7 things you need to know about the Wiesmann-revival
Posted on 08-12-2015 at 9:25 by sir_smokalot – 40 Comments”
Last year went Wiesmann is bankrupt, in the opinion of the undersigned a great loss. However, there is a resurrection in the pipeline, last week, the bankruptcy estate is bought and the new owners are ready for a restart.
Last Wednesday was an early Sinterklaascadeautje for Wiesmann-followers: at a meeting of creditors was more than 2 years after the cessation of the operations – agreed to the acquisition of Wiesmann. If all goes well, roles are there within a short time, so again distinctive sports cars from the geckovormige building in the German Dulmen, fifteen minutes across the border from Winterswijk.
The company behind the new autoconcern has the name Wiesmann Automotive GmbH received, below are 7 facts about the new impetus of the illustrious sportwagenmerk with the gecko logo.
- New owners are British
Not Germans, but British in their thirties with Indian roots names the estate for 5,77 million euros . The brothers Sahir and Roheen Berry are the proud new owners, in which Roheen – here on the picture with Friedhelm Wiesmann – to the fore. He is the CEO of a London industry, and self-Wiesmann-rider.
In total, the new eignaren the plan pronounced 30 million euros in Wiesmann to want to invest.
- Brothers Wiesmann return
The brothers and founders Martin and Friedhelm Wiesmann got in 2012 – in a move analogous to that with Charles Morgan at Morgan – at the request of the then board of management of the group. Roheen Berry wants them on board again pick up, albeit not in a leading role, but more as a consultant. Also on the network of the brothers want the new eignaren can make an appeal.
- Again BMW Power
All the old Wiesmanns have a BMW heart, and also future Wiesmanns – if they come – this will probably be the case. BMW is not dismissive of a new motorendeal.
- More efficient engines
In the wake of this: Wiesmann can not continue where it left off. The old engines could no longer meet emission standards, and thus get new Wiesmanns in any case, a cleaner/more efficient internal combustion engine another the hood. Hopefully they will shoot.
- Higher (Chinese) bid brushed aside
At the last moment the mix is still an unknown businessman from Shanghai in the acquisition, but although his bid of 8 million mean was higher than that of the Berry brothers decided to the creditors anyway for the British to choose. Perhaps they had gotten of the course of affairs at ADO Den Haag, and they were on their guard. Chinese acquisitions are certainly not always a guarantee for success.
- Reboot in 2016, 300 cars per year
Perhaps a scoop of optimistich, but already at the end of next year, production should be resumed. Ultimately, Wiesmann 250 to 300 cars per year to produce. Small size was always associated with the brand since the start in 1988, there were only 1600 Wiesmanns built. That is a number that Lamborghini alone there each year easy to Huracans uitstampt.
- Day to day management in the hands of this lady
Although Berry the great investor, he is not the manager of Wiesmann. That honor falls Anita Tatalovic at eea, a non-onaatrekkelijke lady that her tracks in the whole sale banking business has earned. On this photo (credit: Markus Michalak), she is between Berry and Wiesmann.
Have you become enthusiastic? We also, although it is not made matter is that all the old staff back of his tools, picks up and continues where it left off.
It seems to us that there are still some bumps to take, and also history teaches us that acquired bankrupt autoboedels and other revivals, but very rarely successful, so only reserved for on their place. That said, if it works again Wiesmanns to produce, and these are so uncompromising and very rugged as the Wiesmanns of the old stamp, I, the undersigned, a small vreugdedansje.
Headshots: Lenny98, autojunk.nl