At the height of the pandemic panic , Triumph Motorcycles announced that it was to lay off a second tranche of employees for 2020 - around 400 people - in response to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 health emergency . Some 240 of them were to be from the already depleted UK workforce at its Hinckley , Leicestershire " Centre of Excellence for Research and Development ". In a statement the company said at the time that the pandemic had " significantly reduced global demand for large capacity motorcycles ". At the time Triumph said it employed some 2,500 people worldwide , around 1,000 of them in the UK , and the company had only recently announced that it was to move all remaining volume production from the UK to one of its factories in Thailand - leaving the much reduced UK facility to focus on design , R & D , race engines and the assembly of its programme of factory custom specials . At the time Triumph Motorcycles ' Chief Executive Nick Bloor was quoted as saying that " sales in the larger 500 cc plus motorcycle segment in key

markets such as France , Italy , Germany , the USA and the UK have fallen by between 40 and 65 percent over the past three months during what would normally be the peak season for sales . " Although Triumph sales have outperformed this significant decline to some degree , the market is forecast to remain considerably down on pre- COVID-19 levels as a direct result of the economic conditions created by it ." Turnover grew to £ 529.5m in the year to June 2019 , when worldwide production was put at 60,131 bikes - at that stage only some 6,000 to 7,000 were thought to have been made at the UK factory . Pre-tax profits rose from £ 9m to £ 9.5m , while the amount spent developing new models rose from £ 36m to £ 43.4m . Triumph says it currently has some 650 dealers worldwide , with production stable at around 60,000 units a year , with a worldwide head count of 1,800 people . The company has subsidiary operations in the UK , North America , France , Germany , Spain , Italy , Japan , Sweden ( Scandinavia ), Benelux , Brazil , India , China and Thailand as well as a network of independent distributors . Triumph has manufacturing facilities in Hinckley , Leicestershire , and Thailand , plus CKD facilities in Brazil and India . The most recent news is of the new Trident now undergoing final testing . The new tech and feature- rich Triple is planned to be in dealerships in the spring of 2021 with a " full reveal " expected soon - a design prototype was seen on display at the London Design Museum in the summer . The company says that the " pictures of

the camouflaged Trident mark the completion of a four-year programme , with an original British design and an agile and rider-friendly chassis and ergonomics developed at our UK headquarters in Hinckley ". The non-equity joint venture deal with Bajaj is moving ahead , with India built Triumph models ( of various styles in the 200 to 500 cc range ) expected to be in dealerships worldwide in 2022 . Earlier this year Triumph Chief Commercial Officer Paul Stroud said that the first model is expected to carry a starting price tag in India of around € 2,550 ( GBP £ 2,150 / US $ 2,800 ) and will be manufactured at Bajaj Auto ' s Chakan facility . Bajaj is taking over distribution of Triumph ' s existing large displacement models in India ( where it was selling around 1,000 bikes ) and export and sell the new models worldwide wherever it has an existing sales structure . In January Nick Bloor stated that Triumph ' s own dealer network in Europe , USA and elsewhere will also be ' in-play ' when the models are in volume production , stating that " the products that will come out of the partnership will help attract a younger , but still discerning customer audience

and is another step in our ambition to expand globally , particularly in the fast growing markets of South East Asia ". The speculation as to whether Bajaj and Triumph might strike a deal to make suitably tuned and compliant lightweight scramblers and ' trackers ' available through KTM dealers in Europe and North America appears to have been wide of the mark , with highly ambitious KTM Stefan Pierer thought likely to be open to other manufacturers " parking their scooters " on his lawn despite the Bajaj connection .

The Triumph ' Trekker ' E-Bicycle with a charge that delivers around 150 km through a 250w 60 Nm torquerich Shimano powertrain that comprises a Shimano Steps E6100 motor and fully integrated Shimano E8035 504Wh battery .