| 词条 | Royal Enfield (India) |
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| name = Royal Enfield (India) | logo = Re-logo.png | logo_size = 200px | logo_caption = | type = Public | industry = Automotive | predecessor = | foundation = {{Start date and age|1955}} as "Enfield India" | location = Chennai, India[1][2][3] | key_people = {{ubl|Vinod K Dasari (CEO)|Rudratej Singh[4] (President)[5][6]}} | products = List of Royal Enfield motorcycles | production = {{increase}} 666,493 units (2016)[5] | revenue = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|7037.97|c}} (2016)[5] | operating_income = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|2205.81|c}} (2016)[5] | net_income = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|1559.94|c}} (2016)[5] | num_employees = | parent = Eicher Motors | homepage = {{url|royalenfield.com}} }} Royal Enfield is an Indian motorcycle manufacturing brand with the tag of "the oldest global motorcycle brand in continuous production"[6] manufactured in factories in Chennai in India. Licensed from Royal Enfield by the indigenous Indian Madras Motors, it is now a subsidiary of Eicher Motors Limited, an Indian automaker.[7] The company makes the Royal Enfield Bullet, and other single-cylinder motorcycles.[8] First produced in 1901, Royal Enfield is the oldest motorcycle brand in the world still in production, with the Bullet model enjoying the longest motorcycle production run of all time. HistoryThe Indian government looked for a suitable motorcycle for its police and army, for patrolling the country's border. The Royal Enfield Bullet was chosen as the most suitable bike for the job. The government ordered 800 units of the 350 cc model.[9][10] In 1955, the Redditch company partnered with Madras Motors in India to form 'Enfield India' to assemble, under licence, the 350 cc Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle in Madras (now called Chennai).[11] The tooling was sold to Enfield India so that they could manufacture components. By 1962, all components were made in India. The Indian Enfield uses the 1960 engine (with metric bearing sizes), Royal Enfield still makes an essentially similar bike in the 350 cc and 500 cc models, along with several different models for different market segments.[12] In 1990, Royal Enfield collaborated with the Eicher Group, an automotive company in India, and merged with it in 1994.[13] Apart from bikes, Eicher Group is involved in the production and sales of tractors, commercial vehicles, and automotive gears. Although Royal Enfield experienced difficulties in the 1990s, and ceased motorcycle production at their Jaipur factory in 2002,[14] by 2013 the company opened a new primary factory in the Chennai suburb of Oragadam on the strength of increased demand for its motorcycles. The original factory at Tiruvottiyur became secondary, and continues to produce engines and some motorcycle models.[15][16] In 2014 Royal Enfield appointed Pierre Terblanche as the head of new product design.[17][18] In January 2015, the company announced the appointment of Rudratej ‘Rudy’ Singh as President of Royal Enfield. Singh was previously a Vice President of Unilever in Singapore.[19][20] Royal Enfield announced its first takeover of another company in May, 2015 with the purchase of a UK motorcycle design and manufacturing firm, Harris Performance Products,[21][22] that had previously developed the chassis of the Royal Enfield Continental GT Cafe Racer.[23] Royal Enfield currently sells motorcycles in more than 50 countries. Royal Enfield surpassed Harley-Davidson in global sales in 2015.[24][25] In August 2015, Royal Enfield Motors announced it is establishing its North American headquarters and a dealership in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the intention to offer three bikes, the Bullet 500, Classic 500 and Continental GT 535 Cafe Racer as they feel this engine size represents an underserved market. The dealership will be Royal Enfield's first company-owned store in the U.S., according to Rod Copes, president of Royal Enfield North America.[19][26] The company wants to establish about 100 dealerships in American cities starting with Milwaukee. "I live here, so I am biased. But in my mind, Milwaukee is kind of the center of motorcycling in the United States," said Copes, a former Harley-Davidson executive.[27] "We view this as kind of our first flagship dealership," he added.[28] Later in August 2015, parent-business Eicher announced its entry in Indonesia as a part of its global strategy in the mid-sized (250-750 cc) motorcycle segment, initially starting retail operations from a dealership in Jakarta.[29][30] From April to September, 2015, Royal Enfield's domestic sales were 50% higher than the previous year, despite a declining motorcycle market in India.[31] 2015 floodsFlooding, produced by the heaviest rainfall in Chennai in over a century, caused Royal Enfield to cut production by 4,000 motorcycles in November 2015, followed by a shutdown of the plants in Thiruvottiyur and Oragadam on 1 December, as well as the company offices in Chennai.[32] Production resumed at 50% capacity on 7 December and operations at both plants were back to normal on 14 December.[33]2017 developments{{main article|Royal Enfield Interceptor 650}}In 2017, Royal Enfield added new variants of the Classic 350 and 500 motorcycles. While the Royal Enfield Classic 350 gets Gun Grey as a new color option, the Classic 500 will now come in Stealth Black colour. Royal Enfield has unveiled the 650 cc twin-cylinder engine at the Technology Centre in Leicestershire, England, on November 2017. This will power the next generation of Royal Enfield motorcycles. Royal Enfield is going to showcase this at the EICMA (Milan Motorcycle Show), starting from November 7 in Italy.[34] Manufacturing Plants
