Harley-Davidson which opened its first three dealerships in India this month, is considering the establishment of a product development centre in the country to design motorbikes – the local market. The company is also looking at opening an assembly plant in India – its iconic bikes. This will be in the third phase of Harley-Davidson’s growth strategy in India, the first two being the launch with CBUs (completely built units) and the assembling of CKDs (completely knocked down kits). The firm’s only assembly plant now is in Brazil.

Harley-Davidson bikes are now being imported into India as completely built units and sold through three outlets – one each in Delhi, Chandigarh and Hyderabad. Two more outlets are to open – in Mumbai in August and in Bangalore in September. The firm pays 80% in import duties and other levies, which would come down to 30% if the bikes are assembled in the country. The firm plans to expand its dealer network to other regions, including Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur, Nagpur, Indore, Pune and Gujarat. It also plans to launch rental services – its bikes through dealerships from the end of next year.

Source – Live Mint

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RRRRRRrrriiiiiing…seems like explosions in my head, i try to figure out whats happening but soon realize its the alarm clock. Snooze…… Snooze …. Snooze and finally I roll out of bed with fading memories of the drive last night, seems like a distant dream now. Its Friday and we are looking -ward to the weekend, finally a couple to days to unwind with friends.

Heading to work there is unexpectedly much more traffic than usual. The Figo’s light steering enables us to cut through it like a knife in butter. We travel through the same road we drove last night and it looks a wee bit different during the day. It was overcast and the cloud cover looked beautiful.

Heading home after work, we stopover at the mall – some shopping.

A word of caution, avoid taking your wife or girlfriend – a shopping expedition in the Figo, its a sure shot -mula to bankruptcy considering the boot can accommodate shopping bags worth your annual income.

We dint do justice to the boot space by the looks of it. We are now heading to catch up with a few friends who are waiting to check out the Figo one on one. We will keep you posted on what they feel about this machine.

Todays Question – If you had to pick up a Figo, which colour would it be and why?

Get writing, the competition closes at midnight on 31st July.

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RRRRRRrrriiiiiing…seems like explosions in my head, i try to figure out whats happening but soon realize its the alarm clock. Snooze…… Snooze …. Snooze and finally I roll out of bed with fading memories of the drive last night, seems like a distant dream now. Its Friday and we are looking -ward to the weekend, finally a couple to days to unwind with friends.

Heading to work there is unexpectedly much more traffic than usual. The Figo’s light steering enables us to cut through it like a knife in butter. We travel through the same road we drove last night and it looks a wee bit different during the day. It was overcast and the cloud cover looked beautiful.

Heading home after work, we stopover at the mall – some shopping.

A word of caution, avoid taking your wife or girlfriend – a shopping expedition in the Figo, its a sure shot -mula to bankruptcy considering the boot can accommodate shopping bags worth your annual income.

We dint do justice to the boot space by the looks of it. We are now heading to catch up with a few friends who are waiting to check out the Figo one on one. We will keep you posted on what they feel about this machine.

Todays Question – If you had to pick up a Figo, which colour would it be and why?

Get writing, the competition closes at midnight on 31st July.

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Rolls-Royce is targeting sale of 50 units in India this year with majority of the sales coming from the recently launched Ghost. The Ghost costs Rs. 2.5 crore and commands a waiting period of 3 months. The company is getting overwhelming response – the car in the country. Rolls-Royce has already managed to sell 30 units this year.

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