2018 has not been a good year for Yamaha India’s scooter sales. While the company’s motorcycle sales numbers climbed last year – largely thanks to the success of the new Yamaha YZR-R15 V3.0 – scooter sales dropped from 4.12 lakh units in 2017 to 3.64 lakh units in 2018.
The company has now announced that it has updated its entire range of scooters with a combined braking system, termed as UBS (Unified Braking System) by the brand. This comes short of the April 1, 2019 deadline that requires all two-wheelers below 125cc to have CBS while all above should feature ABS.
Yamaha’s current scooter range consists of five models – the Fascino, Cygnus Alpha, Cygnus Ray Z, Cygnus Ray ZR and Cygnus Ray ZR Street rally. All five scooters share the same 112cc engine; and the company’s absence in the 125cc segment has been conspicuous for some time now.
The addition of CBS comes at a nominal price increase of Rs 600 across the range for models with a disc brake and Rs 400 for drum brake equipped versions. The non-CBS models will no longer be on sale.
The Yamaha Fascino also gets a new colour named Season Green. In addition to this, the entire Yamaha scooter range has been updated with a new, maintenance-free battery. Check the table below for the new prices:
| Product-wise prices (ex-showroom, Delhi) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Non-CBS model | With CBS | Difference |
| Fascino | Rs 54,793 | Rs 55,193 | Rs 400 |
| Cygnus Ray ZR Street Rally | Rs 58,098 | Rs 58,698 | Rs 600 |
| Cygnus Ray ZR Disc brake | Rs 56,098 | Rs 56,698 | Rs 600 |
| Cygnus Ray ZR Disc brake DARKNIGHT | Rs 57,098 | Rs 57,698 | Rs 600 |
| Cygnus Ray ZR Drum brake | Rs 53,651 | Rs 54,051 | Rs 400 |
| Cygnus Alpha Disc brake | Rs 55,130 | Rs 55,730 | Rs 600 |
| Cygnus Alpha Drum brake | Rs 51,872 | Rs 52,272 | Rs 400 |
| Cygnus Ray Z | Rs 51,017 | Rs 51,417 | Rs 400 |
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