Either Rob or Simon have stated on a previous forum that all new machines will be assembled in Donnington, the new building is for the Nomad and Ranger models. They will also use “quality parts sourced internationally where necessary.” Simon said the 650 engine was developed at Donnington - as Richard says “a lot of fog around at the moment”
Definitely not an India made machine
From the Norton Atlas Thread:
Hi Guys,
Glad you like the bike!
Just to clarify (and I have no idea where these things start!) but we have never even spoken to anyone in Korea or KYMCO! The engine was designed in its entirety by my team here at Norton. The engine is licensed to Zongshen and parts for the motor are from a global supply chain, which is nature of the beast in 2018 when you are chasing quality. Engines are assembled here at Norton, just like EVERY engine we have ever made, 961, V4 and 650. Its a super engine and was conceived at the same time as the V4 but the engineering started in earnest a little later.
The V4 also bears almost no resemblance to the Aprilia, we used that in racing but from an engineering point of view they are both V4's and that's where the similarity ends. The V4 was a ground up design using latest engineering practices and again done by our team here at Norton.
HTH
Simon