Bajaj launches Ninja 300 at Rs.3.5 lakh

Bajaj Auto today said it hopes to sell around 2,000 units of the premium sports bike from the Kawasaki Ninja platform launched today, which is priced at Rs 3.5 lakh.

The new 'Ninja 300' is the fourth of the Kawasaki Ninja range of products launched in the country and the company said it will phase out the Ninja 250R model soon.

"We have sold 3,500 Ninja family bikes (250R and 650R models) since the first launch in 2009. We are planning to sell 1500-2,000 units of the Ninja 300 by the end of the fiscal," Bajaj Auto managing director Rajiv Bajaj told reporters at the much-awaited launch here.

He also said with this the company will phase out Ninja 250R model launched last August and the new model, Ninja 300 will be sold and serviced through its Probiking stores,the retail chain for premium bikes.

Priced at Rs 3.5 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), the Ninja 300 replaces the Ninja 250R.