The relocation to Schweinfurt is complete and from April 2, 1931 production of original Rotax parts in Dresden ceases. Rotax becomes a mere sales agency within the Fichtel & Sachs network. The cessation of production is accompanied by the disappearance of a tradition: demand for the bicycle hub, once the hallmark of social change, declines in its core markets and becomes less commercially important to Fichtel & Sachs management. In the era of (covert) rearmament it is significantly more profitable to produce engines and clutches, particularly since Fichtel & Sachs has political links with leading figures in the National Socialist NSDAP and secures orders from them.
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