Although the crisis continues to hit the group Pierer Mobility AGowner of brands such as KTM, In recent weeks, executives of the Austrian conglomerate assured that the drastic measures adopted will not affect the plan of action at the sports level, especially regarding the project in MotoGP.
“There are implications for racing, but they told me they don’t want to touch MotoGP. That would be a mistake, because This is the flagship of the brand” he assured Hervé Poncharal, team leader Tech3the structure that controls the second group in the main category, parallel to the official, in statements to Motorsports. While there are no expected consequences on a sporting level at the top of the World SpeedMotorcycle Championship, there are other sporting facets of the brand that seem to have suffered an economic impact.
Of those Dakar 2025For example, KTM will present only three drivers under its first brand colors, removing from the equation the positions previously reserved for Husqvarna and GasGasanother one of its subsidiaries. The Spanish brand, in fact, has also bid farewell to MotoGP by also racing under the umbrella of KTM and Red Bull from 2025 onwards.
Regarding the continuation of the project that is now being integrated Maverick Viñales and Enea Bastianini in the starting lineup with Pedro Acosta and Brad BinderPoncharal is dull after talking to Stefan Pierer and Hubert Trunkenpolzthe two executives who remain at the helm of the Austrian firm. “They assured me that I should not worry. Yes, they suffer and have to make painful decisions, but that is part of running a company. Life is up and down,” he concluded.
The latest news on the severe crisis of the Pierer group indicates that there will be up to 300 additional severance among those already announced in recent months, amounting to up to 500 job cuts. As reported by the local newspaper recently Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, In January and February 2025 there will be a stop making motorcycles and a reduced working hours model will apply to all workers, charging the equivalent of 30 hours a week for being at home.
Source: La Verdad
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