Overview
The Rotary Club of Madras recently organized a memorable visit on 15 Nov 25 to the iconic Royal Enfield (RE) factory in Chennai as part of its New Learnings Committee initiative, offering members a u n i q u e g l imp s e i n t o I n d i a n e n g i n e e r i n g excellence and industrial heritage. During the visit, Rotary members were welcomed to the Royal Enfield manufacturing facility at Vallam Vadagal, where classic motorcycles like the Bullet 350 have been handcrafted for many decades. After a sumptuous breakfast at the factory’s canteen, plant head Mr. Prabhu presented a detailed overview of Royal Enfield’s history and the plant’s mega operations where a motorcycle is created every 40 seconds! He also proudly mentioned how the plant had manufactured more than a million vehicles in the last financial year and is poised to overtake that number in the coming financial year.