Industry / Brazil

Kawasaki Makes Way For Improved Sales

February 2010 | Company News Alert

Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries has started operations at its newly opened motorcycle plant in Manaus, Brazil, online news source bikepoint.co.au has

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