摩托車制造商 哈雷戴維森(Harley-Davidson)公司，密爾沃基（Milwaukee）宣布：位于澳大利亞阿德萊德的新鑄合金鑄造廠（New Castalloy）將會(huì)在2013年中期停止?fàn)I運(yùn)。
新鑄合金鑄造廠收購(gòu)于2006年，它有212個(gè)員工，現(xiàn)在生產(chǎn)摩托車輪子和輪轂鑄件。大多數(shù)哈雷戴維森摩托車的鑄造輪子都是在這里生產(chǎn)的。這家公司在新聞報(bào)道中表示它打算從其它供應(yīng)商那里采購(gòu)這些零件。
根據(jù)這些報(bào)道，決定關(guān)閉這家鑄造廠是哈雷戴維森公司在2009年制定的重組整合總體戰(zhàn)略的一部分。公司指出它現(xiàn)在把生產(chǎn)營(yíng)運(yùn)集中在摩托車油箱、擋泥板和車架的金屬制造、油漆、后期組裝和動(dòng)力傳動(dòng)方面。
哈雷戴維森公司的CEO及總裁馬特.樂瓦蒂其（Matt Levatich）說：“公司作出輪子生產(chǎn)方面的決定之后，對(duì)公司的長(zhǎng)期定位和競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力進(jìn)行了重新審視，并非輕易作出此決定的?！?br />
哈雷戴維森預(yù)期供應(yīng)從新鑄合金鑄造廠轉(zhuǎn)向外購(gòu)從2014年起將會(huì)每年節(jié)省9百萬美元的開支。這一轉(zhuǎn)向重組預(yù)計(jì)會(huì)產(chǎn)生30萬美元的費(fèi)用，其中大概2011年10萬，2012年20萬。
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Released on December 7, 2011
Harley-Davidson Closing Australia Casting Plant |  |  |
Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson Inc., Milwaukee, announced it will cease operations at New Castalloy, Adelaide, Australia, by mid-2013.
New Castalloy, which was acquired in 2006 and has a workforce of 212, currently produces cast motorcycle wheels and wheel hubs. The facility produces the majority of the cast wheels used on Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The company said in a press release it expects to begin sourcing those components through other existing suppliers.
According to the release, the decision to close the plant is part of an overall strategy Harley-Davidson embarked on in 2009 to restructure and consolidate operations. The company said it is now focusing its production operations on metal fabrication for motorcycle fuel tanks, fenders and frames, paint, final assembly and powertrain production.
“The company’s decision on wheel production follows a review of the long-term fit and competitiveness of the New Castalloy business with our strategy and was not made lightly,” said Matt Levatich, Harley-Davidson’s president and chief operating officer.
Harley-Davidson expects the transition of sourcing from New Castalloy to other suppliers to generate about $9 million in annual ongoing savings beginning in 2014. The company expects to incur about $30 million in restructuring charges related to the transition, including approximately $10 million in 2011 and $20 million in 2012.
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