Husqvarna reaches 25,000 units under BMW ownership

Press Release

 Just days after celebrating the inauguration of a massive new Headquarters/R&D facility, Husqvarna Motorcycles hit a major production milestone on Friday October 2, 2009 as the 25,000th motorcycle was produced in the Biandronno factory in northern Italy. Making this achievement even more memorable was the fact that it was two years to the day since BMW acquired the historic brand and gave Husqvarna a fresh start.

"I am very happy to celebrate another nice event just a few days after the inauguration of our new Headquarters and R&D Center," said Rainer Thoma, President of Husqvarna Motorcycles. "This underlines the dynamic nature of the company. We now have the ability to create and build attractive new products at the highest level of quality and performance." Husqvarna celebrated the Headquarters grand opening back on September 21st.

"A great result has been achieved today by our factory," added Plant Manager Giuseppe Manacorda as the 2010 TE 450 rolled off the assembly line. "We produced the 25,000th motorcycle since Husqvarna has become a BMW brand and we are very proud of this accomplishment." Manacorda points out that this achievement is the result of a lot of hard work by the entire team. "In these two years, the production lines have been completely revised, we installed a new quality service and the logistics operation is now in the reconstruction phase."

Manacorda agrees with Thoma that the global economic crisis has deeply affected industry, but Husqvarna is racing ahead. "The company decided to continue investing energy and capital into the most updated production processes in order to remain a leading European motorcycle manufacturer. It is also remarkable that this investment has been made in the Varese area, which is traditionally known for the high professional standards of its people."

Husqvarna Motorcycles. Tradition on two wheels since 1903.
Husqvarna Motorcycles, a part of the BMW Group since October 2007, are widely known and respected in the off-road world for a heritage of competition and numerous motocross and enduro world championships. Originally founded in Sweden in 1903, Husqvarna motorcycles have been designed and manufactured in Varese, Italy since 1987.

Husqvarna Motorcycles NA, LLC
Husqvarna Motorcycles NA, LLC is part of BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North, Central and South America is located in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. Husqvarna Motorcycles NA, LLC returned to off-road racing competition in 2008 and during 2009 Husqvarna will expand its professional race team to compete in AMA GNCC, Endurocross, National Hare & Hound, the AMA Hare Scrambles Series, and WORCS competition. Husqvarna team riders will compete in the premier classes of each series aboard 2009 Husqvarna TXC 450, TXC 510, and WR 300 off-road models.