Harley-Davidson Inc. CEO Matt Levatich said if President Donald Trump hadn't removed the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), he wouldn't have to build a plant in Thailand.
The statement was made in a telephone interview with Bloomberg that published Tuesday. Levatich said the decision to build in Thailand was "Plan B" after the U.S. abandoned TPP.
"We would rather not make the investment in (the Thailand plant), but that's what's necessary to access a very important market," Levatich…
Harley-Davidson Inc. CEO Matt Levatich said if President Donald Trump hadn't removed the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), he wouldn't have to build a plant in Thailand.
The statement was made in a telephone interview with Bloomberg that published Tuesday. Levatich said the decision to build in Thailand was "Plan B" after the U.S. abandoned TPP.
"We would rather not make the investment in (the Thailand plant), but that's what's necessary to access a very important market," Levatich…