Bajaj Auto surprised everyone a few weeks back when it announced its alliance with the British moto giant – Triumph Motorcycles. The two will be making mid capacity bikes under their partnership. These motorcycles will be manufactured at the Bajaj’s production facility at Chakan near Pune while the design and engineering will be taken care of by Triumph.
Once the products are ready, Bajaj Auto will also be responsible for the sales and dealership network. With this, Triumph will not only have a more solid presence in India but the alliance will also help it expand its reach to South East Asia, Africa and East Asian markets where Bajaj already has its vehicles rolling.
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Coming to what motorcycles could roll out from the Bajaj-Triumph tie up, as already mentioned, the mid capacity bikes will be on top priority. For those completely unaware, Triumph Motorcycles had started testing a couple of small capacity motorcycles back in 2013 even before its entry to Indian shores.
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Both these bikes carried a 250cc engine and were the downsized versions of the Triumph Daytona and Street Triple. Reports even suggested that Triumph was testing these machines specifically for India and hence, these can now make their way into reality.
At present, Royal Enfield is the one who is leading the mid-sized motorcycle segment in India starting from 350cc to 500cc. With its best selling Classic range, the Eicher owned subsidiary is clocking 55,000 to 60,000 units a month. Bajaj Auto, with its Dominar 400 entered the territory last year and tried to create ripples in the segment but has not managed to do so till now.
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