Harley Davidson Quit India

Bikes Sold in India before exit- Harley Davidson Forty Eight Street Rod 1200 Custom Low Rider Forty Eight Special and Low Rider S.

Harley davidson quit india. The withdrawal is part of an overhaul that Harley-Davidson. Other on the list include General Motors and MAN Trucks while Ford has also quit solo operations and has joined hands with Mahindra Mahindra. Harley-Davidson calls quit India.

But the dismay goes far beyond just money lost because for many this is a harsh and abrupt end to a passionate 10-year old love affair. Harley-Davidson sold only 176 bikes in India last month. Harley-Davidson has decided to call it quits in India owing to low demand of its bikes.

Harley-Davidson quitting India as part of Rewire strategy. In India Harley Davidson found a fierce challenger in the Royal Enfield and by all means it came up short against the local rival. India dropped the tariffs on Harley motorcycles from 75 to 50 in 2018.

Yet none of this was enough to prevent Harley Davidson from winding up its operations in India. Harley-Davidson to exit India On Sept. Still the government charges an additional 31 tax on two-wheelers one of the highest in the world.

Harley Davidson leaving India. The point to note is that 95 of Indians cannot afford Harley-Davidson bikes and this was the single most important reason behind the failures of Harley-Davidson and success of Royal Enfield. The US-based iconic luxury motorcycle company Harley Davidson was founded in 1903 and became very popular and has a good customer base all over the world.

As mentioned topline variants will still be available in the country for sale mostly catering to the limited buyers of premium motorcycles. Harley Davidson Representative Image. The American company which primarily produces large-capacity cruisers recently announced its exit from India citing consistently low levels of demand for its bikes which made it unviable for Harley to continue running its manufacturing and assembly operations in Bawal Haryana.