1) Company overview
The Organization started its journey under the magnanimous leadership of Mr Jamnalal Bajaj in 1930's.Gradually it scaled to unimaginable heights in the industry of automobile manufacturing.
1) Company overview
The Organization started its journey under the magnanimous leadership of Mr Jamnalal Bajaj in 1930's.Gradually it scaled to unimaginable heights in the industry of automobile manufacturing. Credit and kudos should be given to the Organization for producing some of the most common and cheapest mode of transportation. The expertise of manufacturing the two wheelers and the three wheelers have given the middle class and even a notch below that to have the wings to fly from one place to the other.
It has achieved unprecedented success in offering public the various popular models of the scooters and the motorcycles. It has not stopped there and has manufactured the three wheelers, the auto rickshaw which has become the most used and preferred public transport for travelling short distances.
The company brags of a superb Research and Development center at the oldest plant in Akruti. The other plants are set up at Pantnagar, Waluj near Aurangabad and Chakan in Pune. The rich history of the organization has been a witness to many achievements, which includes selling the ten millionth vehicle in the year 1995 and selling more than one million cars in a financial year on more occasions than one.
Bajaj Auto Limited has become an automobile giant which currently has over 9000 employees in its payroll. The company has not only worked wonders in the local market but its products have been equally accepted worldwide. In the recent past the company has also made a penetration in the car manufacturing area by coming up with some low cost cars. With a market capitalization of around 550 billion, it is definitely one of the largest publicly traded organizations in terms of market cap.
2) Products
The sixth largest motorcycles manufacturer of the world possesses equal expertise in manufacturing of the three wheelers. The three wheelers manufactured by the organization accounts for almost three- fourth of the total market.
The company started with some of the memorable brands of the scooters, which instantly suited the needs and the pocket of the service class. Bajaj Vespa, Bajaj Chetak, Bajaj Priya were few of the popular scooters.
Some of the path breaking models of motorcycles manufactured by the company is Kawasaki Bajaj, Boxers, Bajaj Caliber. The current set of motorcycles includes the dynamic Discover, the ravishing Pulsar and the sturdy Avenger. Most recently, the company has associated with Renault and Nissan Motors to come up with fuel efficient and cost effective cars.\
3) Awards and recognition
The Organization has bagged many awards during its long journey, some of which are quite eminent. In the year 2004, it received the Bike maker of the year award from an initiative of the ICICI Bank. The other prominent awards include “Frost and Sulliman super Platinum award “in the year 2006 and " Most customer responsive company". The Bajaj Pulsar 135 LS received the bike of the year award in 2010 from BBC top gear and Bike India.
4) Career
This is definitely an organization which features in every individual’s wish list to work with. The working atmosphere and the office cultures contribute to the great reputation of Bajaj Auto Limited. The opportunities to learn and excel are plenty in this company.
