150 employees lose their jobs, the production facility in Huttwil closes: In November 2024, the German owner ZEG takes rigorous action at e-bike pioneer Flyer. It is now known: Flyer production is moving to the Kettler plant in Saarland. A core team and a Flyer spin-off will remain in Huttwil.

Kettler, certainly still familiar to the older generation from the early days of mountain bikes, wants to take off again with "Made in Germany". The manufacturer has declared war on long delivery times and the ground-breaking ceremony for a bicycle production facility in Germany has taken place.