The New Jawa 350 Blends Class-leading Design, Performance, and Safety: Launched At Rs 2.14 Lakh   

Telugu super news,Pune, January 17, 2024: Embodying the ‘Jawa Way’, Jawa Yezdi Motorcycles proudly present the reimagined Jawa 350 – an ode to timeless beauty and robust engineering, priced at Rs 2,14,950 (ex-showroom Delhi). This iconic motorcycle, blending its historic silhouette with spirited performance, pays a homage to Jawa’s racing pedigree of the past. The new Jawa 350 is the quickest accelerating, best handling, best braking, safest classic motorcycle available in India today.

The Jawa 350, now available in Maroon, Black, and the all-new Mystique Orange, redefines beauty with its polished chrome and golden pinstripes. The motorcycle’s stunning design, coupled with its premium craftsmanship, is the quickest accelerating, best handling, best braking classic motorcycle in its class. It sets new industry benchmarks in fit and finish, and is a picture of enduring elegance.

The Jawa 350 boasts an enhanced stature with a long wheelbase and a class-leading 178mm ground clearance, ensuring a commanding presence and superior ride quality. The precise dimensions of the bike have been calibrated to offer an optimal balance of comfort and style, in line with the classic Jawa design ethos.

Re-engineered for the modern rider, the feature packed Jawa 350 sports a top-tier braking system, with 280mm front and 240mm rear disc brakes accompanied by Continental dual-channel ABS. This system ensures unrivalled safety and precise control, making every ride a secure and exhilarating experience. The new Jawa 350 delivers exemplary ride and handling characteristics, creating the gold standard for what a legendary motorcycle in the modern era should be.

Powered by a potent 334cc liquid-cooled engine, the Jawa 350 delivers quick off-the-line acceleration with a meaty low-end and mid-range punch. With its 28.2Nm of torque served lower in the rev range and a power output of 22.5 PS, the Jawa 350 is well suited for city streets as well as for open roads, delivering a smooth, stress-free performance. The motorcycle, equipped with an Assist and Slip (A&S) clutch, promises a seamless and responsive riding experience.

The Jawa Way

The Jawa 350 is more than just a motorcycle; it’s the embodiment of the Jawa Way – a riding experience that is elemental and pure. It captures the essence of the Jawa spirit – powerful, rugged, and thrilling. It blends elegance and innovation, rounded up with modern engineering. The Jawa 350 is the first in a line of legendary motorcycles that promise spirited performance, fit for the legacy of the Jawa racers of yesteryear. With thoughtful design, pleasing, timeless lines and the conveniences of modern electronics, the Jawa portfolio shows us what classic motorcycles can be. Riders don’t need to trade off between classic looks, performance, handling and comfort. There is another way – the Jawa way.

“The new Jawa 350 is more than a motorcycle; it’s a legacy reborn,” says Mr. Ashish Singh Joshi, CEO of Jawa Yezdi Motorcycles“We’ve crafted a machine that respects its legendary past while embracing the future. It’s the perfect representation of the Jawa way – a seamless blend of classic appeal and modern functionality. We’re confident that the new Jawa 350 will delight riders with its great quality, iconic good looks and fluid, uncomplicated riding experience.”

Available now, the Jawa 350 is set to captivate both loyal enthusiasts and a new generation of riders. It’s more than a ride; it’s a journey through time, redefined for the modern era.

Currently, the Jawa portfolio comprises the Jawa 350, Jawa 42, Jawa 42 Bobber and Jawa Perak.

Mercedes-Benz charts an aggressive electric strategy for India launches the first ever all-electric performance luxury AMG

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Teugu super news Mumbai: The country’s largest luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz today charted an aggressive luxury EV roadmap for the Indian market, by introducing the top-end all-electric luxury electric saloon built on a dedicated modular architecture. The Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ is the first of the three new luxury EVs lined-up for Indian market debut in 2022.

This first all-electric AMG production model based on Mercedes EQ architecture for luxury and executive-class vehicles, seamlessly fits into the Group-wide electric strategy pursued by Mercedes-Benz. The launch of the first electric AMG also underpins Mercedes-Benz’s commitment to introduce electrification in the luxury performance segment in India, and to transition to a climate neutral car fleet in future.

The new Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ based on performance-oriented drive concept, features an impressive 107.8kWh battery. The powerful electric powertrain with one motor each at the front and rear axles has fully variable AMG Performance 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive, which optimally transmits the drive power to the asphalt in all driving conditions.

