Kawasaki has added a seventh motorcycle to its lineup in India with the launch of the Z800 at Rs 8.05 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). This is the fifth CBU Kawasaki to go on sale in India. Kawasaki has rapidly expanded their range in India once they began their CBU operations with the excellent Ninja ZX10-R. The company aims to sell around 400 of the five CBU models this year.
"In 2014, we expect to sell around 400 units of five CBU models in the country, including the Z800," India Kawasaki Motors deputy managing director Shigeto Nishikawa told PTI. He added that the company also plans to sell around 1,400 units of Ninja 300 and Ninja 650 models, which are assembled in India.
The other CBU models available in India are ZX-10R, Z1000, Ninja 1000 and ZX-14R. Kawasaki is expected to launch at least two more motorcycles in India this year - the Versys 1000 and the ER-6n.
With the launch of the new model, the company now has a total of seven models in the country.
When asked about the plans to expand sales network in India, Nishikawa said: "We are currently studying options for expanding dealer network. By the end of 2015, we could have around five dealers."
When asked about company's plans to assemble more bikes in India, Nishikawa said that the company would have to sell more bikes in the country to be able to do that.
Last year Kawasaki had launched Z1000 and Ninja 1000 in the country priced at Rs 12 lakh each (ex-showroom Delhi).
The company had launched Ninja ZX-14R and ZX-10R in September last year.
(With inputs from PTI)
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