MZ Applies for Bankruptcy

[therealche]

http://www.freiepresse.de/NACHRICHTEN/W ... 090044.php

A google translate of the item

MZ applies for bankruptcy

Managing Wimmer wants to save jobs with recovery plan

Zschopau (DAPD-lsc). Motorwerke Zschopau GmbH have applied for bankruptcy. As the company announced on Thursday, on Friday a request, and a restoration plan
in Chemnitz District Court was filed. "MZ would have to bridge a financing gap requires a loan, which was agreed in principle already," said CEO Martin Wimmer. However, the company failed to submit some documents on time, which is why the promise was broken.

Wimmer said he was confident they could save a lot of jobs in the traditional two-wheeler manufacturer, should the district court approve the reorganization plan. Currently 49 employees are employed by MZ.

[DAVID THOMPSON]

bad time for any company

and the motorcycle biz is not that good
in my town we are down to 3 shops ran by 2 Company's

they supply parts and service all over west central West Virginia
and south eastern Ohio USA

and both company's also work on things other than motorcycles

dave

I wish them well one of these days i may need a CHARLY 3 wheeler

[den]

phew , Thank god theres not alot of mz components on my bike , otherwise sourcing parts would be a nightmare,

[cat]

I don't get it. I thought MZ was bankrupt years ago. And "currently 49 employees" - what are they doing? Making parts?

I came across these videos a few weeks ago. The factory is disused, deteriorating - it looks like it's been disused for some years. The person who made the videos worked there 25 years ago. Nice melancholy music for the soundtrack, quite suitable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOMNcG1mv9k
MZ - Motorradwerk Zschopau - Ehemaliges Hauptwerk 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PI3m4n8XQE
MZ - Motorradwerk Zschopau - Betriebsteil Niederau 2012

[DAVID THOMPSON]

both those links are the old 2 smoker factory it went out in the mid 90,s i think
the 4 stroke bikes were in a new building ..location i do not know
dave

http://www.muz.de/

and watch the changing picture at top of page

[iceman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_F3nzke ... re=related

[Nobog]

"Ride one today" (yes i watched the entire video)..

If only you could buy one today...

JK

[DAVID THOMPSON]

you can if some one gets stupid and sells his on FLEA BAY
dave

had my rt125 10 years (almost 20,000 miles) and not seeing any thing in the market place i like better

[billr]

Dave
had my rt125 10 years (almost 20,000 miles) and not seeing any thing in the market place i like better

Amen to that. Everytime I look around, I just don't see anything I like better than the Skorpion.
Hanging on til it won't go any further...
Bill R