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Honda Reveals Rebel 500 in India, to Launch as a CKD Model Later This Year

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Honda Reveals Rebel 500 in India, to Launch as a CKD Model Later This Year© BikeWale
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As part of its wave of new models unveiled in India, Honda has revealed the Rebel 500 cruiser. It's expected to launch in the Indian market later this year. Unlike its predecessor, which was sold as a CBU import, the new Rebel 500 will be introduced as a CKD (locally assembled) model, it was revealed.

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Shinji Hanoura
Shinji Hanoura
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The previous generation was CBU, and this time it's coming as CKD—that one detail made me grin. Change the assembly format and the whole way pricing gets built changes at the root. Even with the same Rebel 500, the question is how competitive it can become once it's assembled locally, Indian-style. Looking at not just the specs but the whole supply-chain design too is genuinely fascinating.

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