Royal Enfield Starts Production At Its Third Plant

Royal Enfield has started production at its new manufacturing facility in Vallam Vadagal, 50km from Chennai. This is their third manufacturing facility in India after Thiruvottiyur and Oragadam, both in Chennai. The new facility is spread over an area of 50 acres and is expected to produce 3,00,000 units per annum. It will manufacture motorcycles for domestic as well as international markets. With this, total combined production from all three plants is expected to hit 825,000 units in FY 2017-18. The increase is about 20 per cent over the the previous financial year. Also Read - GST Impact – Royal Enfield Reveals New On-Road Prices

Royal Enfield had aquired the land in 2014 and the new plant will play a vital role in its expansion as sales for its motorcycles is increasing with every passing month and with export markets also witnessing more demand. The new manufcaturing plant was built in a record time of 15 months. Over a period of 6 years, Royal Enfield’s sales have gone up by 55 per cent and the demand continues to remain strong. In FY 2017-18, RE plans to invest Rs 800 crores towards the Vallam plant’s capacity expansion, new products and platforms and technical centers in Leicester, UK, and Chennai, India. Also Read - Carberry 1,000cc V-Twin Engine For Royal Enfield Bikes Unveiled

Royal Enfield is known for its retro and touring motorcycles which include the RE Bullet, Thunderbird, Classic and Continental GT. The engine trims available are 350cc, 500cc, 535cc and 411cc. Last year, Royal Enfield launched the adventurer tourer bike, the Himalyan which will soon be relaunched with fuel injection to comply with BS-IV emission norms. They will soon be launching a higher capacity parallel-twin engine that is expected to take on the likes of Triumph and Harley-Davidson. Earlier this month, Royal Enfield also became India’s 4th most valuable automaker, making its parent company Eicher Motors the country’s most valuable 2-wheeler manufacturer. Also Read - Bajaj Dominar 400 vs Royal Enfield Thunderbird 350