Makita exits gas equipment manufacturing

[Benjamin Franklin]

Why didn't Makita just sell off the Dolmar name to an interested party and they could have continued petro powered Dolmars and if needed be they could have purchased battery powered equipment from Makita. They could have made millions especially if they sold the production facility in Germany.
I personally will never purchase a Makita branded anything because of their IGNORANCE!

 

[ammoaddict]

Dolmars were great saws, hated to see them go.

 

[Bill G]

Dolmars were great saws, hated to see them go.

So were Homelite, McCulloch, Poulan, Jonsered, Pioneer, and countless others.

It is all about the bottom line and the bottom line is money.

 

[EFSM]

As I posted in the other thread,

Wall, them Germans ain’t too big into mosquito foggin’ 2-strokes and all, or any sensible energy policy that would keep them from needing to buy Russian oil.

 

[Bill G]

As I posted in the other thread,

Wall, them Germans ain’t too big into mosquito foggin’ 2-strokes and all, or any sensible energy policy that would keep them from needing to buy Russian oil.

Yet "them Germans" still sell them ......oh yeah they are made elsewhere so it is A-Ok...eh?

 

[Wilhelm]

Those are old stock!
No new units are being made.

And I think there is a deadline set on selling new 2-stroke OPE, possibly even 4-stroke.
Can't find confirmation on that though.

 

[Wilhelm]

 

[EFSM]

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I think he's talking about Stihl, which is also German. However, I wouldn't be surprised if the government would stand in the way of an easy transfer of ownership for a manufacturer like Dolmar. Also, Germany struggles from high labor costs, just like the USA.