Remember that one time on The Simpsons when Springfield tried to be the aqua car capital of the world? Ha ha, that was funny because cars that are also boats sounds crazy. Except that it isn't.
The Auburn Hills-based Gibbs Amphibians is literally making amphibious motor vehicles.
Detroit Free Press: Gibbs has about 150 employees in Auburn Hills who built and sold about 200 Quadskis last year. The company has increased capacity to be able to make 3,000 units a year, said Jenkins. If sales exceed forecasts, more workers could be added in the future. It takes about three days to make a Quadski, which has a BMW motorcycle engine.
There are 16 U.S. dealers with 21 retail outlets and [Gibbs marketing director Graham] Jenkins would like to see the Quadski sold by about 50 marine and other sports retail outlets by the end of the year.
The Quadski retails for $42,000.
