![]() ![]() While those factories later re-opened, COVID forced some factories in Vietnam to shutter later in the summer as supply chain challenges compounded. The same week as Intense's news, Shimano told its OE customers that it was being forced to close its factories in Malaysia because of COVID-19 restrictions there. ![]() The company said the new 951 Series also was being stocked by IBDs. Intense also continued to sell through IBDs, consumer direct on its own website, and sells e-bikes via some powersport dealers. The new models sold for $3,250 and $3,699 and featured new colorways that were more conservative than Intense's usual splashy motocross-inspired graphics. Intense, which has touted an "omnichannel" distribution strategy for several years, still made news in June by announcing that it had developed a special new series of bikes, called the "951 Series by Intense" to be sold on the website (but not in Costco's warehouse locations).Beyond the Intense news, however, stories about the supply chain and various acquisitions took most of the top positions on our most-read list this year.
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