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ITALIAN MARKET DECLINE CONTINUES
According to latest data from Italian bike industry association ANCMA, overall powered two-wheeler sales in Italy dropped by 26.9 per cent to 108,065 units...
HERO BUYS BIG STAKE IN BUELL
India’s largest motorcycle manufacturer Hero MotoCorp has bought a 49.2 per cent shareholding in Erik Buell Racing (EBR) for £16.4m. Hero already had a...
Black month for Bajaj
India’s second-largest indigenous motorcycle manufacturer Bajaj Auto suffered a sharp domestic bike sales decline of 20 per cent in June, down to 254,544 units.
To...
BIG FINE FOR US PARTS DISTRIBUTOR
Tucker Rocky, second-biggest motorcycle parts and accessories distributor in the USA, has become the latest victim of strict anti-tampering rules enforced by the California...
Polaris Industries is set to relaunch Indian Chief
Polaris Industries is set to relaunch the Indian motorcycle brand with an all-new 2014 Indian Chief model at the giant Sturgis bike rally in...
Keir retires from Honda
Ken Keir (pictured right), the British executive vice-president of Honda Motor Europe (HME), is retiring after 20 years service at Honda. He is to...
BANKER JOINS MV AGUSTA BOARD
MV Agusta has recruited financial services expert Giorgio Girelli as executive vice-president of the company, with a view to aligning it for a future...
NORTON BEGINS EXPORTS TO CANADA
Norton Motorcycles shipped its first batch of ten bikes destined for the Canadian market on 18 June.
Norton Canada president Peter Howes, who is based...
DUCATI CONTINUES LATIN AMERICAN EXPANSION
Ducati chief executive Claudio Domenicali has officially opened a new flagship showroom for the brand in Brazil’s largest city Sao Paulo.
“The Brazilian motorcycle market...
Heads roll at Kawasaki
The board of directors at Kawasaki Heavy Industries has voted to sack a triumvirate of top management.
Apart from dissenting votes from the three members...
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