the defense company Mowag has in the redevelopment of 2220 Duro-truck for the Swiss army is a Problem, she had to admit to this newspaper in November. At the time, she was still the hope, “in January of 2019,” could you drive the production.
But now the Mowag in the whole month of January has not a single load to the army pass, instead of 48, you should deliver on a monthly basis. And also in February, the armament authority Armasuisse does not expect any deliveries from Kreuzlingen. The reason for the stop, the massive problems at one of the major suppliers to the Mowag are: The Austrian company Steyr, which supplies the engines of the rundumum renewed Duro, has filed before the court of your bankruptcy. According to Austrian press reports, the company, which employs more than 150 employees is over-indebted, with over eight million euros.
resistance from the Parliament
Behind the Scenes, intense negotiations over a rescue of the company is now run. As the Mowag’s CEO Oliver Dürr explained that the “trade newspaper”, Mowag ready to take Steyr Motors themselves. A Takeover was “not the preferred option, but an Option to get this important supply chain,” said the company Mowag on request of this newspaper. According to the Mowag customer from Steyr for a Takeover in addition to her own four large-scale in question. The decision about the further procedure is according to Mowag in February.
It is not the first Time that the rehabilitation of the Duro trucks creates problems. In the year of 2016, there was in Parliament because of the high cost of 558 million Swiss francs is a lot of resistance against the business. Since then, the Mowag has driven the final Assembly in Kreuzlingen successively high and up to now, 240 2220 Duro-trucks and modernized in the army passed. The Armasuisse dare no prediction about when the deliveries will be resumed: at the end of February, the gläuber held Assembly of Steyr Motors, shall notify the authority. The question of a resumption of deliveries could be answered “at the earliest in the Wake of this,” says Armasuisse. (Editorial Tamedia)
Created: 06.02.2019, 17:56 PM
