Iconic American Harley Davidson Motorcycles to be Made in Thailand

Thailand news, views and comments
Post Reply

User avatar
wazza
udonmap.com
Posts: 9019
Joined: April 2, 2006, 9:06 pm
Location: Cuba- Drove around in an Ol 55 Chev - On the Prowl
Contact:

Re: Iconic American Harley Davidson Motorcycles to be Made in Thailand

Post by wazza » May 25, 2017, 3:54 pm

Benz and other European brand name vehicles are assembled in Thailand, and the excuse that its an International Brand name and have to pay large taxes etc.

Lets wait and see the price list off the showroom for the first Thai assembled bike....

Wouldnt hold my breath

User avatar
fatbob
udonmap.com
Posts: 2266
Joined: July 14, 2009, 7:19 pm

Re: Iconic American Harley Davidson Motorcycles to be Made in Thailand

Post by fatbob » May 25, 2017, 7:26 pm

wazza wrote:Benz and other European brand name vehicles are assembled in Thailand, and the excuse that its an International Brand name and have to pay large taxes etc.

Lets wait and see the price list off the showroom for the first Thai assembled bike....

Wouldnt hold my breath

All I can say is I hope the price dosen't drop to much.... :crying:

User avatar
kopkei
udonmap.com
Posts: 2226
Joined: August 27, 2010, 6:55 am

Re: Iconic American Harley Davidson Motorcycles to be Made in Thailand

Post by kopkei » May 26, 2017, 6:45 pm

yep , all bikes will be released as thailey davidson , and will not get the extra toolbox and carton paper to put under the bike for oil leakage , so it will be an improvement :lol:

User avatar
wazza
udonmap.com
Posts: 9019
Joined: April 2, 2006, 9:06 pm
Location: Cuba- Drove around in an Ol 55 Chev - On the Prowl
Contact:

Re: Iconic American Harley Davidson Motorcycles to be Made in Thailand

Post by wazza » May 26, 2017, 8:38 pm

Sincerely hope they have BT speaker built in, so the owners can download the real USA rummmmmm rummmmmmmm, not the Thai wing wang wang.

User avatar
Lone Star
udonmap.com
Posts: 5698
Joined: June 26, 2014, 11:52 pm

Re: Iconic American Harley Davidson Motorcycles to be Made in Thailand

Post by Lone Star » May 27, 2017, 4:56 pm

Unless the plan has changed very recently, when I inquired about this from Harley, I was told that only the smaller Harleys would be manufactured/assembled here if their proposal went through. In other words, no Street Glides, no Road Kings, no Ultras, none of the bigger bikes. It was to be gauged more toward the Thai market -- smaller bikes with smaller price tags.

Since that time, there have been new bilateral trade negotiations in an attempt to cut the 100% import duty on Harleys into Thailand. Currently, a new Harley purchased here costs just about double for the same bike in the US. I haven't heard any updates on this, but if it's successful, the bigger bikes will probably become available.
AMERICA: One of the Greatest Stories Ever Told.

User avatar
maaka
udonmap.com
Posts: 3315
Joined: October 9, 2007, 6:03 am

Re: Iconic American Harley Davidson Motorcycles to be Made in Thailand

Post by maaka » May 27, 2017, 5:38 pm

Bike show on at the moment in Central Plaza, have a range of bikes including 750cc Harleys and others.

User avatar
Lone Star
udonmap.com
Posts: 5698
Joined: June 26, 2014, 11:52 pm

Re: Iconic American Harley Davidson Motorcycles to be Made in Thailand

Post by Lone Star » May 28, 2017, 6:03 am

maaka wrote:... including 750cc Harleys and others.
Yeah, that's the small ones that I mentioned. I see them in most of the showrooms.
AMERICA: One of the Greatest Stories Ever Told.

Post Reply

Return to “Thailand News”