Plans to put Gas Gas back in the game
By Team TMX on 7th Jan 16
With the recent acquisition of Gas Gas by the company Torrot, the new CEO of Torrot Group, Ivan Contreras, has developed an ambitious industrial plan to take the company from the brink, and return Gas Gas to the level it deserves. To carry out the operation with solvency, they reached an agreement with a financial partner, the Black Toro fund.
After solving all the necessary bureaucracy, the implementation of Gas Gas is ensured and the new industrial plan will start immediately.
To advance this important commitment for a new Gas Gas, Ivan Contreras has appointed as Director General, Juan López, the former Director of Business Development for Torrot, and the new Director General of Torrot is Álex Ballesta.
From the first minute we were informed of the acquisition, we were eager to know who is behind the salvation of the company in Salt, what better way to quench our intrigue than to meet the person responsible and chat with him to draw our own conclusions .
Most people do not know Torrot as motorcycle brand, could you tell their story?
"Torrot is a business of bicycles and scooters born in 1948 in Vitoria, the creator was Mr. Iriondo. Over the years it was consolidated as a leading national company in mopeds, bicycles of all types and big bikes like the Tiburón, what we would call ‘Urban Mobility' today.
"The truth is that this person was somewhat visionary in this regard. Unfortunately in the nineties the company disappeared after a few years, and then a Catalan businessman acquired the name. Mr. Iván Contreras purchased the brand and reformed the Torrot Company, focusing on electric bikes for children and developing an electric scooter interconnected with its owner, with his environment, and with the city. These were recently presented at EICMA, in addition we also created a ‘Legend Series' line, focused upon riders, the first in honor of Marco Simoncelli. "
