After Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki, Kawasaki Heavy Industries has decided to set up their subsidiary in India under the name of India Kawasaki Motors. In fact, the official entry of Kawasaki has been done this Saturday.
According to the spokesperson from the company, Kawasaki will set up a unit at their Indian partner Bajaj Auto Ltds Chakan plant in Pune, Maharashtra which will cost the company an initial investment of Rs 5 crore.
Kawasaki will be helped by Bajajs expertise and know how of the Indian market and Bajajs current infrastructure at the existing plant would make things easier for this premium brand. Kawasaki launched their Ninja 250R in India in October 2009 which has witnessed great response from the crowd despite the bike being close to 3 lakh on road in the Indian market. Ninja 250R is sold through the CKD (Completely Knocked down Units) route currently and the bike is assembled at Bajajs Chakan plant in Pune. Kawasaki has a target of selling 1000 Ninjas in the Indian market for the year 2010.
At the company’s to-be-built plant in Chakan, Kawasaki will assemble and sell their bikes which will be retailed through Bajajs solid marketing and delivery chains and would be available at Bajajs Pro-Biking showrooms in prominent cities of the country. This news signifies the keen interest of foreign giants towards the Indian market. Kawasaki’s official entry in the Indian market also marks an underthought about the possible launch of bigger and better bikes from their international portfolio which includes sportsbikes, tourers, cruisers etc.
- Saad khan
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thats nice.:) thanks for sharing.
What I said about Yamaha hold true for this too. My dream bikes are the R1 and the ZX-10R. I would love to own one of those if I don’t have to pay as much as they are now priced.
Bring ninja ZX-6R in CKD route at an on road price of 5-6 lacs so that i can use d money dat i hav been savin for ninja 250r n wud hav to start savin more for getin my hands on Bigger Ninja Sibling
I don’t understand. Why did Kawasaki and Bajaj split only tp have Kawasaki come back , again in a tie-up with Bajaj. When TVS and Suzuki’s JV split they launched separate brands.
hi… welcome kawasaki.. v love ur bikes.. bring them on
kawasaki versys.. 650r.. 400r.. and er-6n.. all these are amazing bikes for someone like me who is going to start biking soon, only if kawasaki brings these bikes.. and yes baby ninja is awesome, its too good..
kawasaki.. plz bring versys and 400r.. ASAP.. v need them down here..
ciao