The fastest, most powerful superbike in the world - the BMW S1000RR - will be launched in India, along with other BMW motorcycles, by December this year!
After taking on Mercedes-Benz head-on in the luxury car segment in India, and coming out on top, BMW are now going to take on Japanese and Italian manufacturers in the fledgling market for high-end motorcycles in the country. From December this year, BMW are going to start selling some of their bikes in India, including the all-conquering S1000RR, the fastest, most powerful and most technologically advanced production sportsbike in the world.
BMW will initially offer their motorcycles in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Deutsche Motoren will handle BMW bike sales in Delhi, with Navnit Motors will sell BMW bikes in Mumbai and Bangalore. ‘The market for premium motorcycles is beginning to develop in India [and] sales activities now commencing with our two experienced BMW Group partners that are of long-term significance to BMW Motorrad. We are confident our motorcycles will swiftly become established in timely preparation for the growing market,’ says Hendrik von Kuenheim, General Director, BMW Motorrad.
The BMW bikes that come to India will be manufactured in Germany and imported here as completely built-up units (CBUs), getting slapped with a 105% import duty tariff. This will make BMW bikes quite expensive here, but the German company still expects to find a reasonable number of buyers for its two-wheelers. In addition to the top-of-the-line S1000RR, BMW will also bring in some of its K- and R- series bike to India, including the legendary adventure-tourer, the R1200GS.
We hope to bring more details on pricing and availability soon. In the meanwhile, those who may be in a rush to put down a deposit on their S1000RR, you could get in touch with Deutsche Motoren on +91-11-43090000 or send them an email on info-south@bmw-deutschemotoren.in. Mumbai and Bangalore residents can get in touch with Navnit Motors on +91-22-66777777 and +91-80-28520060 respectively, or send them an email on info@bmw-navnitmotors.in
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