Dealers, owners may seek govt protection as Harley silent on future course

Chief worries are bike servicing and spares, and likely spurt in consumer cases; Industry sources say iconic bike maker may tie up with Hero for distribution and after-sales

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Automobile | Harley Davidson | business news today

Arindam Majumder  |  New Delhi 

Thousands of Harley Davidson owners and around 35 dealerships are worried as the bike company has not provided any firm assurance on providing service support to the 25,000-odd bikes it has sold in the country. The iconic US motorcycle maker said yesterday that it will shut its India operations as part of its global restructuring initiatives under which it plans to exit international markets in which volumes and profitability have been elusive.

Dealers are anxious that they may face ordeals of the kind seen when foreign companies had quit India in the past. Harely Davidson is the ...

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First Published: Fri, September 25 2020. 20:36 IST
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