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Speaking about the tie-up, Ankur Bhatia, executive director, Bird Group, said, “Bird Segway® Personal Transporter is going to simplify personal travel in places that are impractical. The Personal Transportation segment is new to India and will be beneficial for operations at airports, police patrolling, tourism purposes and large industrial campuses and will be our targeted consumer focus. In addition, universities and research institutes with large campuses and shopping malls will also be targeted. Bird Segway® Personal Transporter (PT) is also a great solution to address the environmental concerns as it is zero emission and operates on lithium-ion batteries.”

Bird Segway, a unit of Bird Retail Pvt. Ltd.- a fully owned subsidiary of Bird Group- is the nation-wide distributors of Segway® PT’s in India and responsible for appointing dealers and franchisees across India. The Bird Segway products will be available to Indian consumers commencing February 2010, through Bird Retail across 30 locations in India. The first Bird Segway showroom is being set up at Gurgaon. Retail centers in other key metro and industrial cities will be established in 2010 through a network of dealers and franchisees.

Jason Barton, vice-president, World-wide Sales & Marketing, Segway Inc said, “India is a key focus market for Segway. We are delighted to partner with The Bird Group and leverage their strengths across key business verticals and anticipate significant market presence in India, through them. The Bird Group has extensive presence and an established network which they will leverage to build the Segway business in India.”

The Bird Segway® PT uses minimal space, is extremely maneuverable, with zero degree turning radius and can operate with ease on pedestrian sidewalks and pathways. It is extremely viable for large industrial campuses and police patrolling requirements for pathways where motorized two wheelers are difficult to maneuver. Globally, over 1000 police and security agencies use Segway® PT’s in their patrolling operations. The Bird Segway® PT’s are the perfect solution for the upcoming Commonwealth Games for police patrolling as it will provide an elevated view, higher than any other available motorized options, of the audience and operation in a crowded location.

Additionally, the Bird Segway PT can be used for tourism purposes as well. There are over 200 Segway PT guided tours operating across the world. The Bird Segway PT’s offer solutions for airport patrolling operations as well as use at malls, Golf Courses and mobility at large educational campuses. Bird Segway PT’s operate on lithium-ion batteries and are zero emission, making them extremely productive and energy efficient with minimal impact on the environment. All the products feature breakthrough LeanSteer™ technology allowing the vehicle to ‘self-balance’ without any external support while in motion and a wireless InfoKey™ controller that enhance the Bird Segway experience by making the ride even more intuitive and adding new and useful functions.

It is to be mentioned that the Bird Segway® PT is a technological revolution for the Indian automobile industry, globally and made its debut in December, 2001 in the United States. Ever since, the unique self-balancing personal transporter has become a rage amongst urban travelers across the world and is widely being used by fleet managers, delivery personnel, security forces and employees in businesses located in large campus settings where long-distance walking is the only alternative.

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