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Old May 25, 2011 | 01:51 PM
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Saw this on SCCA forums:

AST Suspension is proud to announce the acquisition of all Moton Suspension Technology B.V. assets. AST Suspension and Moton Suspension Technology will continue to be produced as two separate brands using two different design philosophies.

“Combining the strength of AST’s street/track business with Moton’s premium racing business creates a range of products unequaled in the performance shock industry,” says Brian Hanchey, President of AST Suspension - USA.

Since 2000, Moton has been a powerhouse brand for performance dampers in the racing business. “We believe Moton is one of the most recognized brands in professional motorsports and we plan to keep it this way,” said Hanchey. “Moton is, and will continue to be, an exclusive brand for customers that demand the best.”

AST will keep Moton headquarters in Uden, Netherlands. North American service and sales will move from Cumming, GA to AST USA’s headquarters in Plano, TX over the next few weeks. Production will ramp up immediately with Moton inventory coming stateside in six to eight weeks.

Further information about the acquisition of Moton assets will be made available in the near future. Information will be made available on the AST - USA website located at www.ast-usa.com and the soon to be created www.moton-usa.com website.
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Old May 25, 2011 | 01:57 PM
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Cool, and good info. I want to send my Motons off to get revalved/rebuilt at the end of the year.
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Old May 25, 2011 | 02:02 PM
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I heard from a few people that Moton was in financial trouble a few weeks ago....this seems to have happened very quickly.
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Old May 25, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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Yup. Others are in similar trouble. Car counts are way down on almost all race series and many performance companies that expanded big just before 2008 are in real trouble.
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