Bajaj Auto to export made-in-India KTM Duke 200 and 390 to China

[Janmejay]

Bajaj Auto is facing slowing down sales in India and is therefore looking at the export market for solace. Like India, China is a huge bike market but Bajaj doesn’t have a presence in that country. Bajaj is planning to make its Chinese debut with KTM Duke motorcycles. From this week, the KTM Duke 390 will be exported to the Chinese market.

Bajaj will follow a top down approach for the Chinese market by first launching the Duke 390 and then following it up with the Duke 200. Both the Duke 200 and 390 are built at Bajaj Auto’s factory in Chakan, an industrial township near Pune. Bajaj Auto will initially export 9000 bikes a month to China.

In a year’s time, Bajaj plans to increase this number by a whopping 10 fold. For Bajaj, which is presently exporting 1 lakh bikes a month to countries around the world, China presents an opportunity to double its exports as the company seeks to export 90,000 KTM bikes each month to China next year.

Bajaj Auto holds a near 50% stake in KTM. While KTM handles the research, design and development of world class sportsbikes, Bajaj Auto brings its manufacturing expertise to the equation. The Pune headquartered Indian two wheeler giant produces bikes for a fraction of a cost when compared to what KTM would need to spend to build bikes in Europe.
These cost savings allows Bajaj to sell KTM bikes at a very competitive price in the former’s home market of India. By using Bajaj Auto’s factory as a low cost manufacturing base, Austrian bike maker KTM is able to earn big profits when it sells the Duke 125, 200 and 390 models in European and other developed countries.

Soon, KTM and Bajaj will launch fully faired bikes based on the Duke platform. The KTM RC 125, RC 200 and the RC 390 will be exported to markets around the world and China could also be a major export destination for these bikes. In India, Bajaj and KTM will sell the RC 200 and RC 390 fully faired sportsbikes.

Bajaj Auto to export made-in-India KTM Duke 200 and 390 to China - Indian Cars Bikes

 

[Max Pain]

This Bike Nowadays in my favorite Bike,
its beautiful and has a great Engine,
its a shame that it cant be exported to Pakistan.

 

[tested]

This Bike Nowadays in my favorite Bike,
its beautiful and has a great Engine,
its a shame that it cant be exported to Pakistan.

I think it can be imported by Pakistanis directly.
I know of a few Pakistanis at the least who own a Bullet, Thunderbird Classic imported from India.

 

[nair]

Duke is a excellent bike..... Bajaj is a real baniya company..... arguably t Most profitable auto maker in India....

 

[Max Pain]

I think it can be imported by Pakistanis directly.
I know of a few Pakistanis at the least who own a Bullet, Thunderbird Classic imported from India.

as of now they only import indian stuff via Dubai or an even expensive option in Indonesia,
but not directly from India.

Btw has any indian company like TATA or Mahinda own any Vehicle Production plant outside India?

 

[tested]

as of now they only import indian stuff via Dubai or an even expensive option in Indonesia,
but not directly from India.

Btw has any indian company like TATA or Mahinda own any Vehicle Production plant outside India?

http://www.mahindra.com/news-room/press-release/1294318343

Mahindra has three assembly plants in the United States and one at Brisbane, Australia plus licensed manufacturing in other countries like Egypt etc.

TATA - Tata Motors has vehicle assembly operations in the United Kingdom, South Korea, Thailand, Spain and South Africa. It plans to establish plants in Turkey, Indonesia, and Eastern Europe.

 

[Max Pain]

http://www.mahindra.com/news-room/press-release/1294318343

Mahindra has three assembly plants in the United States and one at Brisbane, Australia plus licensed manufacturing in other countries like Egypt etc.

TATA - Tata Motors has vehicle assembly operations in the United Kingdom, South Korea, Thailand, Spain and South Africa. It plans to establish plants in Turkey, Indonesia, and Eastern Europe.

aight

 

[livingdead]

aight

I dont think mahidra has auto plants outside India, they are into farm equipments too(tractors) and entered that market in US and australia.
Tata's plant in UK is for JLR, other countries probably manufacture heavy vehicles or small goods carrier, not cars.

 

[Max Pain]

I dont think mahidra has auto plants outside India, they are into farm equipments too(tractors) and entered that market in US and australia.
Tata's plant in UK is for JLR, other countries probably manufacture heavy vehicles or small goods carrier, not cars.

I see,
Same case for bikes too?

 

[livingdead]

I see,
Same case for bikes too?

I am not aware of any bike plant.. they export from India