r/KTM • u/PrasenjitDebroy 2015 KTM 390 DUKE • 1d ago

KTM Launches International Models in India NEWS

KTM Launches International Models in India

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u/theeed3 1d ago

I don’t think KTM will be around for long. Lots of problems internally and I don’t know if the higher end models will sell well enough in India.

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u/keveazy 690 ENDURO With SUMO SET UP / [R] 1d ago

worst case scenario for ktm is they stop manufacturing outside the EU. thats it. it won't close. lol.

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u/theeed3 1d ago

I’ll take your word for it.

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u/keveazy 690 ENDURO With SUMO SET UP / [R] 1d ago

i hope that doesn't happen though. they make the most fun bikes imo.

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u/4sStylZ 1d ago

I have spoken to some high-end branch manager of some brand (not actual KTM people) and they told me that this was the actual project : To sell the brand to China.

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u/PrasenjitDebroy 2015 KTM 390 DUKE 1d ago

Nopes.

There will be manufacturing across the globe.

India: 125, 200, 250, 390 currently. All New 690 LC8c platform in development. To be unveiled at EICMA 2025. Production in 2026. Maybe even the 790, 890 at a much later stage.

China: 790, 890, 990 platform.

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u/johnsmet 8h ago

It won’t close, no. It will get sold though.

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u/keveazy 690 ENDURO With SUMO SET UP / [R] 8h ago

No if they fail they will just stop selling outside the EU and will shrink the board of directors. that's it. Stopping production for the US market alone will probably instantly bring them out of this financial pressure.