Yamaha launches upgraded FZ and FZ-S bikes

 Japanese two-wheeler maker Yamaha launched upgraded variants of its 150 CC bikes - FZ
and FZ-S - priced up to Rs 78,250 (ex-showroom Delhi).

The company, which had first launched the FZ series in India in 2008, will start selling the two variants - FZ Version 2.0 and FZ-S Version 2.0 from tomorrow.

While the new FZ variant is priced at Rs 76,250, the FZ-S version would be retailed at Rs 78,250 (ex-showroom Delhi).

"With these new model introductions, we certainly hope to strengthen our foothold in the segment," Yamaha Motor India Sales Vice President- Sales & Marketing Roy Kurian told
reporters here.

 On the company's upcoming manufacturing plant in Chennai,
 The Chennai facility, on which the company is investing Rs 1,500 crore, will have a production capacity of 1.8 million.

Kurian said: "Construction at the plant is progressing well and production would begin from November".