Overname van Husqvarna Motorcycles door BMW Motorrad is nu definitief.

Munich. Following the signing of the contract by the current president of BMW
Motorrad, Dr Herbert Diess, (member of the board of BMW AG since 01/10/2007),
and Claudio Castiglioni in Milan yesterday, the new managers of Husqvarna
Motorcycles have today been named. Rainer Thoma is in charge of Business
Operations (development, production and sales) and Thomas Moser of purchasing,
finances und personnel. Both were previously employed in managing positions at
BMW Motorrad and BMW AG respectively.

The takeover of Husqvarna Motorcycles by BMW is now legally closed. The company
headquarters remains in the north Italian province of Varese as do business
management, development, production and the central sales and marketing
activities. At the international level, operational sales remain in the
reliable hands of worldwide importers.