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NEW DELHI: Iconic Italian bike maker Ducati is looking for a partner in India to make small-engine motorcycles for global markets.
The company says it is open to looking at partnership with companies such as Hero MotoCorp and Royal Enfield, though no such proposal has been made yet.
"These thoughts could become a reality in the medium to long term," Andrea Buzzoni, global sales & marketing director for Ducati told TOI here. "In India, you have robust two-wheeler players, who have competence in terms of engineering, production capacity."
Owned by the Volkswagen group, Ducati is now looking for a larger play across key western markets such as Europe and the US and large-volume emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil.
And thus comes the desire for smaller-sized engines - between 250cc and 500cc - which could drive in huge volumes to its current annual global sales of around 55,000 units. Ducati's current portfolio is dominated mainly by motorcycles powered by engines between 800cc and 1,200cc.
The company says it is open to looking at partnership with companies such as Hero MotoCorp and Royal Enfield, though no such proposal has been made yet.
"These thoughts could become a reality in the medium to long term," Andrea Buzzoni, global sales & marketing director for Ducati told TOI here. "In India, you have robust two-wheeler players, who have competence in terms of engineering, production capacity."
Owned by the Volkswagen group, Ducati is now looking for a larger play across key western markets such as Europe and the US and large-volume emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil.
And thus comes the desire for smaller-sized engines - between 250cc and 500cc - which could drive in huge volumes to its current annual global sales of around 55,000 units. Ducati's current portfolio is dominated mainly by motorcycles powered by engines between 800cc and 1,200cc.
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