FortNine dissects KTM's financial woes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrRzNd-basQ&ab_channel=FortNine

tl;dr 70% of KTM's debt is being written off but they only have 90 days to come up with the other 30%. Will BMW buy the brand?
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[BanditsHigh]

Don't care

[Copycat73]

[Copycat73]

hopefully they will continue to produce or make available spares .. whatever happens ..
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[rpsmith79]

A lot of good points raised in that video, especially about a potential BMW buy-out (fill the gaps in their product range + eliminate it's biggest competitor in the large Adventure Bike sector + potential move to MotoGP)

I'm not a massive fan of KTM's, but it would certainly be a dark day if they did cease to exist in the future
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[stinkwheel]

Basically done a SAAB. Continued producing the high quality vehicles they wanted to and selling them at whatever price they though people would pay for them. Instead of producing the vehicles they needed to and selling them for more than they cost to make.

It's what happens when you leave engineers and enthusiasts in charge of marketing unfortunately.

Not that I'll miss them particularly, I never really liked KTMs, too many niggling reliability faults. They knew this themselves, it's why they didn't give Ewan and Charlie bikes for the Long Way Round.

I'm still more upset that MZ went under though, just as they were getting good.
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[Robby]

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Fook yer KTM's I'm still greiving over the loss of the Ariel3
Proper fanny magnet that was

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Stefan Pierer's out:

https://www.rideapart.com/news/752446/ktm-ousts-ceo-stefan-pierer-board-ag/

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