Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: The first Filipino-made bike has rolled off the factory floor. (T G Philippines)

  1. #1
    Join Date
    26th September 2006 - 16:33
    Bike
    Suzuki Smash 2016. (Yes, really!)
    Location
    Philippines
    Posts
    1,325

    The first Filipino-made bike has rolled off the factory floor. (T G Philippines)

    Integrated Micro-electronics, Inc. (IMI) have partnered up with KTM AG to bring more of the orange brand to our shores. Ayala-IMI is not just the exclusive local distributor of KTM products, it also signed a joint venture to manufacture motorcycles in the Philippines, not just for the local market, but also for export to larger markets like China and other countries in Southeast Asia.

    Last March 6, 2017, in a small private ceremony held at its world-class manufacturing plant in Laguna, Ayala group chair and chief executive officer, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala and IMI president Arthur Tan rolled the first of the Filipino-made KTM Duke 200s off their newly minted assembly line.

    Lovingly labeled as "JAZA’s bike" and "Art’s Bike," we are sure that Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (hence, JAZA), who himself is an avid biker (who has owned and used KTMs before his company signed the joint venture), was all smiles at that private event.

    The Philippine plant is only KTM’s third manufacturing facility, with the first being its home country of Austria and the second being India. The Philippines has joined the ranks of the elite when it comes to European motorcycles.

    More than a million two-wheelers were sold in the Philippines last year. With KTM manufacturing starting in the country, we hope that this signals a new hope when it comes to local bike culture, one that gets Filipino gearheads a step closer to owning their very own Euro bike.
    "Statistics are used as a drunk uses lampposts - for support, not illumination."

  2. #2
    Join Date
    26th September 2006 - 16:33
    Bike
    Suzuki Smash 2016. (Yes, really!)
    Location
    Philippines
    Posts
    1,325
    Price list of Philippine built models announced today:

    Old price New price

    Duke 200 ₱169,000 (NZ$4953) ₱147,000 (NZ$4307)

    RC 200 ₱199,000 (NZ$5830) ₱159,000 (NZ$5658)


    Duke 390 (2016 model) ₱290,000 (NZ$8496) ₱240,000 (NZ$7031)

    RC 390 ₱360,000 (NZ$10547) ₱279,000 (NZ$8174)


    No word on when or if we'll get the 2017 Duke 390 or how it will be priced.
    "Statistics are used as a drunk uses lampposts - for support, not illumination."

  3. #3
    Join Date
    13th February 2006 - 13:12
    Bike
    raptor 1000
    Location
    Dunedin
    Posts
    2,953
    did you ever get your bus back?

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •