and named the team Sherco TVS Rally Factory Team. TVS Racing also won the Raid de Himalaya and the FOX Hill Super Cross held at Sri Lanka. In three decades of its racing history, TVS Racing has won over 90% of the races it participates in. In 2016, TVS started manufacturing the BMW G310R, a model co-developed with BMW Motorrad after their strategic partnership in April 2013. In December 2018, the Hosur plant where the motorcycle is manufactured rolled out its 50,000th G310R series unit. On 6 December 2017, TVS launched their most-awaited motorcycle, the Apache RR 310 in an event at Chennai. The 310 cc motorcycle with an engine which was co-developed with BMW features the first ever full fairing on a TVS bike, dual-channel ABS, EFI, KYB suspension kits, etc. It is expected to rival bikes like KTM RC 390, Kawasaki Ninja 250SL, Bajaj Pulsar and Dominar and Honda CBR 250R after hitting the market. The Apache RR 310 is designed and realised entirely in India. On 17 April 2020, it has been reported that TVS Motor Company acquired Norton Motorcycle Company in an all cash deal. In the short term, they will continue the production of motorcycles at Donington Park using the same staff. Characteristics of TVS Motor Company It was the first Indian company to deploy a catalytic converter in a 100 cc motorcycle and the first to indigenously produce a four stroke motorcycle. The list of firsts from the firm include: India's first 2-seater moped – TVS 50 India's first Digital Ignition – TVS Champ India's first fully indigenous motorcycle – TVS Victor India's first company to launch ABS in a motorcycle - Apache RTR Series Indonesia's first dual-tone exhaust noise technology – TVS Tormax India's first connected scooter which claims to be India's first Bluetooth Connected Scooter with features like Call Assistance, Navigation and Engine Killswitch - TVS NTORQ India's First 125cc bike with 3 Valve Engine, Inverted TFT display with Gear Shift Indicator, Underneath Storage - TVS Raider 125. Current models TVS NTORQ TVS Scooty TVS Jupiter TVS Wego Apache RTR Series TVS RR 310 TVS Radeon TVS Sport TVS Star City Plus TVS XL100 TVS iQube TVS Raider 125 TVS Ronin 225 Awards and recognitions TVS Motor won the Deming Application Prize in 2002. In the same year, the work done for the TVS Victor motorcycle made TVS Motor win the National