KTM Group Unveils Plan For New
North American Headquarters
L
ast week KTM and the KTM
Group announced plans for a
new North American Headquar-
ters in Murrieta, California. The
new campus, which is only a few
blocks from the current build-
ings, will serve as home base
for the KTM, Husqvarna and
GasGas brands. The campus is
set to be completed by January
2023.
Guests were greeted by a
squadron of factory semis, a
fleet of race bikes, and nearly
all of the KTM, Husky, GasGas
factory racers across all disci-
plines. Many of the Austrian KTM
brass were also in attendance
including Stefan Pierer, CEO of
Pierer Mobility (the company that
owns the KTM Group), Hubert
Trunkenpolz (that's the T in KTM)
and Gerald Kiska. To show just
how significant the event was,
this was the first time in history
that the KTM Group's board of
directors had all been in America
at the same time. Big stuff.
"It's a very exciting and emo-
tional day for me," said Pierer.
"Exactly 30 years ago, I started
on a very small scale in the U.S.
with a total of 12 people and now
we are by far the biggest Euro-
pean motorcycle producer and
we are employing 5000 people.
Racing is basically the driving
force that we created throughout
the 30 years and it brings us to
this—the biggest single invest-
ment I ever did—with a $50
million dollar project here in the
U.S. Now, let's look ahead and
let's set up new targets for the
future."
CN
IN
THE
WIND
P50
The KTM Group officially
revealed their plans
for an all-new North
American Headquarters
in Murrieta, California.
All three brands (KTM,
Husqvarna and GasGas)
will be based on the new
campus.
