Velomotors, a domestic manufacturer of motorcycles and bicycles that manufactures its products under STELS trademark, will start producing a light practical aluminium leveraged-suspension snowmobile. The snowmobile will be based on a four-stroke engine for 800 cub. cm, which is a proprietary development of the company. This became known at the 2017 annual vehicle dealer conference, where the company's new products and further development plans were also presented.
STELS trademark is a leader in the domestic bicycle, quad bike and snowmobile market and has a developed distributor network in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Czech Republic, Croatia, China, and other countries. Exports of Russian snowmobiles and quad bike manufactured by Velomotors is expected to reach 15,000 units per year in the coming years.
Earlier, Velomotors decided to localise the entire engine assembling process next year engaging domestic suppliers and extend the usage of aluminium components, including higher production of aluminium frames and luggage racks for bicycles.