Harley Davidson India (HDI) will begin assembling the Street 750 at its facility in Bawal, Haryana, from the second quarter of 2014. It will also export the vehicles to Europe.
India is the only country outside of the US to be making the new bike, which is built on the completely new “Street” platform. Also, it will be the first Harley Davidson product to be exported from the facility.
The first Harley Davidson member in the sub-Rs 5 lakh segment, the Street 750 is to be unveiled at the India Bike Week in Goa in early January, following which it will be showcased at the forthcoming Delhi Auto Expo.
Here last week to inaugurate HDI’s 11th dealership in India, Anoop Prakash, MD of HD India, said commercial deliveries of the Street 750 will begin by April or May next year. The Made-in-India bike will also be exported to Italy, Portugal and Spain. Total shipments of the model are pegged at 7,000-10,000 units.
HD will increase its investment in the Indian facility by around 35 per cent for assembling the Street 750.
Source:- thehindubusinessline.com
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