MV Agusta is as good as bankrupt

Posted on 28-03-2016 at 19:46 by Dizono – 86 Comments”

When VAG Ducati inlijfde, was Mercedes-AMG is in there as the chickens at a stake in MV Agusta. Unfortunately seem the Germans are on board a sinking ship stepped.

Not that me is the 30 million of the Mercedes heart. No, the possible demise of the illustrious MV Agusta, there’s the pain. The company began in 1945 with the building of motorcycles, after it had to cease the production of aircraft. In 1971, is founder and namesake, count Domenico Agusta died and from that moment going down the pan. In 1980 rolls of the last engine from the factory.

In 1991, buy the also Italian Cagiva the rights to the name MV Agusta. Although Cagiva itself is less well known, bought the group various better-known brands: Ducati in 1985, Moto Morini in 1987, Husqvarna in 1987 and eventually so also MV Agusta. In 1996, Ducati was sold, while from 1999 Cagiva goes under the name MV Agusta Motor. Since 1998, builds the brand of the F4, a supersporter that the Ducati’s of this world quite difficult.

The brand has since quite a few owners. The Malaysian car manufacturer Proton buy MV Agusta in 2004, and several owners to further the brand in 2008, sold to Harley Davidson. Husqvarna than a year earlier at BMW sold, presumably to the much-needed money on the table to get to MV Agusta in life.

From 2010 MV Agusta back on their legs, while Mercedes-AMG at the end of 2014 with a minority interest of 25 per cent has not taken the engine manufacturer. Although the brand is more and more motors does not sell, it seems that is not enough to solve their financial problems. They have, therefore, a Chapter 11 filing done, a kind of suspension of payment.

Recently, plans were announced to Italian two-wheelers to sell at 127 European Mercedes-AMG-dealers. This news will be in Germany than it is also not met with great acclaim. Hopefully, they pull in Germany the cut, to vision loss to prevent, but especially to this lovely brand from the market to make them disappear.

Gallery: MV Agusta F3 800 AMG GT S yellow

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