Ducati looks to roll out over 10 models by end 2015

Ducati plans to launch over ten models in India by the end of this year after its re-entry in March. The bikes would be priced between Rs. 6.5-40 lakhs.

The company is looking to expand to 13 showrooms by the end of 2016. It plans to have at least five outlets by the end of the year.
"We have been gearing up since last year about our India plans. The market is growing steady and this is the right time to take a step forward," Ducati Asia General Manager, Sales and Marketing, Pierfrancesco Scalzo told PTI.

He added the response to Ducati in Mumbai and NCR has been above expectations.
Ducati India Managing Director Ravi Avalur told reporters, "By the end of this we are likely to have 11 models from Ducati stable available in India and we will also add three more showrooms in Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad."

He said, Ducati is looking to open outlets in Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kolkata and Kochi among a few other ones. However, there are no plans to assemble bikes in India.

"We import majority of the bikes from Thailand, which has a free trade agreement with India, while the flagship products like Panigale are imported from Italy. So we will be focusing our investments on network expansion and brand building exercise," Avalur said.

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