Τι κάνεις όταν έχεις μια 27χρονη συνεργασία με την Honda και ξαφνικά λήγει; Η ινδική Hero MotoCorp έχει βαλθεί να βρει καινούργιους συνεργάτες υψηλής τεχνολογίας, to proceed with her grandiose plans: to become the largest motorcycle manufacturer.
Its technological partners already include Erik Buell Racing, while now the Indians have announced a partnership with the Austrian mechanical design company AVL. AVL will help Hero design a range of new larger displacement engines.
The shift to bigger engines is a sign that Hero MotoCorp is targeting exports, since in India the company already owns a percentage 50%, that is, it manufactures and sells one at 2 market motorcycles there. It should be noted that they are sold approx 10 million motorbikes in india…
It recently announced its interest in considering the acquisition of Ducati. In addition, he carefully monitors KTM's cooperation with its competitor, the Bajaj, which has been very successful with the range of small Dukes it produces. So let's expect something similar aimed at the European and American market;
"We are working with AVL, in order to acquire the ability as a factory to design and develop engines", said the Managing Director of Hero MotoCorp, ο Pawan Munjal. "Already a team from our research and development department is in Austria. The same team also works closely with the technical center of AVL India, in Gurgaon. The team is looking at the prospects of creating motorcycle and scooter models”.
“We want to develop engines of all sizes for our new products, and renew the existing production lines", Munjal continued. "We will gradually develop our own complete R module&D, responsible for our global products. With the cooperation of AVL our ability to design and develop our own products will improve by leaps and bounds. Our goal is the intercontinental market".
According to information from analysts, Hero has set a goal of height exports 1 di. dollars up to 2020, which will make it the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world.
Source : newsbeast.gr