neils on wheels Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 It seems that this week the holding company of Marzocchi (Tenneco) has announced the closure and liquidation of the business. Their press release is here: http://www.tenneco.com/tenneco_announces_intention_to_discontinue_its_marzocchi_suspension_business/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Scorpa have just announced that their new bike will have this brand of fork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neils on wheels Posted July 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Scorpa have just announced that their new bike will have this brand of fork They might have to rethink that one! I imagine unpaid Gas Gas debts would not have helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slicktop Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Not good news, both my beta and husky hop around on zokes. Better start buying seal kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Tenneco expects to record charges of approximately $27 million related to these actions in the third quarter which includes approximately $17 million of cash expenditures. Damn expensive forks them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Are the company's problems related to motorcycle related products or MTB? Trials volume sales have fallen dramatically over last 20 years, is it now too small a market to be viable? Gas gas, jotagas, ossa, fantic, bultaco, Ajp etc its a long list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony27 Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 The article I read around a month ago basically said not enough mainstream manufacturers were using them on their roadbikes etc for them to be able to keep competitive, basically a numbers game. The MTB side had been shifted to Taiwan a number of years ago but it looks like that is closing as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neils on wheels Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Are the company's problems related to motorcycle related products or MTB? Trials volume sales have fallen dramatically over last 20 years, is it now too small a market to be viable? Gas gas, jotagas, ossa, fantic, bultaco, Ajp etc its a long list. There seems to be more optimism that the mountain bike forks & shocks could survive. If you look at the Singletrack website there is a statement from the UK Marzocchi cycle importer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazybond700 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 The article I read around a month ago basically said not enough mainstream manufacturers were using them on their roadbikes etc for them to be able to keep competitive, basically a numbers game. The MTB side had been shifted to Taiwan a number of years ago but it looks like that is closing as well THink part of the problem for them is that a lot of brands have their ''own'' supplier. e.g. KTM owns WP. So you will never get into those markets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazybond700 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Seems like they have a new owner ''Good news for all trial riders - Marzocchi has new owners and the company will survive! The Italian bankruptcy commission has found a buyer (VRM company). Good news especially for the 70 employees who will all return to their jobs.'' Edited January 8, 2016 by crazybond700 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strengthcoach Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/vrm-acquires-marzocchi-suspension/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffsgasgas Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 I was surprised when i heard that Tenneco owned them. Tenneco is a huge automotive exhaust and suspension supplier. Here in the states if you have ever heard of monroe, thrush cherry bomb, walker exhaust or rancho suspension you know Tenneco. They are also hydro forming experts. seemed like bike suspension was small potatoes for them. --Biff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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