With the AMG DYNAMIC PLUS package, which is available as a standard, the maximum output of the car is up to 560 kW (761 hp) in RACE START mode with boost function. In this case, the luxury saloon can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 3.4 seconds with a battery charge level of at least 75 percent and can achieve a top speed of 250 km/h.

Speaking on the occasion, Martin Schwenk, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India, said, “We are charting an aggressive EV roadmap for the Indian market and the AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ is the first all-electric luxury performance saloon, kick-starting our EV offensive.

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With this luxury performance saloon, we are confident of winning over new customers seeking innovative electric mobility, sportiness and agile driving dynamics, all in a luxurious ambience. AMG EQS 53 customers will enjoy a dynamic and emotional driving experience with AMG-specific solutions in the drive system, suspension, brakes and above all an emotive sound spectrum.”

“In addition to launching this luxury performance saloon, as part of our customer commitment, Mercedes-Benz is creating the largest fast charging network across the country with 60 kW super-fast DC chargers and 180 kW ultra-fast DC chargers. Our fast charging network will be the largest from any luxury carmaker and will cover 80% of the entire country, by end of this year. Together with our Franchise Partners, we are investing substantially in creating this comprehensive charging network, which customers can exclusively avail round the clock. We are confident these end-to-end solutions will not only strengthen the EV ecosystem of the market but also play a significant role in advancing the tipping point for EV adoption in the segment.” Schwenk further added.

Westlife continues its streak of record-breaking performance; posts highest ever quarterly sales of Rs. 5.38 bn in Q1 FY 23

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Westlife Development Limited (BSE: 505533) (“WDL”), owner of Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. (“HRPL”), the master franchisee of McDonald’s restaurants in West and SouthIndia, has announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

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Westlife now has a total of331 restaurants across 48 cities as of June 2022 with 65 Drive-Thrus, 267 McCafés and 132 Experience of the Future (EOTF) restaurants.

* Extraordinary Expenses includes one-time expenses on account of assets written-off pertaining to restaurants relocation/closure and a onetime ESOP charge (Refer to Note 1 in financial results for further details)

The company witnessed a solid start to the first quarter of FY23 and recorded an all-time-high sales figure of Rs. 5,379million, which is a strong jump of 108% Y-o-Y. Westlife witnessed strong performances for three quarters in a row with more than Rs. 60 million of Average Annualized Sales per store and over 16% EBITDA margin led by Menu innovations andOmni channel strategy. It posted a cash PAT of over Rs.551 million. The same store sales growth (SSG) saw a significant increase of 97% Y-o-Y

The follow-through of the topline growth also gave WDL’s margins a strong boost as it recordedRestaurant Operating Margins (ROM)of 21.6% which is 4.5 times last year, a 68% jump from Q1 FY20. Operating EBITDA margins stood at 17.1% while the CashPAT margin was 10.2%. The company grew 41% over pre-Covid base of Q1FY20. More than 55% of the overall business growth came through digital channels. Westlife also witnessed highest quarterly sales on McDelivery Appwith over 18.5 million cumulative downloads.

On store expansion, 5 restaurants were added during the quarter with 12 restaurants in ground-break.Westlife plans to add 35-40 new restaurants in FY23 and over 200 new restaurants in the next 3-4 years with greater emphasis onsmaller and emerging cities.The company’s growth in both dine-in and convenience channels has been continually setting a new baseline for the business. While Dine-in grew five times from the last year, the growth in Convenience remains healthy at 13% YoY.

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Mr. Amit Jatia, Vice-Chairman of Westlife Development Limited, said,Ourbusiness performancein the lastthree quarters is a testament to the robust strategy we have been following as well as the trust and lovewe have managed to buildfor our iconic brand.We are proud to report our strong performance which reinforces the strength and resilience of our company. We have been making meaningful progress quarter on quarter against every strategic growth pillar of our omnichannel business, menu innovations, and store expansion plans.With a redefined cost structure, increased productivity, strong average unit volumes, and healthy restaurant cash flows, we are well-positioned to deliver accelerated business results and create long-term value for shareholders”.

While Westlife’smenu innovation strategy has madethe brand a leader in the snacking categoryin the West, with additionslike the Gourmet Burger range and McSpicy Fried Chicken in its South market, the company is strengthening its Meals proposition.With the inclusion of McSpicy Fried Chicken to its menu at its restaurants in South India, the company has entered the Rs. 5,000 crore chicken marketin the South and is working towards acquiring market leadership.