New R & D facility for Husqvarna

The Husqvarna brand will enter a new phase of life under the BMW group - as the German automaker’s fourth brand. There will also be a new Husqvarna section in BMW’s Pressclub site alongside the BMW, MINI and Motorrad brands now. The brand has promised much more from them in the near future – Husqvarna is currently developing new products that should appeal to bike fans.

It also opened a new R&D and administrative building, which will provide product development with the best possible support. That will also allow optimum integration of all the functional units involved in the manufacturing processes for the entire range of Husqvarna products.

The new building has three floors and was built as an addition to the company’s head office at Via Nino Bixio 8. The ground floor houses the engine R&D department and roller dyno facilities, along with the prototype workshop, the racing division and a technical training centre.

The first floor is where the R&D department is located, together with the purchasing and market research departments. And this is intentional, as the people from all three departments have to meet often to meet a balance between functionality, quality and cost, both within the company and with suppliers. There is also a public area in the front of the new building which has a Husqvarna showroom.

It's also a "green building" - energy for the hot water supply is provided by the solar panels fitted to the building’s roof. This is all part of BMW’s EfficientDynamics plan.

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