On February 21, 2008, Ronal Wheels, Inc., USA announced that they will be closing down their Ronal Aftermarket Wheel Sales location in Huntington Beach, CA after 29 years in the business.

However, this does not mean that Ronal is going out of business. Instead, Ronal will concentrate on its profitable, and growing OEM wheels segment. Ronal produced over 13 million wheels in 2007 and is expected to be over 16 million wheels in 2008.

What this means for the aftermarket industry is that remaining Ronal inventory is being sold to official distributors at heavily discounted prices. For example, Black Forest Industries purchased the last few sets of Ronal R10 Turbo wheels, a popular choice in the Mk3 community.

If you’re looking for a new set of Ronal wheels, check with your local distributor and get them while they last. Otherwise before long you’ll only be able to find them at garage sales and forum classifieds.

Source: Ronal USA