SINGAPORE & MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 10, 2026--
TVS Motor Company, the world's third-largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has reinforced its commitment to Europe as a strategic market at EICMA 2026 in Milan, where it presented four production-ready models developed for European customers. For the first time at EICMA, TVS Motor also gave hundreds of visitors the chance to test ride its range.
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Europe plays an increasingly important role in TVS Motor's international business as the company continues to strengthen its presence in developed markets. This strategy reflects the company's objective to increase the contribution of international business to its overall revenue, with the potential to reach 40% by 2030.
Peyman Kargar, President, International Business, TVS Motor Company, said: “ As we continue to strengthen our presence in Europe, our focus is on expanding customer access to the TVS brand, deepening customer engagement and delivering products that combine quality, technology and customer experience.”
Peyman Kargar, who has more than three decades of international automotive leadership experience, has been appointed Director and Chief Executive Officer of TVS Motor Company, effective 27 January 2027. He will succeed K. N. Radhakrishnan.
A growing network
TVS Motor's Italian network now counts more than 100 retailers, and sales in Italy have grown by 110 per cent over the past year. A further 22 retailers are operating in Spain and Portugal, with France and Germany next. The RTX 300, introduced at EICMA 2025, is scheduled to reach European dealerships.
Four models for European riders
Three of the four models are electric. The Orbiter is a city scooter with a choice of two removable batteries. With a top speed of 105 km/h and room for a full-face helmet under the seat, the M1-S brings an electric powertrain to the maxi-scooter segment. At the top of the range sits the TVS X, with a 10.2-inch touchscreen and its own LTE connection.
The TVS RTR 125 is built for A1 licence holders. It gives younger and first-time riders an entry point to TVS Motor's motorcycle portfolio in Europe, which also includes the RR 310, RTR 310, Ronin and RTX 300.
First test rides at EICMA
Hundreds of visitors rode TVS Motor models over the course of the event, experiencing the range for themselves rather than only seeing it on the stand.
Racing since 1982
TVS Motor also gave the '82 Series Collection its first global showing in Milan: four one-off concept motorcycles developed as a tribute to the company’s racing heritage. The '82 Series Collection celebrates TVS Racing's contribution to the company's engineering philosophy and its commitment to transferring learning from motorsport into products for everyday riders. The four bikes are concept builds, shown for display only.
TVS Motor Company also gave the '82 Series Collection its first global showing in Milan: four one-off concept motorcycles developed as a tribute to the company’s racing heritage.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to give his first news conference from the Pentagon in six months on Tuesday, just a day after a Republican lawmaker launched an effort to impeach him over his handling of the unpopular war against Iran and other actions.
The briefing will be Hegseth's first since May even as the U.S. military has kept up intermittent operations against Iran as well as fatal strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in Latin America.
Hegseth, who has said the news conference would focus on the impeachment threat, is gearing up for a fight, having launched a social media blitz and saying he is ready to defend his and President Donald Trump's actions from “politically motivated people.”
Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican who lost his primary to a Trump-backed opponent, filed the impeachment resolution in the House on Monday. It sets the stage for a dramatic vote on whether to remove a prominent Trump administration figure following sweeping losses for Republicans in last week's midterm elections that many at least partly blamed on the Iran conflict and its economic impact.
The resolution largely focuses on the war in Iran but also includes references to Hegseth’s role in military actions in Yemen against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Venezuela. Massie said Hegseth’s actions amount to “high crimes and misdemeanors” and his leadership at the Pentagon “warrants impeachment.”
A vote in the House could come by midweek, putting pressure on Republicans — many of whom blamed their election wipeout on the Iran war — but next steps are highly uncertain.
Trump has backed Hegseth, pointing to the raid to capture then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January as well as military operations against Iran that he asserts have “obliterated” its navy and air force.
Iran, however, has been able to keep striking U.S. military bases in the Middle East and has disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during the course of the more than 8-month-old conflict, driving up global oil prices. Trump told reporters Monday that the Iran war “militarily is effectively over" and repeated his often-made claim that Iran “would love to make a deal.”
Hegseth also has been defending his stewardship of the U.S. military.
“There’s a lot of politically motivated people who may have substantial policy disagreements, but their disagreements are with success,” he told reporters Monday after a speech at the Naval War College in Rhode Island. He added that “if we want to litigate” the military actions that the Trump administration has taken, “I’m happy to do it all day long.”
He also released a video on social media last week that argued impeachment would be “all about the politics of personal destruction” and that “won’t work with me. You can rest assured of that.”
Afterward, scores of Pentagon political appointees posted images of Hegseth emblazoned with the words, “Stand. Fight. Defend the Republic.”
Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s top spokesman, released a statement saying that “despite threats of sham witch hunts from Democrats,” Hegseth is “100% committed to leading the Department until the end of President Trump’s term in office.”
FILE - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at an event for Anduril Industries, Inc., at Sparrows Point Shipyard, Oct. 6, 2026, in Sparrows Point, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
FILE - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth waits to welcome Britain's Defense Secretary Wes Streeting to the Pentagon during an arrival ceremony, Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
