周一大新闻！SRAM发布通告，声称关闭在昆山的生产工厂，顿时震惊业内。通告中表示，开厂三年，中国自行车市场和全球市场的变化导致昆山厂的产能利用率仅为20%，随后将相关生产线转移至台湾工厂，台湾工厂将成为亚洲总部。
以下为SRAM全球制造副总裁麦杰夫致所有员工的通告。
To all SRAM employees：
致所有速联员工
I am sorry to have to inform you that SRAM has made the difficult decision to close SRAM Kunshan manufacturing. I want to provide you with some perspective on why and also to ask for your support going forward.
我需遗憾地告知大家，速联已做了非常艰难的决定：就是将关闭在速联昆山的生产工厂。我在此将说明原因并请大家支持公司继续前进。
I would first like to acknowledge the great work our Kunshan employees have all done over the past 3 years. They have shown great teamwork, strong employee engagement and commitment to Quality.
首先，我要感谢昆山员工在过去三年来的努力。昆山员工展现了卓越的团队合作、极高的员工投入及对品质的承诺。
Unfortunately, changes in the China domestic market as well as the global bicycle markets have resulted in SRAM Kunshan capacity only being 20% utilized. Our sales for Kunshan produced products have continued to decrease while our costs are on the rise. At the same time there are numerous trade agreements that are impacting where our customers are assembling bicycles.
然而不幸的是，中国自行车市场和全球市场的变化导致昆山厂的产能利用率仅为20%。同时昆山产品的销售却持续下跌然而费用在增加中。并且很多贸易协议也影响了客户决定自行车组装的地点。
In order to adapt to these new changes and focus our manufacturing operations to better support our customers, SRAM has decided to close Kunshan manufacturing and will transfer production to our Taiwan factories by June 2017. We will maintain a sourcing/quality group in China as well a small sales and marketing presence. Over the coming weeks we will be developing detailed plans and schedules that will provide clarity and transparency.
为了调适这些新改变及将生产制造集中以便能更好的支持客户，速联决定关闭昆山工厂，并在2017年6月底之前把相关生产移转到台湾工厂。我们将在中国保留供应链和品质单位以及小部分销售和市场营销。在未来的几周内，我们将发展出更明确的计划及公开透明的时间表。
I want to reassure all employees that SRAM continues to invest heavily in our Taiwan Operations and are committed to Taiwan being our Asian headquarters.
我要向所有员工重申就是速联仍将持续的大量投资于台湾营运组织并承诺台湾为亚洲总部。
SRAM will work hard to support all the effected employees in their transition with an attractive compensation package as well as job transition support.
速联将尽力在移转过程中提供具吸引力的薪酬计划并协助这些受影响的员工。
No one ever wants to be in the position to make this kind of a decision and I want you all to know that we did not take this decision lightly. I know this is a difficult time and I thank everyone in advance for your support and commitment to SRAM.
没有人愿意做这样的决定，希望大家明白我们做此决定并不容易。我知道现处于艰难的时候，在此先感谢各位对速联的支持和承诺。
Please feel free to contact me with directly (via email or phone) with any questions/comments/concerns that you may have concerning this decision.
如果大家对此决议有任何问题、建议或疑虑，可随时透过邮件或电话直接与我联络。
Sincerely
诚挚祝福大家
Jeffrey J Winterkorn
Vice President of Manufacturing, Global
麦杰夫
全球制造副总裁
SRAM今早向广大媒体及消费者发布的公告，昆山工厂确实正在关闭，但是销售、营销、售后等非生产部门将不受影响。SRAM官方表示，如有问题，可向官微咨询。
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SRAM昆山公司拥有员工三百余人，面积约五万平方米，主要生产前叉、前拨等入门及中端零部件。据悉，该项目投资总额1250万美元，注册资本500万美元。
