Ducati India partners with VST to set up a showroom in Bangalore

Team OD Published: November 13, 2015, 03:40 PM IST

Ducati has taken a step into South India as they set up a showroom in Bangalore's UB City in partnership with VST. This showroom will offer the entire Ducati range that is available in India, which includes the Monster 821, Hypermotard, the Diavel family and the Panigale R. VST has also set up a facility that is located at Victoria Road in Bangalore to handle post-sales service and requirements.

Ducati showroom Bangalore (3)

Ravi Avalur, the managing director of Ducati India stated, "We consider Bengaluru to be fundamentally important to our growth in India and are proud to announce that our partnership with VST enables us to take another positive step forward."

While Arun Surendra, the managing director of VST Group's automotive division said, "We are extremely proud to help bring Ducati to Bengaluru and the rest of South India, expanding Ducati's reach and customer experience."

Ducati showroom Bangalore (2)

Ducati India has now started accepting orders for the Scrambler Urban Enduro, while deliveries of the Multistrada 1200 and 1200S have begun.

Ducati rides into South India with a new dealership in Bengaluru


· Ducati India opens world class dealership and service centre in Bengaluru · Ducati Multistrada and Scrambler Urban Enduro now in dealerships · Ducati India to expand dealership network to more major metros in 2016 Bengaluru, India, 5 Nov 2015 – Reinforcing its commitment to the Indian market with dealerships in Mumbai, Delhi and Gurgaon, Ducati India now opens its doors in Bengaluru, the first Ducati dealership in South India. VST, one of South India's leading private automobile business groups, has now established the world class Ducati dealership at the luxury lifestyle destination of Bengaluru – UB City. Ravi Avalur, Managing Director of Ducati India, highlighted Bengaluru as a strategic part of Ducati's plans in India: "We consider Bengaluru to be fundamentally important to our growth in India and are proud to announce that our partnership with VST enables us to take another positive step forward." The Bengaluru showroom will offer the entire Ducati range available in India, including the Italian manufacturer's iconic Monster 821, Hypermotard and Hyperstrada, the provocative Diavel family and the company's innovative and high-performance Superbike models: 1299, 1299 S and flagship Panigale R. Arun Surendra, Managing Director of VST Group's automotive division said "We are extremely proud to help bring Ducati to Bengaluru and the rest of South India, expanding Ducati's reach and customer experience. Our many years of success serving premium clients in the luxury automotive world, has helped us createa state-of-the-art service facility on Victoria Road, from which we will provide the same high standards of service as Ducati does the world over." Ducati India has started taking orders for the newly arrived Scrambler Urban Enduro. The stylish model provides a fun and easy way to deal with the urban challenge, as well as exploring less travelled roads. The Scrambler Urban Enduro is now available at the Bengaluru showroom from INR 7,90,000. (ex-showroom Bengaluru) Introducing their touring range into India, Ducati has also now started deliveries of the ground-breaking Multistrada 1200 and 1200S. The highly-awarded model was presented as being 4-bikes-in-1 when it was first released, due to its four Riding Modes which adapted the high-tech motorcycle to Sport, Touring, Urban or Enduro environments at the press of a button. Now equipped also with the revolutionary and super-smooth Ducati Testastretta DVT engine - the world's first ever motorcycle engine with variable cam-timing on both camshafts - the Multistrada combines latest technologies to take the lead in the sport-touring sector. The Multistrada is available at the new Bengaluru showroom from INR 14,60,000 (ex-showroom Bengaluru) Ducati's opening of the Bengaluru dealership underlines the company's plans to expand the Ducati India network, continuing in other major metros throughout 2016.