Regal Raptor motorcycles to enter India

The Indian motorcycle market is in expansion mode as more manufacturers are entering the fray. China's Regal Raptor motorcycles will also be entering India, and while official product launches are expected later this year, the brand will be assembling and eventually manufacturing motorcycles at a Hyderabad facility. The plant in question is being set up by Fabulous and Beyond Motors India.

Fab Motors will import machinery kits from the parent company’s manufacturing unit, located in Shanghai. The kits will be imported as CKDs and assembled in India. The products will be distributed to dealers in India as well as markets such as Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman and Yemen.

The Regal Raptor production facility is expected to involve an incremental investment of Rs 1,000 crore over the next four years. MG Shahriq, managing director of FAB Motors, said phase-I of the project will begin in a year and the plant will produce 500 units per shift a month. Shariq added that Regal Raptor motorcycles could be retailed through as many as 90 showrooms in India over this calendar year.

Initially, models like the Bobber, the Daytona 350 and the DD-350E-9B will be sold in India. All three models use a 320cc, twin-cylinder, fuel injected motor with output figures coming in at around 22.8 BHP/22 Nm of torque. Prices are expected to range from Rs 3-3.25 Lakh.

Source: Business Standard