HISTORY
o 1891
R WSmith and Albert Eadie took over the
Townsend cycle co. of Enfield Road in
Redditch, UK, and formed Enfield
Manufacturing Co. ltd.
o 1901
The first Royal Enfield motor cycle is produced.
o 1932
The legendary “Bullet” motor cycle is born.
o 1939
Royal Enfield produced large quantities of
motor cycles and bicycles during World War II,
including well known flying flea.
o 1949
Royal Enfield motorcycles were being sold by
Madras Motors of K R Sundaram Iyer.
3.
HISTORY
o 1955
The RedditchCo. partner Madras Motors in India
to form ‘Enfield India’.
o 1956
The Tiruvottiyur factory opens and Bullet begin
to be manufactured under license.
o 1970
The Enfield cycle company in the UK goes out of
Business, production in India continues without
interruption.
o 1977
Enfield India begin to export 350cc Bullets to the
UK.
o 1994
The Eicher Group acquires Enfield India ltd. The
co. name changes to Royal Enfield Motors ltd.
o Ride Continues
STRENGTH
• Size andscale of parent company
• Effective Advertising Capability
• Committed and dedicated staff
• High emphasis on R and D
• Experience in the market
• Established brand
• Established market channel
• Power, Speed & Acceleration
11.
WEAKNESS
• Not muchemphasis on aggressive selling
• Weak product diversity
• Weight of the motor cycle can be an issue for few customers.
• Mileage of high cc bikes is an issue.
12.
OPPORTUNITIES
• Growing premiumsegment
• Increasing dispensable income
• Environmental concerns
• Exports increasing
• Very strong demand in the 100cc.segment dominated by limited players.
CONCLUSION AND INTERESTING
FACTS
•In the year 2014, Royal Enfield surpassed the sales
of Harley Davidson motorcycle manufacturing company
on a global scale.
• Most used motorcycle in World Wars.
• Hand painted Petrol tanks.
• Competitors – Bajaj, Harley Davidson