Harley-Davidson plans to expand into tier II Indian cities
The Dollar Business Bureau On Feb 17, 2017, Harley-Davidson’s Indian director of Marketing & Communications Pallavi Singh, spoke to media at the Harley-Davidson Group (HDG) rally held in Panaji, Goa regarding the company’s plan to expand its dealership. Singh said that Harley-Davidson has its presence in 60% of the Indian superbikes market. The Indian director said that the company has 26 dealerships currently across the country and has plans to set up four more in tier II cities to expand its dealership and increase its growth rate. Presently the uber-stylish motorcycle company has 16 showrooms and offers 11 models from each of its six platforms, Dyna, Sportster, V-Rod, Softail, Street and Touring in addition to offering a range of accessories, spare parts and general ...
'Auto component makers must focus on quality to reduce imports'
The Dollar Business Bureau The automobile industry has asked their component suppliers to focus on developing technology-based high-end products through improvisation and innovation in order to match global quality standards and reduce imports. “What the industry has achieved in last 10 years is commendable. 3x (three times) growth in revenue, 5x (five times) growth in export, but at the same time export is lower than the import. That means approximately Rs.80,000 crore sitting there, which could come on this side of ‘Make in India’ when you import it,” said Pawan Goenka, Executive Director & Group President (Automotive & Farm Sector), Mahindra & Mahindra. “We still lack technology to develop high-end components,” Goenka said citing an example of air bags that are ...
