Royal Enfield motorcycle maker sets up Dutch unit after Brexit

The maker of Royal Enfield motorcycles has incorporated a unit in the Netherlands with plans for a warehouse in the EU, after Brexit made it more difficult to move parts to mainland Europe.

India’s Eicher Motors Ltd. set up the Dutch arm to reduce its dependency on the UK and is in talks to establish a warehouse, potentially in Germany or France, to speed up the supply of non-motorcycle products like spare parts and branded merchandise.

“Brexit has made it challenging to move materials to and from the UK to Europe,” Arun Gopal, Royal Enfield’s international head, said in an interview. “Also, the UK is not geographically close to some parts of Europe, so we needed a warehouse that could service that region more effectively.”