Ducati First Half Sales Slip 14.6%
September 30, 2005
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. reported a loss of Euro 3.5 million for the first six months of 2005, down from a profit of Euro 2.6 million during the first half of 2004, as sales slipped 14.6% to Euro 188.1 million from the same period last year. Revenues from motorcycles for the period decreased 15.7%... Read more »
BMW Reveals F 800 S
September 30, 2005
Representing the first model of a new series of mid-range sport bikes, BMW’s F 800 S is scheduled to begin rolling off the company’s Berlin assembly line in the first half of 2006. But first, the Munich-based manufacturer plans to show it at the EICMA Motor Show in Milan on November 15. Weighing... Read more »
Japan’s Production, Exports Up in August
September 30, 2005
Japan’s four main motorcycle manufacturers produced 125,885 units in August, up 13.9% compared to the production of 110,501 units in August 2004, said the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA). According to JAMA figures, Honda produced 42,151 units in Japan, up from 36,086 units produced... Read more »
Honda, Yamaha Lead Brazil’s Motorcycle Market
September 30, 2005
A total of 120,493 two-wheelers were produced in Brazil in August 2005, said the Association of the Manufacturers of Motorcycles, Mopeds and Bicycles (Abraciclo). Brazil’s four main motorcycle brands include Honda, Yamaha, Sundown and Kasinski. The organization said Honda produced 101,319 units,... Read more »
Honda Boosts Efforts in Asia
September 30, 2005
Japan’s Honda Motor Co. plans to spend $265 million by 2006 to expand production of motorcycles and scooters in Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan and India. Honda forecasts the region to hold a total market of 18.3 million two-wheelers in 2005, 20.53 million in 2006 and 22.4 million units in... Read more »
Chinese Expand Operations Outside Borders
September 30, 2005
Two more Chinese companies are moving out of their home country’s borders to expand their motorcycle businesses. In the first deal, Thailand’s KMB Inter Business Co. has agreed to link with Jialing Motors, the biggest motorcycle producer in China, to set up Sky Wing Motor (Thailand) with... Read more »
BRP Reveals More Product for 2006
September 27, 2005
New products, and renewed energy, greeted BRP dealers at the 2006 Club Sea-Doo dealer meeting, held in Whistler, British Columbia, in last week. Coming off a year of long-sought-after growth in the personal watercraft and jet boat markets, Bombardier Recreational Products sent a strong message to its... Read more »
Team USA Wins Trial, Motocross of Nations
September 27, 2005
Two U.S. teams took home trophy in international motorcycle competition in late September.One team won the prestigious International Trophy at the 2005 Trial des Nations in Sestriere, Italy; the other team won the 2005 Motocross of Nations, held in Ernée, France. The Trial des Nations U.S. team of Geoff... Read more »
Endangered Species Reform Act Bill Moves Ahead
September 27, 2005
Understood to be the first step needed to modify the 32-year-old Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. House Resources Committee approved H.R. 3824, the “Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005 (TESRA), last week. Introduced by California Congressmen Richard Pombo (R-Tracy), Dennis... Read more »
Madison Bay Holdings Plans Military Product
September 27, 2005
Madison Bay Holdings, Inc., a Seattle-based supplier of recreational vehicles, powerboats and leisure watercraft, announced plans to modify certain watercraft for use by the military. Madison Bay Holdings’ marine division is involved in boutique leisure product distribution and owns the rights... Read more »
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