Touratech files for bankruptcy

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Foreign press story here:


https://www.alpentourer.eu/alpentourer-news/touratech-muss-insolvenz-anmelden/



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The Touratech AG , the southern German specialist for motorcycle accessories with offices worldwide, has filed for bankruptcy. Dirk Pehl was appointed as temporary insolvency administrator. However, business operations are to be continued unchanged.
According to the press release on Friday, the company's approximately 400 employees were informed of the insolvency and the current status by the provisional insolvency administrator as well as by the Executive Board at a company meeting. According to the insolvency administrator, the wages and salaries are paid.
Dirk Pehl will use the phase of provisional insolvency to gain an overview of the economic situation of the company and to examine restructuring options. "Touratech has already devised initial principles for a rehabilitation concept with its consultants before the application for insolvency," said Pehl after an initial survey. "The first thing to do is to implement the restructuring that has begun and to develop opportunities to put the company on a healthy financial and economic footing to keep the location and jobs as much as possible."
The reason for the insolvency is the late implementation of the new building, which was necessary due to increased demand. The associated difficulties with logistics and production as well as the considerable production and supply losses led eventually to insolvency.
The extent to which insolvency leads to redundancies and further drastic savings is not yet foreseeable. A probable scenario, however, is that the company is concentrating on its core competency, self-development, production and distribution of accessories for a variety of motorcycles. The products, which have been abundantly bought over the past few years, are likely to disappear from the supply.
During the Touratech Travel event in June, unrest among the employees was already felt. Even in the vicinity of Niedereschach, where Touratech is the most important employer, there were frequent financial difficulties. This is confirmed by the opening of the insolvency proceedings.



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RESTRUCTURING BEGINS AT TOURATECH AG, US OPERATIONS TO CONTINUE AS NORMAL

Touratech-AG (German Operation) has retained consulting firm Schultze & Braun to assist with a financial reorganization of the company. The fast growth in the adventure motorcycle segment and the company’s expansion to meet this demand has resulted in the need for a re-organization to ensure a healthy future. Under the advisement of Schultze & Braun, Touratech AG will be using the German bankruptcy rules to re-organize the assets and liabilities of the business to provide a stable foundation that will allow the company to continue serving the parts and accessories segment of adventure touring motorcycle market.

Touratech - USA, the US importer, is an independently owned US company and is in good financial condition and will not be impacted by the restructuring in Germany. Parts production at Touratech-AG continues uninterrupted.

Source: Touratech USA Blog
 
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