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- Jan 30, 2021
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Suzuki Motorcycle India has dismissed reports that the Hayabusa will be locally assembled in India, and once that happens, it would cost as much as Rs 5 lakh less.
A Suzuki official has told ZigWheels that as of now there are no such plans of assembling the Hayabusa in India, and it would continue to be brought in as a CBU.
The official dismissed reports that the Hayabusa would become cheaper by as much as Rs 5 lakh if it is assembled in India. He said that even if a decision to bring the bike via the CKD route is taken, it would be near impossible to slash the price by Rs 5 lakh.
Suzuki however is open to introducing high-end bikes via the CKD route in India, once economic considerations and market demands make it practical to do so. The official also didn’t rule out bringing in medium capacity motorcycles via the CKD route to India.
So far, there is no word when Suzuki starts to assemble superbikes in India. But the writing on the wall is clear – the Indian superbike market is booming and it only makes sense to assemble bikes here to cut down on the high sticker prices CBUs carry.
Market leaders like Harley-Davidson and Triumph are already assembling several of their models in India, as is Kawasaki with several CKD options for the Indian market. Currently, Honda also offers as many as five different superbikes in India, brought in as CBUs. But all that is going to change when Honda launches the much-awaited CBR650F, made in India and to be exported to other markets from India.
Suzuki also offers as many as six superbikes in the Indian market, and all of them have also been brought in via the CBU route. If Suzuki does begin CKD assembly in India, we may very well get to see medium capacity superbikes like the GSX-R600, GSX-R750 and even the V-Strom 650 in India.
Looks like it’s game-on for superbike manufacturers in India. And for enthusiasts, there’s no better time to look forward to several mid-size superbikes making their debut in the Indian market.
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