Kawasaki to turn India into an export hub

TusharK · 7th August 2018, 20:03

According to a media report, Kawasaki is planning to turn India into an export hub to cater to markets in Africa and Latin America. The bike maker could also launch lower capacity bikes developed specifically for India.

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Kawasaki is aiming to increase the annual output from its production facility in Maharashtra to about 10,000 units. The company also plans to localize more parts to make its products more competitive. The bike maker is evaluating models with an engine capacity of around 200 cc, which could be developed in India.

Expansion of the local dealer network is also on its agenda. Kawasaki aims to increase the number dealerships to 30 by the end of 2020 and hopes to sell around 5,000 bikes per year by that time.

Source: Nikkei Asian Review

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CrAzY dRiVeR · 7th August 2018, 20:37

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Originally Posted by TusharK

Kawasaki aims to increase the number dealerships to 30 by the end of 2020

Not a hard ask to increase the number of dealerships to 30. The current count is 29!

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Originally Posted by TusharK

hopes to sell around 5,000 bikes per year by that time.

However- 5000 bikes per year is a very hard ask, and they need to try multiple times harder than the effort they have put in for a localized Ninja 300.

There is only one way for Kawasaki to achieve those numbers in India, and that is to take KTM head on. Much easier said than done because KTM rides on the volumes game played by Bajaj and is a very big export hub for them too.

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The bike maker is evaluating models with an engine capacity of around 200 cc, which could be developed in India.

Don't think they can compete with costs on 200cc segments. 250cc might be a much better starting point instead.

rajathv8 · 8th August 2018, 10:05

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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Not a hard ask to increase the number of dealerships to 30. The current count is 29!

Current count is 30 from their website.

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Ironhide · 17th August 2018, 11:45

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According to an article in Rideapart, Kawasaki is planning to ramp up production in India with an aim of rolling out 10,000 units a year.

Here's the article

This bodes well for the customer - more competition = better & maybe even cheaper (if they start local sourcing of components/ parts) products. This will force the homegrown motorcycle majors to match the competition in terms of refinement, power and quality, while giving a fillip to the local auto ancillaries industry.

Picture and article courtesy : https://rideapart.com/

Cheers !

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TusharK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Pune Posts: 6,258 Thanked: 55,746 Times	Kawasaki to turn India into an export hub According to a media report, Kawasaki is planning to turn India into an export hub to cater to markets in Africa and Latin America. The bike maker could also launch lower capacity bikes developed specifically for India. Kawasaki is aiming to increase the annual output from its production facility in Maharashtra to about 10,000 units. The company also plans to localize more parts to make its products more competitive. The bike maker is evaluating models with an engine capacity of around 200 cc, which could be developed in India. Expansion of the local dealer network is also on its agenda. Kawasaki aims to increase the number dealerships to 30 by the end of 2020 and hopes to sell around 5,000 bikes per year by that time. Source: Nikkei Asian Review Link to Team-BHP News Last edited by TusharK : 7th August 2018 at 20:04.
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Ironhide BHPian Join Date: May 2012 Location: UK-07 Posts: 482 Thanked: 1,156 Times	Kawasaki to Ramp Up Production in India According to an article in Rideapart, Kawasaki is planning to ramp up production in India with an aim of rolling out 10,000 units a year. Here's the article This bodes well for the customer - more competition = better & maybe even cheaper (if they start local sourcing of components/ parts) products. This will force the homegrown motorcycle majors to match the competition in terms of refinement, power and quality, while giving a fillip to the local auto ancillaries industry. Picture and article courtesy : https://rideapart.com/ Cheers !
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