Solifer
| Osakeyhtiö | |
| Industry | Vehicle manufacturing |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Headquarters | Parainen[1], Finland |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | |
| Revenue | €110 million (2007)[1] |
Number of employees | 450 (2007)[1] |
| Website |
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Solifer Oy is a Finnish manufacturer of bicycles, boats, mopeds, and travel trailers. The company was founded in 1954 and it started as a dynamo manufacturer.[1] Nowadays, the company's bicycles are manufactured in Poland, boats in Finland, mopeds in China, and travel trailers in Dorotea, Sweden.[1]
Mopeds
1958 Solifer Capri
Alongside Tunturi, Solifer was one of the significant moped manufactures in Finland from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s. During 1958–1984, around 175,000 Solifer mopeds were manufactured, of which over 20,000 were exported outside Finland.[2]
With c.1,200 registrations in the first half-year of 2010, China-manufactured Solifer BT49QT was the most registered moped in Finland at that time.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Virtanen, Pekka (January 19, 2007). "Solifer laajentaa veneisiin ja kaksipyöräisiin". Tuulilasi (in Finnish). A-lehdet Oy. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
- ↑ Karhu, Tuomas (February 2, 2008). "Suomalainen kahvilaraaseri". MP Maailma (in Finnish). JMS Nordic Oy. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
- ↑ Viitanen, Jorma (August 4, 2010). "Solifer keulii mopomarkkinoilla". Tuulilasi (in Finnish). A-lehdet Oy. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
Further reading
- Siukosaari, Anssi; Valkjärvi, Jorma (2010). Solifer, meidän mopedi (in Finnish). Helsinki: Alfamer. ISBN 9789524721103.
External links
Media related to Solifer at Wikimedia Commons
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