Ducati to build Thai factory...now confirmed

[jerryz]

According to insider sources in Thailand and reports from finacial press in italy Ducati are to copy Triumph and build a new factory in thailand with a probable start date of 2012!!!!!!!!The main reason is expanded demand and Low Asean import duties for Asian markets .
local industrial estates in Thailand are buzzing as to which one will get the plant .
reports from italy also say Ducati workforce are very worried by the idea as it could affect jobs .
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[Raux]

I hope this ISN'T true.

diluted the market with cheap knockoffs...
sure it will still be a Ducati... made in Thailand 

[minnesotamonster]

 

I don't like the sound of this.

[superjohn]

Aren't Triumphs made over there now as well? Seems to be the way of things.

[zooom]

maybe this is where they will build the new Ducati scooters....

[Betty]

But weren't they building a new factory in Borgo Panigale?

Is this just an 'assembly plant' for the local markets in an effort to lower taxes?

If so it will be interesting to see what happens to the Ducati market in Australia, because we would surely be the recipients of 'Thai' Ducatis.

[derby]

I hope this ISN'T true.

diluted the market with cheap knockoffs...
sure it will still be a Ducati... made in Thailand 

i have a number of used-to-be-made-in-japan-but-are-now-made-in-thailand nikon lenses that are perfectly fine.

[Raux]

well i look at it this way.

having a Ducati means buying an Italian made motorcycle to me. NOT buying an Italian branded Thailand made motorcycle

IF it came to the point of buying a bike and I saw via VIN that it was made in Thailand and not Italy.. I would pass.. no matter the price.


for example...
Toyota... The Corolla for years was made in Japan only. then they started the Nummi plant and were making them in the states. 90% of the problem ones we had when i worked at a dealer... American made.

[Artful]

well i look at it this way.

having a Ducati means buying an Italian made motorcycle to me. NOT buying an Italian branded Thailand made motorcycle

IF it came to the point of buying a bike and I saw via VIN that it was made in Thailand and not Italy.. I would pass.. no matter the price.

Triumph did the same thing and if anything their reliability went up. Italians make a beautiful bike, but I'll be damned if they're known for making great electronics (think Lucas with a mustache).

I don't like the implications of yet another manufacturer moving into Asia, but in terms of sheer build quality and reliability it is more likely a positive change than a negative one.

[Raux]

Triumph did the same thing and if anything their reliability went up. Italians make a beautiful bike, but I'll be damned if they're known for making great electronics (think Lucas with a mustache).

I don't like the implications of yet another manufacturer moving into Asia, but in terms of sheer build quality and reliability it is more likely a positive change than a negative one.

I'm all for some components being made overseas... hell if Japan did the electronics for the bike (which I think Mitsubishi does the new ECU on the MTS and Diavel) great.

[sbrguy]

the big question is will they be making new tanks with the thai bikes that don't have the expansion problem. 

[MotoCreations]

With the "new design" Ducati's, a lot of the parts via subendors are already made in the Far East to minimize manufacturing costs.  The "italian manufactured" content yearly becomes less and less...  although at times that is for the better!

[fastwin]

What was the funny line someone posted the other day (I forget the thread, I'll papaphrase), two hours after you ride it you want to ride it again!

[herm]

so,...will ducati's be referred to as rice rockets now?

[orangelion03]

so,...will ducati's be referred to as rice rockets now?

I call mine a risotto rocket...