
The motorcycle factory in Irbit remained one of the last fragments of the industrial culture of the Soviet Union, which made products in high demand in foreign markets. Nearly 100% of Ural motorcycles were sent abroad, mainly to the US and Canada. And now, as the AvtoVzglyad portal found out, due to sanctions, Ural Motorcycles has lost the ability to purchase components and ship products.
To save the company, the leaders of IMZ took a rather desperate step. Finished frames and fuselage elements will be made at the same production site, but the final assembly will be moved to Kazakhstan, to the city of Petropavlovsk.
The distance from Irbit and Petropavlovsk is about 600 kilometers. According to the magazine Expert, the motorcycle manufacturer Ural has acquired a new workshop with an area of ​​​​7,000 square meters in the neighboring republic.
The forced relocation must not affect the design and quality of the manufactured equipment. But Russian workers are waiting for some bad news: some of the staff at the Irbit Motor Plant must now be phased out.
And continue the theme. The price increase of cars has also increased the prices in the two-wheel vehicle market. Also on the secondary market. At the same time, the demand for used bicycles fell by about 6%, but the price increase was more than 50%.
To save the company, the leaders of IMZ took a rather desperate step. Finished frames and fuselage elements will be made at the same production site, but the final assembly will be moved to Kazakhstan, to the city of Petropavlovsk.
The distance from Irbit and Petropavlovsk is about 600 kilometers. According to the magazine Expert, the motorcycle manufacturer Ural has acquired a new workshop with an area of ​​​​7,000 square meters in the neighboring republic.
The forced relocation must not affect the design and quality of the manufactured equipment. But Russian workers are waiting for some bad news: some of the staff at the Irbit Motor Plant must now be phased out.
And continue the theme. The price increase of cars has also increased the prices in the two-wheel vehicle market. Also on the secondary market. At the same time, the demand for used bicycles fell by about 6%, but the price increase was more than 50%.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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