Kenth Öhlin buys back the majority stake from Yamaha. He wants to run his company Öhlins more independently again and speed up decision-making processes. However, Öhlins will continue to maintain a close technical partnership with Yamaha.

Beta USA, Inc. is founded in Paso Robles, California.

BMW acquired the Husqvarna brand to gain a foothold in the off-road segment.

Pit Beirer takes over management of all offroad sports at KTM

Cagiva sells the Husqvarna brand to BMW.