KTM

KTM will soon be back in business after creditors approved a €548m restructuring plan. This will allow the Austrian brand to resume production and begin repaying debts.  The company has also secured a €50m financial injection from an extended group of shareholders. CFMoto and Bajaj are likely in there as supporters. There are unconfirmed rumours that BMW may also be

KTM is in financial strife, and is planning to halt production in Austria temporarily, resulting in around 300 layoffs. Pierer Mobility-owned KTM has had a good run, with over a decade of record growth. However, that came to a grinding halt this year, and now the company requires a significant cash input to keep the wheels turning.  KTM blames its

KTM celebrated 30 years of Duke this year, introducing the 990 model in 2024. We first rode the original Duke 990 around 2006. Now it is the turn of the feistier R version, bringing an even sharper blade to the knife fight. The more focused 990 Duke R is the most aggressive middleweight made by KTM. It is optimised for

KTM has developed an automated manual transmission, dubbed AMT, that it says retains the firm’s sporty credentials. It also achieves refined usability across a range of riding scenarios. And KTM stands for Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, which probably doesn’t help much. Okay, so it means a motor vehicle developed by Mr Hans Trunkenpolz of Mattighofen in Austria. Happy now? This system follows