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Bajaj Open to a Strategic Investor in KTM, With Expanded Indian Production as the Condition

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Bajaj of India, now KTM's largest shareholder, has signalled openness to taking on a strategic investor. Vice-president Rakesh Sharma explained that they are not looking for a partner right this moment but are open to a tie-up. Any investor, however, would need to fall in line with Bajaj's long-term policy of shifting production to India.

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Suresh Kawachi

ASIA & GLOBAL MARKETS CORRESPONDENT

38 / Indian Market · Southeast Asia

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Suresh KawachiIndian Market · Southeast Asia Commentary

Seen from a market perspective, this is a symbolic move. KTM, a distinguished European marque, being restructured around the long-term strategy of India's Bajaj, that is to say around a shift of production. The numbers quietly show the centre of gravity of the world two-wheeler industry moving to Asia. Even in inviting an investor, the fact that the condition is India is what speaks loudest.