TVS FLAME 125 CC WITH NEW ENGINE ?
After the Madras High Court restrained TVS Motors from manufacturing, marketing and selling TVS Flame 125, TVS Motors might plan to bring in Flame with another engine. TVS Motors is also filing a fresh appeal with the divisional bench of the Madras High Court.
TVS Motors’ senior vice-president HS Goindi said, “We are not disclosing anything right now. We are working on a few options, which cannot be made public. All that I can say is on the legal front, we are filing another appeal with the Madras High Court.”
Bajaj Auto had filed a case against TVS Motors last September regarding infringement of its patented digital twin spark ignition (DTSi) engine technology. Bajaj Auto had claimed that they have been awarded the global and Indian patent for the DTSi technology which has been used by TVS in their own product.
The 125cc executive segment is the largest selling category of bikes and the most important segment for any manufacturer in the volume market.
TVS Motors total sales in April-January period came down to 4,17,837 units from 7,14,347 units last year and its market share in the motorcycles segment has also gone down to 8.6% from around 13% an year ago.
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Hi,
sad 4 TVS…if bajaj has patent dey shouldnt hv developed such an engine…
by d way dis patent thing is so crap…2 sparks plug in an engine is there since long tym hw cme Bajaj has patent….Cars in India has it 2…
Is it All Indian Patent or International 2…Y cant TVS launch dis same engine abroad lyk in Indonesia….
So confusing…Admin team pls help
Hi Nitin,
TVS havent given up still, they will take the case to Madras high court, so we could still have a final twist here.
Bajaj’s patent is not for using 2 spark plugs in an engine but using 2 spark plugs in smaller capacity engine. Before Bajaj came up with this technology in its 150cc pulsar, no one else had thought or tried of using this in a smaller capacity engine and this is why Bajaj holds the patent for it.
CC Team