Vmoto wins US order, issues credit card

Subiaco-based surfwear and scooter company Optima Corporation Ltd has received an order for an additional 132 Vmoto scooters from a US dealer.

The order comes from an Annapolis, Maryland-based dealer who was appointed by the company to test US demand for the product.

Optima is banking on the demand for its scooters rising further, due to worldwide increases in the cost of fuel.

Vmoto has also recently released its own branded Visa card, to be issued at dealerships and used to fund scooter and accessory purchases.

The company stated in an announcement that up to 40 per cent of scooters were purchased under finance, and that the company expected the card would result in increased scooter sales.

Optima markets WA surfwear label West in the United States.