The 106cc Yamaha Crux, seen here, made for the Indian market is currently Yamaha’s least expensive motorcycle at approximately $650. Yamaha has announced plans to produce a $500 motorcycle for the Indian market.

The dirt-cheap motorcycle price war is on the boil. India Yamaha Motor recently announced it intends to supply a motorcycle for the Indian market with a retail cost in the neighborhood of $500. This would make Yamaha’s new bike the least expensive motorcycle from Japanese manufacturers competing in that market.

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Honda announced two low-priced small-displacement motorcycles to be produced and sold in Nigeria.

The Honda Ace CB125 and Ace CB125-D were developed to be affordable, durable, easy to use and offer good fuel economy. Honda will introduce the CB125 and CB125-D at about 100,000 Nigerian naira (US$627), a price point that Honda expects to be affordable for many Nigerians, with the manufacturer targeting annual sales of 100,000 units.

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