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KTM/Husqvarna... now how will this play out?

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Planepower said:
Dammit! I'm hooked onto this thread now! Lol
I'm really beginning to believe that Husqvarna will be promoted heavily. :)
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Here's the skinny ... See all those podiums and flashy magazines ads with other brands of bikes ... Husqvarna is gonna be right in the mix across the board in a few yrs ... Gonna be weird at first seeing Huskies racing and winning on TV ... so get ready ...
 
oregonsage said:
If they have a Husky franchise then they are still a Husky dealer...just like the places that sell Kawasakis, Hondas, Kymcos and BMWs...
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i just gave them a call. they were taken by surprise by the news as well and said as far as they know, they're still a Husky dealer.

this shop was a BMW car and bike dealer before adding Ducati, Husky and now Indian (how odd)
 
oregonsage said:
If they have a Husky franchise then they are still a Husky dealer...just like the places that sell Kawasakis, Hondas, Kymcos and BMWs...
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Corporate policy will probably dictate that dealerships who are primarily BMW will no longer stock Husqvarna, I would expect. That said one of my local BMWs also deals in Alpinas, and my closest KTM has been stocking Huskies for the last six months plus.
 
Well it is now pretty evindent that the money in this deal is from India. I am not suprised. So KTM and Husqvarna will share the same owners. It will be interesting to so how this goes forward.
 
BMW was pushing dealers to remove other brands a few years ago, but have been happy to have the dealers who survived for the last few years so I dont expect any big push by BMW. On the other hand if the dealer was only carrying Husky as a convenience then I expect they will wither away.
 
dcg141 said:
Well it is now pretty evindent that the money in this deal is from India. I am not suprised. So KTM and Husqvarna will share the same owners. It will be interesting to so how this goes forward.
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What part of an Austrian's personal holding company is funded by India interest???,......read this thread and todays press releases in a bit more detail and you'll see the money is NOT from India investment, question is will future operations involve a company with 47% Indian investment (as in KTM)
 
"... example is, Volkswagen and Audi. They are not in the same space, Audi is one step above Volkswagen." Rajiv Bajaj

R32 is inferior to what, an R8?!
Audi build quality is superior to Volkswagen's, really?
'Presumptive caste arrogance'?

Discuss.
 
Grandia said:
Wow, that shed's a new light on the situation. They sound to be part of the deal, but why do this through a holding they have no control over. Did they just lend the money to Pierer? Or did Pierer sell them a stake?
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Exactly, Not sure if this is Bajaj trying to make themselves look relevant or they are onboard with it. Not sure if the analogy means HSQ is the VW where as Audi the KTM in the future product positioning.
 
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