"[8] However, India had not specified emission standards for motorcycles over 500 cc displacement, effectively prohibiting the import of Harley-Davidsons, along with most models of other manufacturers.
[9] Plans to export to India were also held up by import duties of 60% and taxes of 30%, which effectively doubled the sale price.
[15] Harley-Davidson announced it was introducing 12 models in India from the range of five motorcycle families, namely Sportster, Dyna, VRSC, Softail and CVO.
The move involves $75 million in restructuring costs, 70 layoffs and the closure of its Bawal plant in northern India.
[6] The collaboration between Hero MotoCorp and Harley-Davidson has set the stage for an exciting development in the Indian motorcycle market.
The company had 29 dealership facilities across India: New Delhi, Gurgaon, Coimbatore, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai,Ranchi, Kochi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Indore, Pune, Goa, Guwahati and Jaipur etc.