Γενικώς επίσης, στα μηχανάκια, τα έντονα χρώματα είναι πάντα καλύτερα για να σε βλέπουν.
Αλλά ναι μωρέ, σιγά μην βγαίνει σε έντονο χρώμα το Beverly.
Thailand now accounts for about 15% of global big bike manufacturing, according to our research -- output worth well over $1 billion. Triumph was the first manufacturer to make Thailand a key export base, launching full assembly in 2007. It produced more than 40,000 bikes in the country last year, about 80% of its global sales volume. Honda has relocated assembly for most of its under-700cc motorbikes from Japan to Thailand, where it produces 16 models for global export. Ducati's latest plant expansion doubled capacity to 20,000 units a year.
Major brands continue to introduce new Thailand-produced models. In November Ducati said its new flagship bike, the Panigale V4 "superbike," would be assembled in Rayong for delivery to Asian markets.
In 2012, Thailand's Board of Investment issued a package of incentives for the manufacture of motorbikes of at least 500cc, and expanded this to bikes over 250cc in 2013. The benefits include tax-free import of machinery, unrestricted foreign ownership and corporate tax holidays for engine manufacturing. The BOI also negotiated directly with Triumph and Ducati to win their pre-2012 investments.
The government has recently signaled continued support for motorbikes and cars with a 3.7 billion baht ($111.8 million) vehicle R&D testing center and proving ground currently under construction.
The second reason manufacturers are expanding in Thailand is to avoid import tariffs and gain competitive access to both the domestic market and others linked to the country by free trade agreements, including the rest of ASEAN. Vehicle import duties in ASEAN are extremely high: Thailand has a 60% tariff on imported motorbikes, and rates can exceed 100% in other countries. This makes bikes from Europe and the U.S., which have no relevant trade agreement with ASEAN, extremely uncompetitive.
A Ducati executive told FT Confidential Research that tariffs, rather than production costs, were the main reason for expanding production in Thailand. Harley-Davidson similarly cited trade barriers as its motive for opening a plant there. Although Japanese manufacturers can now export to Thailand without tariffs under a bilateral free trade agreement, exporting from Thailand still reduces trade barriers to some markets.
Third, Thailand's manufacturing "supercluster" on the eastern seaboard is a highly competitive production base for vehicles and related components. Ducati said the supply chain and quality of labor make Thailand an ideal export base. According to the BOI, Honda invested in big bike production in Thailand in part because as much as 95% of parts for each model can be sourced locally.
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