Royal Enfield has announced its entry into Argentina, which happens to be the second biggest motorcycle market in Latin America. The company launched its first flagship store in the heart of Buenos Aires at Avenida Del Libertador 3344, Vicente Lopez, commencing its full operation, including after sales, spares and service. It has appointed Grupo Simpa as its official dealer-partner for Argentina and will look after all market development and support activities such as marketing and aftersales, for the brand in the country.
Royal Enfield has also started used bikes (pre-owned) business in India!
Speaking on Royal Enfield’s entry into Argentina, Mr. Rudratej (Rudy) Singh, President – Royal Enfield said "Royal Enfield is the fastest growing motorcycle brand in the world. Our approach in international markets has been to focus on key cities that strongly influence the motorcycling and lifestyle culture in the country. Our fast growing network of flagship stores are now present in nodal cities like London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona and Melbourne to name a few. More recently our focus has been on fast emerging motorcycle markets, like South East Asia and Latin America. We are expanding our footprint in the Latin American region, where we already have established presence in key cities like Sao Paulo, Medellin and Bogota. The flagship store in Buenos Aires fit right into our city-focused global expansion approach. People here are looking for fun, evocative, leisure motorcycling options that are practical for city-riding as well. We look forward to bringing the Royal Enfield world of pure motorcycling to Argentina that will enable us to realize our competitive potential in the second biggest motorcycle market in the South American region”
Argentina is the third country after Brazil and Colombia in the Latin American region to have an exclusive Royal Enfield store. The company in Argentina will be present with a lineup of four of its widely popular models featuring single-cylinder engines currently up to 535 cc. Available models include - The iconic Bullet (500cc), the Classic (500cc), the Continental GT (535cc) cafe racer and the Himalayan (410cc). Beyond India, Royal Enfield motorcycles reach consumers and enthusiast in more than 50 countries worldwide, through 540+ dealerships and 36 exclusive brand stores in nodal cities such as Milwaukee, London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Melbourne, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Medellin, Dubai, Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Ho Chi Minh City, and now Buenos Aires.