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Wieden+Kennedy | quote = This film is a tribute to the wonderful people who build, sell, ride and maintain these beloved machines, and a heartfelt tribute to the city that Royal Enfield calls home.}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=History|url=http://royalenfield.com/aboutus/history/|website=Royal Enfield – Official Website|accessdate=4 November 2015}} 13. ^{{cite news|last1=Lal|first1=Siddhartha|title=Royal Enfield: Man among boys|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-01-03/news/28458658_1_siddhartha-lal-enfield-india-royal-enfield-bullet|accessdate=31 October 2015|work=The Economic Times|date=3 January 2010}} 14. ^{{cite news|last1=Sinha|first1=Vivek|title=Enfield strikes at Lightning, to fly Thunderbird|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2002-09-28/news/27329902_1_royal-enfield-motors-siddhartha-lal-new-model|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=The Economic Times|agency=TNN|date=28 September 2002|quote=Manufacturing at the Jaipur plant, which has a capacity to produce 13,000 mobikes, is under suspension and according to the plan it is expected to resume operations as soon as the Chennai plant achieves full capacity utilisation.}} 15. ^{{cite news|last1=Thakkar|first1=Ketan|title=Eicher Motors to invest Rs 350 crore in Chennai for Royal Enfield's new plant|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-05-14/news/31701276_1_royal-enfield-siddhartha-lal-new-plant|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=The Economic Times|date=14 May 2012}} 16. ^{{cite news|title=Royal Enfield rolls out first motorcycle from Oragadam plant|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-04-30/news/38930194_1_new-plant-motorcycles-new-facility|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=The Economic Times|agency=PTI|date=30 April 2013}} 17. ^{{cite news|last1=Sunny|first1=Ken|title=Royal Enfield sales jump 59% in September 2015|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/royal-enfield-sales-jump-59-september-2015-648814|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=International Business Times, India Edition|date=1 October 2015}} 18. ^{{cite news|last1=Balachandar|first1=G.|title=Royal Enfield to set up second project at Oragadam corridor|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/royal-enfield-to-set-up-second-project-at-oragadam-corridor/article6595693.ece|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=The Hindu|date=13 November 2014}} 19. ^1 {{cite web|author1=Nabanita Singha Roy|title=Royal Enfield President rides a Continental GT|url=http://www.rushlane.com/royal-enfield-rudratej-singh-12142126.html|website=RushLane|accessdate=30 October 2015|date=18 January 2015}} 20. ^1 {{cite web|title=Royal Enfield appoints Rudratej Singh as President|url=http://www.eicher.in/uploads/1427705799_Royal%20Enfield%20appoints%20Rudratej%20Singh%20as%20President.pdf|website=Eicher Motors|accessdate=29 October 2015|date=18 January 2015}} 21. ^{{cite news|last1=Narasimhan|first1=T. E.|title=Royal Enfield buys UK-based firm Harris Performance|url=http://bsmotoring.com/news/royal-enfield-buys-uk-based-firm-harris-performance/11042/1|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=BS Motoring|publisher=Business Standard|date=12 May 2015}} 22. ^{{cite news|title=Royal Enfield acquires UK based Harris Performance company|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/automobiles/royal-enfield-acquires-uk-based-harris-performance-company/71587/|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=The Financial Express (India)|agency=PTI|date=12 May 2015|quote=...Royal Enfield will acquire all assets, employees, trade names, technical know-how and intellectual property of Harris Performance Products Ltd, the company said in a statement without disclosing the deal value.}} 23. ^{{cite news|last1=Yu|first1=Andria|title=Motorcycle review: Royal Enfield looks for comeback|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/08/03/royal-enfield-continental-gt/13350213/|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=USA Today|date=3 August 2014}} 24. ^{{cite news|last1=Doval|first1=Pankaj|title=Royal Enfield races past Harley-Davidson in global sales|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Royal-Enfield-races-past-Harley-Davidson-in-global-sales/articleshow/46090462.cms|accessdate=7 November 2015|work=The Times of India|date=2 February 2015|quote=Although HD motorcycles sell at a huge premium over their RE kin (HD's most affordable model in India sells for around Rs 5 lakh while RE's most expensive model comes for Rs 2 lakh), what's remarkable is the stunning turnaround by one of the world's oldest motorcycle brands.