Harley-Davidson is to retain a cast wheel foundry in the Adelaide suburb of North Plympton after its landlord, the South Australia state government, agreed to rent-free occupation of the New Castalloy site with a fresh four-year lease.
The impending closure of New Castalloy was announced in late 2011, leading to the eventual loss of 212 jobs and the transfer of all Harley’s alloy wheel production to China. But the company now says it can be competitive at producing low-volume, high-finish speciality wheels. However, the surviving facility will now only employ 110 staff.