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Italian bike sales savaged

Anybody who thought that powered two-wheeler sales in Italy — once Europe’s biggest market — couldn’t get much worse can think again, because they...

JAPANESE brands find SUCCESS IN INDIA

Early monthly motorcycle sales data for March sharply illustrate the ongoing ascendancy of wholly-owned Japanese brands over local manufacturers in the huge but troubled...

Piaggio's US emissions blunder

Piaggio’s US subsidiary has just been fined the equivalent of about £115,000 by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions control authority, in relation...

BMW VETERAN GOES ELECTRIC

Pieter de Waal, a former general manager of BMW Motorrad in the UK, has joined the board of directors at front-ranking US electric motorcycle...

SECOND AFRICAN FACTORY FOR HONDA

Honda has announced that it is to build a small motorcycle assembly plant in Kenya. To be located in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, it...

New KTM concept at Tokyo

KTM has unveiled this sharp-looking E-Speed electric scooter at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show. Using the same technology as the Freeride E, another recent concept...

NUMBERS ADD UP FOR MV AGUSTA

Niche performance bike manufacturer MV Agusta has achieved a remarkable and trend-bucking turnaround, according to a recent Financial Times case study of its recovery. When...

Suzuki US reduces dealer network

After the recent demolition its US car dealer network and complete withdrawal from the US car market, Suzuki is now in the process of...

NEW SUPREMO FOR EUROPEAN BIKE INDUSTRY

The general assembly of European motorcycle manufacturers’ association ACEM has appointed BMW Motorrad boss Stephan Schaller as its new president. Schaller is replacing his...

Euro slump

Surprising as it may seem, the UK powered two-wheeler market was the only thing remotely resembling a ray of sunshine across the EU during...

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