MotoMorini Finally shut shop

[vtxbrit]

Is this article in the MCN true, if so where do we all stand?

http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-new ... /8970.html

Terry

[SteveMRC]

Look like the end for now.
Unless they find an investor willing to pump in some money.

Below is a bad Google translation from the Italian site MotoCorsa.com

Hard times for motorcycle manufacturers, who are reflecting the global economic crisis, perhaps even more than the car. Besides the four wheels are often a necessity, not a pleasure, while the purchase of a new motorcycle sure-footed in the background when the domestic economy points to the red ...

After the decision to Harley-Davidson to offer for sale of MV Agusta, now the bad news about Moto Morini, that after entering into administration earlier this year seems to have decided to discontinue production of motorcycles, the activity in terms of facts awaiting some investor who can intervene to heal budgets.

The news comes from the French magazine Moto Revue, and only confirms how the size - when it comes to managing a company of this kind - all right accounts: unfortunately the history of Italian motorcycle is dotted with many small and very small entrepreneurs with limit of craft, capable of achieving fascinating bike but without the structure necessary to move in a global market and in particular stay afloat in critical moments. April with the Piaggio Group has begun to take a different route, and Ducati seems to have reached the critical mass to withstand the storms of financial markets, but the "small" Moto Morini does not seem to have been able to overcome this crisis.

Given the quality and completeness of the motion range, which includes the new Granferro 1200 (see photo) which has just been presented at EICMA Moto Morini we hope you can soon find investors willing to support the home in Bologna.

[nahnah27]

The link below indicates that the factory continues to operate.


http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/ ... ufacturer/