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Designed in the US, Big Harley readies to roll out from Haryana
To start assembling unit in Rewari’s Bawal by mid-2011
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 2
Iconic bike-maker Harley-Davidson is set to assemble its bikes in Haryana by the first half of 2011. The facility will be established near Bawal. The company has not specified the production capacity or the investment that the plant entails. This would be the company’s second facility outside the US. After setting up the dealer network, it would start assembling bikes by importing CKD kits.

Harley-Davidson India imports completely assembled motorcycles from its US final-assembly plants.

“Harley-Davidson is moving forward with the launch of operations in India to assemble motorcycles for the Indian market from the component kits supplied by its US plants. It expects the facility to be operational in the first half of 2011,” a statement added.

After the Haryana facility is operational, the company will import CKD kits for select models from the company's US plants and employees at the Haryana facility will then assemble the components into finished motorcycles. All other models will continue to be imported as completely built motorcycles for now.

Harley-Davidson India commenced operations in August 2009 and offers 12 models in its 2010 line-up in India.

Meanwhile, AT&T India has won a three-year contract from Harley-Davidson to provide network capabilities to sites in India, allowing Harley-Davidson’s employees in India to effectively and timely communicate with their counterparts in the US.

AT&T India will also provide Harley-Davidson with network integration consulting, equipment procurement, staging, configuration, deployment and staff augmentation pertaining to building the communications network for the new sites in India.