Polaris began manufacturing cars
The American specialist ATV and snowmobile Polaris just acquired the majority shares of the french manufacturer Aixam Mega, specializes in the manufacture of cars without a license.
Through this transaction, Polaris monopolizes 54% of the shares held previously by Axa Private Equity.
In 2012, Mega Axiam produced nearly 9,000 vehicles, allowing it to display a turnover of € 90 million.
A car without a license is a vehicle including:
- the number of passengers is limited to two;
- the cylinder of the engine may not exceed 50 cm3;
- weight must not exceed 350 kg vacuum;
- the maximum speed is 45 km / h.
In France, said unlicensed vehicles may travel on certain roads, uncrowded. The highways are closed to them.
The chances of one day putting down one of these cars without a license in America are almost nil, simply because in North America, ca necessarily takes a license to drive on the roads.