EU registrations down 6% in first semester 2011 Three years of steady decline in the PTW market lead to a loss of almost 300.000 units compared to the 1st half of 2008 which translates to the disappearance of 25% of the EU market. Brussels, 7 September 2011 – Since 2008, 25% of the European motorcycle […]
ETRA Regulation Dealers Interest
11th June 2011
The European Twowheel Retailers’ Association (ETRA) reports that it finds the review of motorcycle type-approval, the Draft Report presented to the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee of the European Parliament, is not fully in line with dealers’ interests yet. ETRA is also concerned that some of the proposals could be interpreted by public […]
ETRA EU Motorcycle Department
9th April 2011
On Friday 8th of April 2011 ETRA the European Twowheel Retailers’ Association, the only trade association in the European Union that actively represents specialised motorcycle dealers and lobbies the European institutions in their interest, announced that it is to develop a fully-fledged European motorcycle department. Up to now ETRA has focussed more on bicycles than […]
ACEM Conference – Riders Perspective
2nd February 2011
On the 26th January 20011 Right To Ride’s Elaine Hardy attended the 7th ACEM Conference in Brussels. The topic was the EU Commission’s proposal for framework regulations, COM 2010/542. As would be expected, the main thrust of the conference concentrated on the industry’s concerns. Stefan Pierer, President of ACEM and CEO of KTM said, “Market […]
7th ACEM Annual Conference
14th January 2011
On the 26th January Right To Ride will be attending the ACEM Conference in Brussels. ACEM says, “The European Commission recently published its proposal for a Regulation “on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles” covering a wide range of vehicles such as powered cycles, mopeds, motorcycles, tricycles, on-road quads […]
ACEM on eCall
1st December 2010
Comments from the European Motorcycle Industry (ACEM) on the deployment of in-vehicle emergency call (E-call) in Europe Safety is a major priority for the Powered Two-Wheeler industry. ACEM and its members dedicate energy and resources to acquiring and analysing data regarding road safety and Powered Two Wheelers in order to identify and prioritize areas for […]
No More Wheelies Anymore?
23rd July 2010
In 2009 Right To Ride published, “Motorcycle Safety in Northern Ireland – The Rider’s Perspective”. We highlighted the issue of the motorcycle industry advertising and marketing strategies. We stated that, “Motorcycle manufacturers advertise irresponsible behaviour such as encouraging riders to use the public roads like a race track and promoting stunts.” We argued then, “Perhaps […]
