Royal Enfield starts local assembly unit, CKD facility in Thailand

With this, Royal Enfield now has three local CKD units, in addition to the three manufacturing facilities in Chennai

Eicher Motors on Thursday said its Royal Enfield motorcycle unit commenced operations of its exclusive local assembly unit and CKD (Completely Knocked Down) facility in Thailand.

With this, Royal Enfield now has three local CKD units - in Argentina, and Colombia in Latin America, and in Thailand - in addition to the three manufacturing facilities in Chennai, India.

Besides catering to consumers in Thailand, this assembly unit will act as a distribution hub for all other countries in South-East Asia, including Indonesia, Vietnam, etc.

To begin with, the facility will start local assembly of the Himalayan, Interceptor 650 and Continental