Thread: DSK Benelli Announce Tie-Up for India

Originally Posted by The Monk

DSK Benelli will be introducing a wider range of motorcycles after seeing the reception these bikes get in India. Currently bikes will be CKD, in future localization and manufacturing might also happen. India maybe made one of the many export hubs for Benelli.

One of the motorcycles is 899cc. All the bikes launched in India are Fi.

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Prices have not been disclosed as yet, but the company claims that it will be extremely competitively priced.

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8 showrooms will be opened by January and 20 by 2015 year end.

It would be great if that happens! Any more details on price? Hope it has better build quality than hyosung as it is Italian. ☺

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Originally Posted by rreneav1987

Sounds perfect. Will they bikes be assembled here or will be manufactured here in india?

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Initially, the Benelli bikes will come via CKD route, but they also plan to manufacture them in the future.

A Benelli Owners Group will be created similar to H.O.G.

Will it be called BOG

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DSK planning a separate facility for assembling Benelli. 10 bikes per day. 250 per month and 500 per month with two shifts in the existing plant facility. As demand increases sufficiently, a new assembling/ manufacturing facility will also be operational.

Originally Posted by The Monk

A Benelli Owners Group will be created similar to H.O.G.

Will it be called BOG

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DSK planning a separate facility for assembling Benelli. 10 bikes per day. 250 per month and 500 per month with two shifts in the existing plant facility. As demand increases sufficiently, a new assembling/ manufacturing facility will also be operational.

Any Idea or update on approx price details at least !!!!!

DSK will be making the investment completely. No investment from Benelli.

Originally Posted by The Monk

DSK will be making the investment completely. No investment from Benelli.

This may increase the price of bikes to get back the initial investment from DSK !!!!

Lower displacement and more fuel efficient bikes planned specifically for Indian market. But these bikes will have the Italian spirit!!!

All the 5 bikes displayed today will be launched within the next 2 months.

Fully faired bikes like the Tornado will be launched later depending on the response from the Indian market.

A mass segment product in the 200cc category will also be launched later.

Superbike spirit in commuter bikes is the mantra!!!

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If Benelli does well in the indian market then a less than 200cc capacity motorcycle could also be launched.

A scooter might also be launched for India.

Benelli Director says that the bond between DSK Benelli is stronger than that of Hero and Honda and that this partnership will last longer!

Originally Posted by The Monk

All the 5 bikes displayed today will be launched within the next 2 months.

Which is the fifth bike? I can identify four: BN302, BN600GT, BN600R and TNT1130.

Edit: the fifth is the TNT899

DSK wants to make 50cc to 1600cc two wheelers in India.

If Benelli support DSK, then 10 years down the line all villages and towns will have Benelli scooters as well!

Benelli sells 30k units a year globally.

Why theres no a2 segment bike in the launch? 40-45bhp and 30-35nm would pose a stiff competetion to duke 390


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