Ghost und seine Konzernmutter Accell: Chronologie eines Niedergangs

Ghost und Waldsassen – das war lange Zeit eine große Erfolgsgeschichte. Seit zweieinhalb Jahren aber geht es für den Oberpfälzer Fahrradhersteller und seine schwer in der Krise steckende Konzernmutter Accell bergab. Eine Chronologie.

von Julian Trager

Ghost wird immer mehr zum Geist in Waldsassen: Das Firmenlogo am ehemaligen Ghost-Gebäude wurde bereits vor Monaten abgenommen (hier ein Bild aus dem Dezember 2025). Zuvor waren Produktion und Logistik aus Waldsassen abgezogen worden.

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