}} 25. ^{{cite web|last1=Balachandran|first1=Manu|title=How Royal Enfield won over the Indian motorcyclist—and now looks unstoppable|url=http://qz.com/348552/how-royal-enfield-won-over-the-indian-motorcyclist-and-now-looks-unstoppable/|website=Quartz|accessdate=1 November 2015|date=22 February 2015}} 26. ^{{cite news|title=Royal Enfield names Rod Copes as President for North American operations|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/announcements/royal-enfield-names-rod-copes-as-president-for-north-american-operations/articleshow/39759072.cms|accessdate=24 October 2015|work=The Economic Times|agency=PTI|date=6 August 2014|quote=Copes has previously worked with Harley-Davidson for nearly 20 years, most recently as Head of Global Sales and Customer Service.}} 27. ^{{cite news|last1=Barrow|first1=Olivia|title=Full Q&A: Royal Enfield is entrepreneur’s dream for Rod Copes|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/print-edition/2015/09/04/fullroyal-enfield-is-entrepreneur-s-dream-for-rod.html|accessdate=24 October 2015|work=Milwaukee Business Journal|publisher=American City Business Journals|date=4 September 2015|quote=When Rod Copes left Harley-Davidson Inc. in 2012 to pursue an entrepreneurial dream of running his own manufacturing business, he thought he had kissed the motorcycle industry goodbye.}} 28. ^{{cite news|last1=Barrett|first1=Rick|title=Motorcycle manufacturer from India to open North American headquarters in Third Ward|url=http://www.jsonline.com/business/motorcycle-manufacturer-from-india-to-open-north-american-headquarters-in-third-ward-b99558421z1-322060811.html|accessdate=7 November 2015|work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=17 August 2015|quote=The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has agreed to provide Royal Enfield with up to $100,000 in tax credits through 2017.}} 29. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Philip|first1=Lijee|title=How Royal Enfield's Siddhartha Lal seeks to replicate India's success in overseas markets|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/two-wheelers/motorcycles/how-royal-enfields-siddhartha-lal-seeks-to-replicate-indias-success-in-overseas-markets/articleshow/49083568.cms|accessdate=24 October 2015|work=The Economic Times|date=24 September 2015}} 30. ^{{cite news|title=Royal Enfield enters Indonesian market in mid-sized motorcycle segment|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/auto/royal-enfield-enters-indonesian-market/story/223052.html|accessdate=7 November 2015|work=Business Today|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date=24 August 2015}} 31. ^{{cite news|title=Royal Enfield one bright spot in gloomy motorcycle market|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/two-wheelers/motorcycles/royal-enfield-one-bright-spot-in-gloomy-motorcycle-market/articleshow/49437757.cms|accessdate=24 October 2015|work=The Economic Times|agency=PTI|date=18 October 2014|quote=The company's performance is in sharp contrast to the overall segment, which has been reeling under a slowdown with rural sales affected by below normal monsoon in several parts of the country.}} 32. ^{{cite news|author1=|title=Production at Royal Enfield’s Chennai plant hit by floods|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/production-at-royal-enfields-chennai-plant-hit-by-floods/article7945318.ece|accessdate=4 December 2015|work=Business Line|agency=PTI|date=3 December 2015}} 33. ^{{cite news|title=Royal Enfield resumes normal operations at two plants in Chennai|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-royal-enfield-resumes-normal-operations-at-two-plants-in-chennai-2157291|accessdate=31 December 2015|work=Daily News and Analysis|agency=PTI|date=18 December 2015}} 34. ^{{cite news|title=Royal Enfield unveils 650cc twin-cylinder engine|last1=Sonil|first1=Naveen|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/bikes/royal-enfield-unveils-650cc-twin-cylinder-engine/articleshow/61529456.cms|accessdate=6 November 2017|agency=Times of India|publisher=Times of India|date=6 November 2017}} 35. ^{{Cite web|url=https://royalenfield.com/aboutus/factory-tour/|title=Royal Enfield – Official Website|website=royalenfield.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-10}} 36. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2013/may/01/Royal-Enfield-opens-unit-at-Oragadam-473191.html|title=Royal Enfield opens unit at Oragadam|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-06-10}} 37. ^{{Cite web|url=https://royalenfield.com/re-world/news/royal-enfield-opens-unit-at-oragadam-new-indian-express/|title=Royal Enfield opens unit at Oragadam - Royal Enfield News|website=royalenfield.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-10}} 38. ^{{Cite web|url=http://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/two-wheelers/motorcycles/royal-enfield-to-double-its-production-capacity-setting-up-third-plant-in-tamil-nadu/49687548|title=Royal Enfield to double its production capacity; setting up third plant in Tamil Nadu - ET Auto|last=www.ETAuto.com|website=ETAuto.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-10}} Further reading
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