Kawasaki Heavy Industries, which has signed a worldwide alliance with Suzuki Motors in two-wheelers, has offered Bajaj Auto the technology to manufacture Suzuki scooters in India.
The offer is part of a global alliance which is being negotiated by the Kawasaki-Suzuki combine with Bajaj Auto and China Qingqi Group Ltd, the second largest two-wheeler manufacturer in China. If it fructifies, the alliance will control over 74 per cent of the global two-wheeler market in terms of volumes. The consolidation can be either through a joint venture or through a strategic alliance in which Kawasaki and Suzuki would be the technology providers for Bajaj Auto and Qingqi.
Kawasaki has a technology tie-up with Bajaj Auto for manufacture of mobikes. Rajiv Bajaj, Bajaj Auto president, told Business Standard:
