1945: Bajaj Auto comes into existence as Bachraj Trading Corporation Private Limited.
1948: Sales in India commence by importing two- and three-wheelers.
1959: Obtains licence from the Government of India to manufacture two- and three-wheelers.
1960: Becomes a public limited company.
1960: Bhoomi Poojan of Akurdi Plant.
1970: Rolled out its 100,000th vehicle.
1971: The company introduced its three-wheeler goods carrier.
1972: The company introduced Bajaj Chetak.
1975: Bajaj Auto & Maharashtra Scooters entered into a joint venture.
1976: The company introduced Bajaj Super.
1977: Introduced rear engine autorickshaw and achieved production and sales of 100,000 vehicles in a single financial year.
1981: Bajaj Auto launched Bajaj M-50.
1984: The foundation stone laid for the new plant at Waluj, Aurangabad.
1985: The Waluj plant inaugurated by the erstwhile President of India, Giani Zail Singh. The company commenced production at Waluj, Aurangabad in a record time of 16 months.
1986: The Bajaj M-80 and the Kawasaki Bajaj KB100 motorcycles were introduced. The company produced and sold 500,000 vehicles in a single financial year.
1990: The Bajaj Sunny was introduced.
1991: The company introduced Kawasaki Bajaj 4S Champion.
1994: The Bajaj Classic is introduced.
1995: Bajaj Auto turned into a 50-year old company. It signed agreements with Kubota of Japan for the development of diesel engines for three-wheelers and with Tokyo R&D for ungeared scooter and moped development. The Bajaj Super Excel is introduced while Bajaj celebrated its ten millionth vehicle. The same year one million vehicles were produced and sold by company in that financial year.
1997: The Kawasaki Bajaj Boxer and the RE diesel Autorickshaw are introduced.
1998: The company commenced production at Chakan plant. It rolled out Kawasaki Bajaj Caliber from its Waluj plant. Bajaj Auto launched Legend, India's first four-stroke scooter from Akurdi plant. The same year Spirit was launched.
1999: Caliber motorcycle notched up 100,000 sales in record time of 12 months.
2000: The company launched Bajaj Saffire.
2001: Launched its latest offering in the premium bike segment 'Pulsar'. The same year Eliminator was launched.
2003: Bajaj Pulsar DTS-i was launched. The company sold 107,115 motorcycles in a month. The company launched Bajaj Wind 125, The World Bike in India. It launched its Caliber115 'Hoodibabaa!' in the executive motorcycle segment.
2004: Bajaj Discover DTS-I, new Bajaj Chetak 4-stroke with wonder gear and Bajaj CT100 were launched. Bajaj unveiled new brand identity, new symbol, logo and brandline.
2005: Bajaj Discover, Bajaj Avenger DTS-I and Bajaj Wave DTS-I were introduced.
2006: Bajaj Platina was launched.
2007: RE GDi autorickshaw, Bajaj XCD 125 DTS-Si, Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi, 200 cc Pulsar DTS-I and Bajaj Kristal DTS-i were launched. The company also underwent through revamping of its organisational structure.
2008: Bajaj Platina 125 DTS-Si was launched.
2009: Bajaj Pulsar 150 & 180 upgrade and Bajaj XCD 135 DTS-Si were launched
2010: Bajaj Auto launched a 135 cc Pulsar, priced at Rs 51,000, pushing the Pulsar brand into the mass segment.
2011: April, Bajaj Records its best year ever of 2010.
2011: Bajaj Auto ties-up with SBI for inventory finance to dealers2012 -Bajaj Auto tied up with Japan’s Kawasaki in Indonesia
2013: The Company introduced another variant of premium motorcycles under the Bajaj-KTM joint venture namely Duke 390cc for a price of Rs 1.83 lakh. The company also received 'CII Design Excellence Award'.
2014: Bajaj Auto bagged order in Sri Lanka -People's Choice Bike of the Year - CNBC TV18 Overdrive Awards. The Company has also received Bike of the Year BBC Topgear Awards.
2015: Bajaj Auto has introduced the all-new Platina electric start 100 cc bike to the long-distance commuter.
2017: Triumph motorcycles and Bajaj have entered into global partnership.
2020: Launches BS-VI range of commercial vehicles across brands.
2020: Launches BS-VI compliant Pulsar 150 model.
2020: Launches Chetak electric scooter.
2020: Introduces Husqvarna premium motorcycle brand in India.
- 2021: Bajaj Auto launches 115 cc bike Platina 110.
- 2021: Bajaj Auto launches new version of 102 cc bike Platina 100 Electric Start.
- 2021: Bajaj Auto launches CT110X.
- 2021: Bajaj Auto launches Pulsar NS 125 motorcycle
- 2022: Bajaj Auto rolls out new Pulsar N160 motorcycle model in India.
- 2022: unveils all-black variant of Pulsar 250 model.
- 2022: Bajaj Auto’s arm inaugurates integrated EV manufacturing facility in Pune.
- 2023: Bajaj Auto’s arm gets RBI Certificate to carry on business of nonbanking financial institution.
- 2023: Bajaj Auto in collaboration with Triumph launches two motorcycles in India.
- 2023: Bajaj Auto logs over four-fold jump in domestic sales of Chetak in FY23.
- 2024: Bajaj Auto makes further investment in Yulu Bikes
- 2024: Bajaj Auto inaugurates production facility in Brazil.
- 2025: Triumph motorcycles achieve over 1,000 Scrambler 400 X sales in Delhi.
- 2025: Pulsar NS125 the Most Powerful 125cc Bike Launches a New Variant with ABS.
- 2025: Bajaj Auto Launches Bajaj GoGo.
- 2025: Bajaj Auto reports 8% rise in May sales.
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