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Groupama enters UK classic bike insurance arena

Former Carole Nash parent Groupama Insurances, which now belongs to Dutch-Belgian insurance giant Ageas, has unveiled two new policies in a bid to give...

Obituary: Jean-Claude Olivier

Jean-Claude Olivier, the former veteran chief executive of Yamaha Motor France whose name will forever be associated with creation of the hugely successful Yamaha...

A better year promised for Viper

US niche cruiser manufacturer Viper Powersports has admitted that 2012 was a tough year but claims its growing domestic dealer network and the start...

All-time global bike sales record for BMW

BMW Motorrad sold more motorcycles in 2012 than ever before in its entire history spanning almost 90 years. For the full 12 months of last...

Lucky 13 for Close Motor Finance

The motorcycle division of point-of-sale funder Close Motor Finance is celebrating its 13th year in business since this dedicated unit was launched in 2000. Sales...

Suzuki shuffles its US bike business sideways

A US Federal Bankruptcy Court sitting in Santa Ana, California on 31 December 2012, has granted permission to American Suzuki for the sale of...

Motorcycle industry share price guide

A snapshot of global bike and ATV industry share performance at the trading week closure on Friday 21 December 2012. USA (US dollar) Harley-Davidson Daily high...

UK business escapes European “Super MoT” proposals

Motorcycle Action Group campaigns coordinator Paddy Tyson has reported that, further to all the other deliberations in Europe over the proposed "Super MoT", an...

Thumbs up for Harley finance reform

The streamlining of Harley-Davidson's financial subsidiaries, effective from 1 January 2013, has received tacit approval from leading ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P). Harley-Davidson Funding...

Autumn gloom sinks November UK registrations

Although we have now reached the silly season where unit registrations suffer from a four-month winter hiatus of numbers so low that identifying or...

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