KTM Duke 200 launched in Malaysia
KTM Duke 200 has been officially launched in Malaysia by none other than the Malaysian Prime Minister, Mr Najib Razak. At an event held in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, Austrian motorcycle manufacturer, KTM launched their Duke 125 and Duke 200 variant. These variants are specially manufactured for the Asian market, including India.
KTM Duke 200 will be imported as CKD and will be assembled at their unit KTM Motonation in Malaysia. KTM Duke 200 is scheduled to go on sale in 2012 with a price tag of approximately Rs 1.1 – 1.35 lakhs.
Once launched, KTM Duke 200 will compete with the newly launched Honda CBR250R in the Indian market. It will also compete with Yamaha's new R15 which is scheduled to be launched on 6th September.
KTM will enter Indian bike industry in collaboration with Bajaj Auto. Once again Bajaj plans to start a price war as compared to competitors, KTM Duke 200 will be priced very low. The video below was shot at the live event in Kuala Lumpur, jump to 2:17 in order to watch Duke 200 unveiling.
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Source - http://motomalaya.net/blog/2011/08/2...w-in-malaysia/
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