Company/Division name | Slingshot Bikes |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Offshore, work was done: | Outsourced |
Domestically, the work will be done: | Both |
Capital investment ($): | .02 |
City reshored to: | Grand Rapids |
State(s) reshored to: | MI |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Transportation Equipment |
Product(s) reshored | Custom-built bicycles |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Communications, Lead time/time to market |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Image/brand, U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity |