KTM PRESIDENT/CEO STEFAN PIERER: PART 2
P84
Interview
ready for production with the different brands on
different engine platforms, from 4kW up to 10kW.
We have two types of powertrains, air-cooled
and water-cooled, one you can use for mopeds
and suchlike, the other for small motorcycles and
scooters, up to the A1 license class.
When will the rollout of KTM's new E-prod-
ucts come, since you've announced you're
not going to be present at the Intermot or
EICMA Shows?
In general, trade shows are key business
milestones for the entire motorcycle industry, but
given the ongoing corona situation, the public's
health and the welfare of our staff drove our deci-
sion not to participate in such shows this year.
These indoor events see hundreds of thousands
of visitors gathering in enclosed spaces for a long
period of time, so in the current environment even
with proper planning such events are still risky. So,
with our new E-products, you will already see them
in the next couple of months. I already have the
Chetak electric scooter from Bajaj, that's the first
one, and based on that platform, very shortly we'll
see the first E-products of the Husqvarna brand.
If Husqvarna is going electric as well, how
about GasGas?
All three brands will have electric models based
on their target brand audience, so we're using
GasGas in the future as a brand of E-mountain
bikes, but basically for distribution in the motor-
cycle sector.
Before you established the joint venture last
year, GasGas was already commercially linked
with Torrot, which is a Spanish electric bike
manufacturer. Is Torrot part of the KTM joint
venture?
Once MotoGP
comes back, Pierer
predicts it will be
stronger than ever.
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