weekly News Wrapup: SIAM Tax Lowered, Bajaj CNG Bike Delayed, Brixton India Lineup Unveiled And More

Authentic scramblers, electric scooters to even a CNG bike, there’s a lot that happened this week. Here are 5 of the hottest news pieces of this week

And just like that, another rather hectic week nears its end. If the past 6 days have been a bit of a blur for you too, here’s a quick lowdown onto 5 of the hottest news pieces that we saw in this time period: 

1) SIAM’s Request For Lower Taxes 

Could the bikes and scooters in India finally be a bit cheaper? The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has put forward a request for a reduction in the GST (Goods and Services Tax), CNG, flex fuel and other rates. Will it happen though? We have our fingers crossed! 

2) Upcoming Bajaj CNG Bike’s Launch Delayed

The upcoming Bajaj CNG bike, which was all set to be launched on June 18, will now be launched nearly a month after that. The bike will not only be powered by both petrol and CNG, but Bajaj also claims that it’ll reduce running costs by 50 percent! Here’s what the new Bajaj CNG bike launch date is. 

3) Brixton India lineup 

Austrian bikemaker Brixton is all set to enter India with four bikes: Crossfire 500X, Crossfire 500XC, Cromwell 1200 and Cromwell 1200X. All four bikes look absolutely gorgeous and do seem to pack some very nice kit underneath the gorgeous designs.  

4) Honda Bringing CRF 300s To India?

Is Honda finally bringing the CRF300L And CRF300L Rally adventure bikes to India? Both bikes were recently spied in Bengaluru and here is what we think about it. 

5) TVS iQube Recalled 

TVS has recalled the iQube electric scooters that were manufactured between July 10 and September 09, 2023 and here’s why the brand has done that.