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Chinese enter PWC market – December 25, 2006
What could be the first personal watercraft to come from China appeared at both Intermot in Germany and EICMA in…
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Dec. 25, 2006 – Cycle Report
Minoli: Ducati 848 possible for 2008 Ducati Motor CEO Federico Minoli, writing recently in his Desmoblog Internet diary, shared some…
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KTM’s Cross sets deadline for buyback of Polaris stock – December 25, 2006
Cross Industries AG, the majority shareholder of KTM Power Sports AG, has informed Polaris it will exercise its option to…
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Honda sales slow in mature markets – December 25, 2006
Motorcycle sales by Honda Motor Co. slowed during the first half of fiscal 2007 in traditionally strong markets like North…
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Piaggio chairman found guilty in bankruptcy case – December 25, 2006
Piaggio & C. SpA Chairman Roberto Colaninno was one of three executives sentenced to prison in December after an Italian…
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Dec. 4, 2006 – Motorcycle Report
Buell celebrates 100,000 units Buell Motorcycle Company employees in East Troy, Wis., spent Nov. 17 celebrating the production of the…
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Suzuki’s first-half income up 27.5%
Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp. says increased automobile sales brought the company record sales and profits for the first half of…
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Italian OEMs take spotlight at EICMA – December 4, 2006
The world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers showed a number of new products at the 64th EICMA International Milan Motorbike Show (EICMA…
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EICMA seminars offer trade tips – December 4, 2006
The Italian Association of Motorbike and Accessory Manufacturers (ANCMA) sponsored a number of seminars at the 64th EICMA International Milan…
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EICMA attracts 530,000 – December 4, 2006
MILAN, Italy — Rivalry from other major events, bad weather and transportation strikes weren’t enough to diminish attendance at the…
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Dec. 4, 2006 – U.S. distributors show multi-prong approach at Intermot
While many powersports companies at Intermot were seeking to expand their business in Germany and other countries in Europe, quite…
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Dec. 4, 2006 – U.S. firms buy out Intermot booth space
Darrin Stern, USA project manager for Intermot organizer Koeln Messe, Inc., spent the past two years crisscrossing the United States…
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Dec. 4, 2006 – Agendas differ for U.S. firms at Intermot
Cologne, Germany — More than 80 powersports companies from the United States were among the 1,130 firms that showcased products…
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International powersports market report – November 13, 2006
JAPAN Motorcycle production by Japan’s four main manufacturers fell in September after two months of upturn while exports fell after…
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Q&A with outgoing design group leader, industry veteran – November 13, 2006
Outgoing Motorcycle Design Association President Glynn Kerr has specialized in motorcycle design for more than 20 years. British-born and a…
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Design group to receive new leadership – November 13, 2006
Glynn Kerr, founder of the Motorcycle Design Association, says he does not intend to seek another term as president of…
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FAMI: 85 percent of global cycle sales are in Asia – November 13, 2006
Eighty-five percent of the 34 million two-wheelers retailed worldwide in 2004 were sold in Asia, says Dr. W. Wisoot, chairman…
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H-D looks beyond Milwaukee for new engine plant – November 13, 2006
Harley-Davidson Motor Company plans to build an additional U.S. manufacturing and assembly plant outside of Wisconsin for expanded production of…
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Honda seeks to bolster sales by sharpening focus on four areas – November 13, 2006
Honda Motor Co. sold 10.271 million motorcycles and had consolidated revenue of 9.907 trillion yen ($12.5 billion) in fiscal 2006,…
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Yamaha ready to jump into final part of plan – November 13, 2006
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., in the second year of its NEXT50-Phase II medium-term management plan, hopes to sell 4.46 million…
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