Eicher Motors Ltd.

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Eicher Motors’ arm commences operations of exclusive Local Assembly unit, CKD facility in Thailand

Date: 25-11-2021

Eicher Motors’ motorcycle arm -- Royal Enfield has commences operations of its exclusive Local Assembly unit and CKD (Completely Knocked Down) facility in Thailand, one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturing hubs. Set up in partnership with GPX, this announcement is a significant boost to the company’s business in South-East Asia, and further reiterates Royal Enfield’s commitment to the Asia Pacific Region.

With this, the company now has three local CKD (Completely Knocked Down) units - in Argentina, and Colombia in Latin America, and in Thailand - in addition to the three state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Chennai, India. The local assembly unit in Thailand will be based at Gateway City Industrial Estate, Moo 7 Huasamrong, Plaengyao Chachoengsao. In addition to catering to consumers in Thailand, this assembly unit will act as a distribution hub for all other countries in South-East Asia, including Indonesia, Vietnam, etc., thereby offering significant advantage and growth opportunities for Royal Enfield. To begin with, the facility will start local assembly of the Himalayan, Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650 models, starting this month.

Eicher Motors is an India-based company, which is engaged in manufacturing automobile products and related components. The company operates in business verticals, including motorcycles, commercial vehicles and personal utility vehicles.