Symbol of U.S. manufacturing opening plant in Thailand
President Donald Trump has held up Harley-Davidson as a pillar of U.S. manufacturing. Motorcycles made in the new factory — plans for which had not been previously disclosed — will be sold in Asia, not the United States, which its domestic plants will continue to serve, Harley-Davidson said. Harley says the new Thailand plant will help it serve more Asian riders like Akaravech Chotinaruemol, a retired financial analyst in Bangkok who collects Harleys and enjoys taking them on winding road trips in Thailand's rural and mountainous north. For him, nothing else compares to the sound and sensation of riding a Harley.