18March 2020
While it might appear that the outbreak of COVID-19 has forced whatever in the entire world to close down totally and forever, the reality is many services are continuing to run while taking precautions to lessen the direct exposure and threat for consumers and employees.
And this is largely true in the world of motorcycle (in addition to powersports lorry), parts, and aftermarket device manufacturing, according to a fast survey conducted by Roadracingworld.com.
Please keep in mind that this is not planned to be a thorough survey of the entire motorcycle industry however a simple sample of what is presently going on.
Business are noted in alphabetical order.
American Honda
Production of Honda ATVs and side-by-side automobiles in South Carolina continues at normal capacity and there have been no closures of any centers overseas that will affect powersports lorry production, according to American Honda M/C Public Relations– Onroad Media Organizer Colin Miller.
BMW staff working on the Principle R 18. Photo thanks to BMW Motorrad. Ducati Motor Holding, S.p.A. Ducati shut down the production department at its headquarters in Bologna, Italy on March 13 and prepared to re-open on March 18, however the business has extended its shutdown to implement a series of procedures planned to increase the safety level for employees. Ducati prepares to resume production with a skeleton crew on March 25. Much of Ducati’s office staffers continue to work at house. Ducati, on the other hand, has assured its dealers that spare parts and support will continue to
K&N Engineering, Inc. in Riverside, California. Photo by David Swarts. Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC, U.S.A. )KMC., U.S.A. could not right away offer the status of its manufacturing plants in Lincoln, Nebraska and Maryville, Missouri, or of its overseas manufacturing centers, however rather of cancelling a conventional press launch for the modified 2020 Kawasaki Z900, KMC, U.S.A. changed it with a web-based launch and the circulation of systems for individual testing. Necessary KMC, U.S.A. staff continue to work at the business’s Foothill Cattle ranch, California headquarters, while other staff members are working from house. Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. headquarters in Foothill Cattle ranch, California. Photo by David Swarts. KTM: KTM Group prepares
up until April 10 for a two-week”holiday”due to expected disruptions in its supply chain from northern Italy, according to a statement from KTM Group’s moms and dad business Pierer Movement Group. KTM Group reports that there is a great supply of motorbikes and extra parts already in the system to properly serve the market up until the supply chain is brought back and production can resume. At KTM and Husqvarna North America headquarters in Murrieta, California, employees who can work from house have been asked to do so while others, including race team employees, continue to work on-site.
from another location or taking advantage of unused holiday allowances. MV Agusta’s factory in Varese,
Italy. Photo thanks to MV Agusta. Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. situated in Brea, California, has instructed employees to work from house up until at least April 1. The business has had great sales up until now in 2020 and there have been no changes in production plans in Japan or at Suzuki’s ATV factory in Georgia.
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