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Reports suggest that Bajaj is actively scouting locations for additional capacity and a call on which direction to go is expected soon
Supply chain problems are not new to the electric two-wheeler industry but the rare-earth magnet shortage that hit Bajaj Auto in mid-2025 was particularly damaging for the Chetak. Two consecutive months of heavy production losses eroded hard won market position when rivals were scaling aggressively. The bounce-back since has been decisive as monthly record was set late last year.
Keeping pace with it means the current manufacturing setup at Akurdi near Pune will not be enough for long. Bajaj is actively scouting locations for additional capacity and a call on which direction to go is expected soon. Delayed subsidy payments from Maharashtra have added friction to planning there by pushing the evaluation toward other states.
Chetak closed FY2026 with retail volumes of 2.69 lakh units – steeply ahead of the previous year and sits second in India’s electric scooter market. In addition, exports are increasingly part of how Bajaj sees that gap being closed. Shipments are already moving to Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Philippines with a long term aspiration of reaching over 100 countries.
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Getting there requires patience as regulatory approvals alone can stretch to six months in some markets and each geography demands its own mix of localisation, infrastructure assessment and policy tracking before volumes can be committed. Bajaj is treating this as a multi-year build understandably.
At home, the January 2026 launch of the Chetak C25 at Rs 91,399 including the PM E-DRIVE subsidy opened a price point the brand had not previously addressed. A 2.5 kWh pack and 113 km of IDC range make it a direct competitor to entry-level variants from TVS Orbiter and Hero Vida while the updated design and colour palette target younger consumers.
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Behind the retail operation sits a network of 390 exclusive Chetak outlets, over 4,280 sales touchpoints spread across more than 500 cities and upward of 4,100 service workshops – infrastructure that gives the brand the ground coverage to convert rising production into consistent retail numbers without bottlenecks at the customer facing end.
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