I-Harley-Davidson isandula ukubhengeza isicwangciso sayo esitsha seminyaka emihlanu, i-The Hardwire. Nangona ezinye iintatheli zemveli zebhayisekile zazicinga ukuba i-Harley-Davidson iza kuzishiya iibhayisekile zombane, azizange ziphinde ziphazame.
Kuye nabani na okhe wakhwela isithuthuthu sombane seLiveWire waza wathetha nomphathi weHarley-Davidson onoxanduva lokufezekisa le projekthi, kuyacaca ukuba iHD iqhuba iimoto zombane ngesantya esiphezulu.
Nangona kunjalo, oku akuthinteli abahlalutyi ukuba bangakhathazeki ngezinto ezimbi ezenzekayo, kuba i-HD ibigxile ekuphunyezweni kwesicwangciso sangaphakathi sokunciphisa iindleko esibizwa ngokuba yi-Rewire kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo. Ngokutsho kwe-CEO ye-HD uJochen Zeitz, isicwangciso se-Rewire siza kusindisa inkampani i-$115 yezigidi ngonyaka.
Ngokugqitywa kwesicwangciso seRewire, i-HD ibhengeze isicwangciso samva nje senkampani seminyaka emihlanu iThe Hardwire.
Esi sicwangciso sigxile kwiinkalo ezibalulekileyo ezijolise ekwandiseni ingeniso kunye nokutyala imali kwikamva lenkampani, kuquka utyalo-mali lonyaka oluqala kwi-US$190 yezigidi ukuya kwi-US$250 yezigidi kwiibhayisekile ezisebenzisa ipetroli kunye nombane.
I-HD iceba ukutyala imali engaphezulu kwiimoto zayo ezinkulu ezithwala ubunzima kwaye iza kuseta isebe elitsha kwinkampani ezinikele kwiimoto zombane ezitshintshayo.
Ngowama-2018 nangowama-2019, iHarley-Davidson yaphuhlisa izicwangciso ubuncinane zeentlobo ezintlanu zeemoto zombane ezinamavili amabini, ukusuka kwiibhayisekile zombane ezinkulu kunye neebhayisekile zombane ezisicaba ukuya kwiimoto zombane kunye neetreyila zombane. Injongo ngelo xesha yayikukuqalisa izithuthi zombane ezintlanu ezahlukeneyo ngo-2022, nangona ubhubhane we-COVID-19 waphazamisa kakhulu izicwangciso ze-HD.
Le nkampani ikwahlule kutshanje icandelo leebhayisekile zombane ezikumgangatho ophezulu njengenkampani entsha entsha, iSerial 1, esebenza nabaninizabelo bayo abakhulu iHD.
Ukuseka isebe elizimeleyo kuya kunika ukuzimela okupheleleyo kuphuhliso lwezithuthi zombane, okuvumela amasebe oshishino ukuba asebenze ngendlela ekhawulezayo nekhawulezayo njengeenkampani ezintsha zobuchwepheshe, ngelixa esebenzisa inkxaso, ubuchule kunye nolawulo lombutho obanzi ukuze kufezekiswe. Ukuveliswa kwembewu entsha kubandakanyeka kuphuhliso lombane lweemveliso zokutsha.
Isicwangciso seminyaka emihlanu sikaHardwire siquka nokubonelela ngezibonelelo zezabelo kubasebenzi be-HD abangaphezu kwama-4,500 (kuquka abasebenzi basefektri ngeyure). Ulwazi oluneenkcukacha malunga nesibonelelo sezabelo alukanikwa.
Nangona ungakholelwa ukuba uninzi lwamaqhawe ekhibhodi, uHarley-Davidson akazange ayifihle intloko yakhe esantini. Nokuba ayintle kangako, inkampani isabona umbhalo eludongeni.
Iingxaki zemali ze-HD ziyaqhubeka nokuphazamisa inkampani, kuquka nesibhengezo sakutshanje sokwehla kwengeniso ngama-32% unyaka nonyaka kwikota yesine ka-2020.
Phantse kunyaka ophelileyo, i-HD yamisela uJochen Zeitz njengomongameli obambeleyo kunye negosa eliyintloko, yaza yamisela ngokusesikweni esi sikhundla kwiinyanga ezimbalwa kamva.
Le nkampani ingumchwephesha wemveliso ozelwe eJamani yi-CEO yokuqala engekho e-US kwimbali yenkampani yeminyaka eli-100. Impumelelo yakhe yangaphambili ibandakanya ukusindisa uphawu lwePuma olunengxaki ngeminyaka yoo-1990. UJochen ebesoloko eyintshatsheli yeendlela zoshishino ezizinzileyo kokusingqongileyo nasekuhlaleni, kwaye ebesoloko engumxhasi wophuhliso lwezithuthi zombane zeHarley-Davidson.
Ngokugxila kumandla angundoqo eemoto ezisindayo zeHD kunye nokutyala imali kuphuhliso lweemoto ezisebenzisa umbane, inkampani inokuthi ibeke isiseko esiqinileyo kwixesha elizayo elingekude.
Ndingumqhubi we-EV, ngoko ke iindaba zokuba i-HD igxile kwibhayisekile yayo enzima azindincedanga nangayiphi na indlela. Kodwa ndikwangumntu okholelwa kwizinto eziyinyani, kwaye ndiyazi ukuba inkampani okwangoku ithengisa iibhayisekile zepetroli ezininzi kuneebhayisekile zombane. Ngoko ke ukuba ii-HDTV kufuneka ziphinde kabini utyalo-mali lwazo kwiithoyi ezinkulu ezikhazimlayo, kwaye kwangaxeshanye zityale imali kwiimoto zombane, oko akunamsebenzi kum. Ndiyakwamkela kuba ndikubona njengeyona ndlela ilungileyo yokuqinisekisa ukuba iividiyo zeHD zinokusinda ukuze zigqibezele ukuqala kwazo ngeLiveWire.
Ukholelwe okanye ungakholwa, iHarley-Davidson isengomnye wabavelisi beemoto zombane abaphambili kwihlabathi liphela kwicandelo lezithuthi zombane. Uninzi lweemoto zombane ezithengiswayo namhlanje zivela kwiimoto zombane ezithengiswayo, ezifana neZero (nangona ndingaqinisekanga ukuba iZero ingabizwa ngokuba yimoto yombane kwakhona?), nto leyo eyenza iHD ibe yenye yabavelisi abambalwa bemveli abangena kumdlalo iOne.
I-HD ithi i-LiveWire yayo yeyona moto yombane ithengiswa kakhulu eMelika, kwaye amanani abonakala exhasa loo nto.
Inzuzo yeemoto zombane isengumdaniso onzima, nto leyo echaza isizathu sokuba abavelisi abaninzi bemveli bema. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba i-HD ingenza inqanawa ihambe kakuhle kwaye iqhubeke nokukhokela kwicandelo le-EV, inkampani iya kuba yinkokeli kwishishini leemoto zombane.
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