The Bajaj-KTM partnership has been the most successful automotive partnerships of all time. Right from local dealerships to international customers, everybody is loving the products. Bajaj ended up buying 48% stake in the company and pretty much rules over its decisions. Bajaj-KTM went ahead and made the motorcycles under 500cc and priced them aggressively in India and around the world, yet again bringing bags of joy to the enthusiast. Stunned by Bajaj pricing strategy because of excellent scale of economies, tie-up with local vendors, the Indian automaker has gone ahead with a decision which somehow reveals their future plans for the upcoming motorcycles from the KTM-Bajaj stable.
Bajaj is exporting complete front and rear suspension units for the KTM Duke 690. A motorcycle which is entirely made in the hometown of Austria has started receiving suspension units from India indicates a lot. Cost will significantly come down when compared to the prices of material and labour in Austria over India. KTM follows strict rule of quality and rejected suspension units are being sent back to Bajaj over again and again. This could affect the delivery time of the 690 around the world too. However, this has also been clarified by our international friends. The impact is not severe, but noticeable.
This news is a complete positive tale on both ends. Firstly, this is a sign that the Duke 690 will be locally produced in India, one can expect another sensationally priced hooligan on Indian roads. Secondly, KTM is increasing its profits with the help of Bajaj and aim of being number one always starts with the kind of money you have apart from the position. There is also news that a Duke 690 in India is roaming around for R&D purposes and testing has begun too. Ladies and gentleman if we were you, we would take this news seriously and start saving money because staying single is the next best thing. The 690cc single-cylinder engine of the Duke 690 produces 67 BHP of peak power and 70.5 Nm of peak torque.
