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Title: R.E. closed for reorganization
Post by: FourbangerYJ on February 08, 2011, 07:09:36 PM: http://www.rubiconexpress.com/

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Title: Re: R.E. closed for reorganization
Post by: Torch_Ind on February 08, 2011, 07:27:04 PM: hummm is this like a pre-bankrupt ??
Title: Re: R.E. closed for reorganization
Post by: Jeffy on February 08, 2011, 08:03:27 PM: It's tough to be a small business owner in this current market. Could have been sold or it may jsut go under. I know a lot of small 4x4 mfg.s have closed in the past few years.
Title: Re: R.E. closed for reorganization
Post by: neale_rs on February 09, 2011, 08:05:14 AM: Let's see what happens. They sold good stuff.
Title: Re: R.E. closed for reorganization
Post by: Jeffy on February 22, 2011, 02:33:40 PM: Looks like they are filing for bankruptcy. Another company seems to be acquiring them. Someone said they are sheding their XJ line up. I wouldn't be surprised if they do away with the YJ stuff too.
Title: Re: R.E. closed for reorganization
Post by: Torch_Ind on February 22, 2011, 04:53:16 PM: Quote from: Jeffy on February 22, 2011, 02:33:40 PM
Looks like they are filing for bankruptcy. Another company seems to be acquiring them. Someone said they are sheding their XJ line up. I wouldn't be surprised if they do away with the YJ stuff too.

any idea who is acquiring them?
Title: Re: R.E. closed for reorganization
Post by: Jeffy on February 23, 2011, 05:39:56 PM: No word on that. Although I did hear that the Mopar contract hurt them.
Title: Re: R.E. closed for reorganization
Post by: neale_rs on February 23, 2011, 06:01:01 PM: How did it hurt them? Unable to deliver on time, fines, something like that?
Title: Re: R.E. closed for reorganization
Post by: Jeffy on February 23, 2011, 06:14:44 PM: Quote from: neale_rs on February 23, 2011, 06:01:01 PM
How did it hurt them? Unable to deliver on time, fines, something like that?
Not making much on the deal.
Title: Re: R.E. closed for reorganization
Post by: chrisfranklin on February 25, 2011, 05:45:02 AM: The after-market parts operators in the US probably also tend to want to have their products Made in the US, also. Rubicon Express is probably getting advised: "look, just do a Chapter 11 and send the designs to a Chinese manufacturer for production."
Title: Re: R.E. closed for reorganization
Post by: neale_rs on February 25, 2011, 10:00:49 AM: Pretty sad to see them go. Most of the local Jeeps here with non-custom suspensions got them from RE, they had good products.