KTM HUB INAUGURATED:

KTM Asia Motorcycle Manufacturing Inc., a partnership between Adventure Cycle Philippines Inc. of the Ayala Corp., and KTM AG of Austria recently inaugurated its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant located at the Laguna Technopark in Biñan, Laguna. The facility produces KTM’s ready to race line of motorcycles to world-class standards for local distribution and with plans to export to China by the end of the year, as well as other ASEAN countries by 2018. Shown are (from left) Peter Perberschlager, KTM AG VP for sales Asia/Pacific, Africa and Middle East; Arthur Tan, AC Industrial Technology Holdings Inc. CEO; Fernando Zobel de Ayala, AC Industrial Technology Holdings Inc. vice chairman of the board; Julian Legazpi, KTM SEA managing director; Philippine motorcycle legend Max Kienle; and Dino Santos, Adventure Cycle Philippines Inc. president and COO.