[QUOTE=JSH;660291]A company who's sole business case is reassembling motorcycles for other manufacturers to avoid Brazil's tariffs.[/QUIOTE]
Dafra actually has a retail presence, selling some random Chinese and Indian TVS motorcycles with its own brand, which is also applied to Taiwanese SYM scooters.
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Of course they still take their piece and CDK's avoid tariffs but still add significant cost to the vehicle.
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As the models assembled by Dafra are either sourced from some countries in Asia where labor is perceived as cheap, or subcontracted assembly for top-tier makers such as Ducati, the entry-level models branded as Dafra remain cost-competitive, while the local assembly price for high-end models is easier to assimilate.
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A CKD bike is still going to cost more than local assembly or a simple import.
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Import duties in Brazil are sky-high enough to justify the CKD assembly in Manaus.