Ural HQ Update, April 1st
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Dear Friends,
We are incredibly grateful for the support we've received over the course of these past few weeks. Coming from the Ural community it wouldn't have been any other way. Ural is a small and fiercely independent company building sidecar motorcycles in Siberia. Yet, our challenges are nothing in comparison to the devastation and human suffering caused by the war in Ukraine. It's hard to find the words in this unfathomable reality; our hearts bleed for the victims and all we can repeat again and again is that this war must stop now.
As a business with responsibility to our customers, we want to make sure we keep you in the loop. Ural has been working on adjusting operations to the new reality and we'd like to give you an update on the latest.
As you may be aware, the assembly of new motorcycles at our factory in Irbit has been suspended. The situation with logistics in and out of Russia is currently very difficult and hasn't improved. Ural is still not able to import components to the factory.
A majority of suppliers are holding our parts orders patiently until we figure out when and how we can restart the assembly. Some suppliers, however, are pulling back from shipment of components to the factory which, among other things, amplifies the need for moving the final assembly outside of Russia.
Given this, we currently estimate there could be a 6-12 month gap in supply of new motorcycles to Australia and New Zealand, keeping in mind the already lengthy delays in shipping to Australia. As far as supply of parts made at the factory, Ural is cautiously optimistic about the ability to organise export logistics within a month. Our parts managers have been building up stock levels for a while in response to supply chain issues, it is now coming in handy.
Ural will start adjusting and correcting the production plan for the remainder of the year and into 2023 in the first week of April. With the mention of new tariffs affecting the import of Urals into Australia, we are certainly working hard to avoid any potential impact this may have. If you have any questions regarding your current order or are interested in placing an order, please contact your dealer or us here at Ural Australia directly for more information.
We pray for peace and thank you for your support.
Be safe and stand by!
Clare, Mat and The Team at Ural
