The precursor to Bajaj Auto had been formed on November 29, 1945, as M/s Bachraj Trading Ltd. The present Chairman of the group, Rahul Bajaj, took charge of the business in 1965. The company is headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra. As of 2018, the company has a distribution network of 485 dealers and over 1,600 authorised services centers across India. Its three manufacturing facilities are located in Waluj (Maharashtra), Chakan (Maharashtra) and Pant Nagar (Uttarakhand).
The company began selling imported two and three-wheeled vehicles in 1948 and obtained a manufacturing license from the Indian government in 1959. In the year 1971, the company launched its first three-wheeled goods carrier. The turning point for the company came when just a year later, as they launched the iconic Chetak, which later on became to write numerous success stories for the marque.
Almost years of hard work, in 1981, Bajaj launched the M-50 which went on to become the first official Bajaj bike in India. It took another 5 years for the company to come up with an upgraded version, the M-80. 1981 also saw the company launch two more products – KB100 and KB125. The company partnered with Kawasaki to bring in the KB series. Production began in 1986 and went on till 1996. The Boxer and the RE diesel Auto rickshaw were introduced in 1997. The next year saw the debut of the Caliber, the Spirit, and the Legend. Since then, the company shifted its prime focus on motorcycles.
The range of Bajaj bikes in India consists of the CT100, Platina, Discover, Pulsar, V15, Avenger and Dominar 400 which form the company’s 2018 product line-up.
Bajaj bike prices in India start at around ₹ 30,000 for the 2018 CT100 and go up to ₹ 1.45 lakhs for the 2018 Dominar 400. All Bajaj bike price listings can be found on the website of autoX.
