https://auto.ndtv.com/news/bajaj-auto-triumph-motorcycles-announce-global-partnership-1734907 A good move by Triumph or not?
Makes good business sense, although i'm not sure about calling them a Triumph though A mixture of both names would be better imo
....Way of the world, I suppose. BSA is apparently set to return as a "badge engineering" exercise by Mahindra, best known for making crap jeeps. They also sell 1960s Jawas as "quality bikes" in the Indian market. HD have a model based on the old Honda Rebel...
Im sure it will be fine, they are ok at the mo being made in Taiwan cant see much difference. Talking of which where do Triumph put the "made in Taiwan" sticker on their new bikes
The difference is the management and specification. Mahindra don't sell their present bikes outside the Far East because they just aren't sellable in Europe, quite apart from trying to sell Jawa as a "premium brand"
Funnily enough the Government issued glossy plea to stay in the EU used a photo of Bonneville engines being readied for shipment to Thailand for assembly! Ironic or wot?!
Burk aint I, yep your right Thailand it is, I was in work when I attempted to remember where and "made in Taiwan" sounded so right
Personally..... I like the idea of mid size triumphs, I do but as for being built in India I`m not so sure. Look what happened to Royal Enfield after they were made in India??? I`m sure Triumph will be monitoring the quality control very closely but once in my opinion companies start having stuff built all over the world quality always suffers. As a kid Bosch power tools & Black & Decker & come to think of it most great names from the past like Wolf drills, Stanley & other great companies were quality through & through, but with Bosch stuff being made in some mid range countries now I believe the quality has truly suffered. I have 3 Triumphs & I cannot tell which ones are built in Thailand, the quality of finish being so good....but India, I`m not so sure. I think there are a portion of Triumph bike owners out there that are some of Royal Enfields best ex customers
Most people miss the days when quality meant something and it's easy to blame the modern lack of quality on johnny foreigner and his lax working practices but as always it isn't that simple. Many companies realised that building quality doesn't pay. Why sell someone a drill or a washing machine that'll last 20-30 years when you can sell them half a dozen that only last 5 years each. So yes, quality has suffered but it's by design. Building things that don't last is much better for business. Sadly we live in a disposable society where advertising tells people that their life would be so much better if they had the latest <insert item> and people believe them. If you can avoid the pressure of advertising and of your peers then you can hang on to the money you earn and use it for better things, like retirement. I'm convinced that my strategy of not buying into the latest of everything enabled me to have my mortgage paid at 45 and to retire to a very nice life at 55.
