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THROUGH A COMBINATION OF ORGANIC
AND INORGANIC STRATEGIES, WE’RE
MOVING INTO ADJACENT VEHICLE MARKETS
TO DIVERSIFY OUR PRODUCT BASE AND
MAKE US A STRONGER COMPANY.
OUR SMALL
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
BUSINESS MADE
several strategic investments
in 2011, including acquiring the
low-speed vehicle leader Global
Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM).
GEM brings us an established
position in the North American
low-emission small vehicles market.
Since the acquisition closed, we
have increased distribution by
25 percent, moved production to
our facility in Iowa and successfully
launched model year 2012
GEMproducts.
WE GAINED A FOOTHOLD INTO THE ON-ROAD
LIGHT-DUTY HAULER VEHICLES MARKET
with the acquisition of Goupil Industrie SA, a privately owned
French manufacturer. The company’s established product line,
history of profitable growth and segment-leading European
presence will help us realize the long-term growth potential of
the global small electric vehicles market.
ELECTRIC
GROWTH THROUGH ADJACENCIES
SMALL VEHICLES MARKET SIZE
LIGHT-DUTY HAULERS
(GOUPIL)
(GEM)
FLEET GOLF CARTS
$4+ BILLION GLOBAL SMALL VEHICLES MARKET
PEOPLE MOVERS
OTHER
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