NEW DELHI: Bajaj Auto BSE 0.25 % today said it will hike prices of its bikes by up to Rs 1,500 from January in order to partially offset the impact of rising input costs and upgrading of its entire portfolio to BS-IV emission levels. 

"All two-wheeler manufacturers in the country are trying to be BS-IV compliant by April next year. We want to be the first ones to transition to the next emission levels," Bajaj Auto Ltd BSE 0.25 % President (Motorcycle) Eric Vas told PTI. 

Some of the models have already been made BS-IV compliant and the company expects to covert the rest of the product lines conforming to next level of emission norms by middle of next month, he added. 

"As a consequence of shifting to BS-IV norms we will be hiking the prices of our bikes between Rs 700 and Rs 1,500, depending upon specific models, from next month," Vas said. 

Elaborating further on the reasons for taking a price hike, he said the input costs have also gone up due to the firming up of oil and commodity prices. 

"The price hike is due to the transition to BS4 and also to accommodate increase in raw material costs as well. The hike shall not affect recently launched products like the Dominar 400," Vas said. 

Currently, India follows BS-III emission norms for two-wheelers. From April 2016, all new two-wheeler models started complying with BS-IV emission norms, and the existing models would comply with BS-IV emission norms from April 2017, on a pan-India basis. 

Auto companies such as Hyundai Motor India, Nissan, Renault, Toyota, Tata Motors BSE -0.54 %, Mercedes Benz and Isuzu have said they would hike prices of their products from January to offset higher input costs and adverse impact of foreign exchange fluctuations.  

Bajaj Auto on Thursday launched its much-awaited 400cc bike - Dominar 400. It was first unveiled as the Pulsar CS 400 Concept at the 2014 Auto Expo, almost two years ago. The Dominar-400 is Bajaj's most powerful and expensive model ever and it comes with a host of new features. India Today writes that Dominar is a derivation from a Spanish word which means "to excel or exceed in power".

Bajaj Dominar-400 will have headlamps projector, backlit switch gear, daytime running lights, LED tail lamps with slim LED indicators. It is armed with complete digital instrument panel.  The Dominar-400 will not have kick starter feature.

The Dominar-400 will have basic 13-litre fuel tank.

The Dominar-400 is 2,156 mm long, as compared to the 2,100 mm long Mojo and the 2,002 mm long Duke 390.

Engine:
The Dominar has got its new engine from KTM Duke 390 but with slight modifications. The brand new bike is powered by 373.2cc fuel-injected, single-cylinder petrol engine that is equipped with Bajaj's Triple-Spark ignition system.

Dominar- 400 Engine Specifications
Engine - 373cc
Dual Channel ABS
Slipper Clutch
Torque: 35Nm at 8500rpm
Transmission - 6-speed
Kerb Weight - 182 kg
Fuel Tank Capacity - 13-Litres
Power - 34.5bhp at 8000rpm

Dominar- 400 Price
Bajaj Dominar 400 will be available at an introductory price of Rs 1,36,000 (ex-showroom, Delhi).

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