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The 20 nation eurozone bloc fell into recession this winter , with is economy contracting by -0.1 % between January and March 2023 , after also shrinking in the final three months of 2022 . Household spending fell by - 0.3 % in the first three months of 2023 , and by -1.0 % in the previous quarter . Germany said it had fallen into recession at the start of the year after its economy contracted by - 0.5 % in the final quarter of 2022 , and a further -0.3 % between January and March . In recent months , the European Central Bank has responded by raising interest rates by + 3.75 %. Ireland ' s economy shrank by -4.6 % in the first three months of 2023 compared with the previous three months . Lithuania ' s economy was hit hardest compared with last year - its economy shrunk by 3.7 %.
BMW Motorrad posted a new all-time high in Q1 of its centenary year , delivering a total of 47,935 motorcycles and scooters - more vehicles in a first quarter than ever before ( 2022 : 47,403 units ; + 1.1 %). Revenues climbed to € 933m ( 2022 : € 799m /+ 16.8 %). Segment EBIT was up 42.6 % to € 154m ( 2022 : € 108m ) and the EBIT margin increased to 16.5 % ( 2022 : 13.5 %/+ 3 % -points ). In other news , the board of BMW AG has approved a further share buy-back programme in a volume of up to € 2bn , which is scheduled to start upon conclusion of the first buy-back programme . The latter was started in July 2022 and is expected to be completed in mid-2023 . An authorisation to repurchase up to 10 % of the share capital within five years was granted by the Annual General Meeting of BMW AG in May 2022 .
Following a record year in 2022 , Ducati started 2023 with a new record for Q1 deliveries of 14,725 total units delivered . Of its major markets , Italy was + 7.0 % ( 2,717 units ), USA ( 1,677 ) and Germany + 21.0 % ( 1,666 ). Multistrada V4 popularity keeps growing ( 2,668 units sold in Q1 ); the company sold 2,005 ' Monsters ', with DesertX becoming the third most popular model in the range ( 1,442 units sold ). Ducati says it is now selling in 90 countries with more than 800 dealers worldwide , with 55 more slated to open in 2023 , including the first Audi Ducati Retail integration dealership for Switzerland that opened in Volketswil ( Zurich ) in March .
Custom Bike Show Norrtälje , Sweden - June 3 , 2023
This was the 49th edition of the market ' s oldest custom bike show , attracting 3,500 motorcycles and 8,000 visitors from near and far to the Societetsparken in Norrtälje , northeast of Stockholm , the Swedish capital , and staged during Sweden ' s annual national holiday weekend . The weather was great for this Twin Club MC organized , AMD Approved program one day show - the longest established of the AMD ' Affiliates '. Riding to Norrtälje on the first Saturday in June has been a wellestablished pilgrimage for many tens of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts from across the region . For many it is the first excursion or longer trip of the year . Visitors and exhibitors came from the all the Nordic countries ( Sweden , Norway , Denmark ) Baltic nations such as Finland , Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania and neighboring countries such as Germany , Poland , Holland , Belgium , Switzerland and more . Almost 200 motorcycles participated in this year ' s competition , which included the H-D Chopper , Chopper , Custom , Racer , Classic and Modified standard classes plus Best Paint Job , Twin Club Jury and People ' s Choice awards .
Göran Larsson from Eskilstuna took home two prizes - Winner in the Racer Class and the Jury ' s third prize with a racing-built Excelsior from 1918 .
The H-D Chopper class had the most competitors this year - nearly 70 motorcycles - with Finland making a ' clean sweep ' of the prizes . Jussi " Lunkka " Lundelin from Helsinki won , ahead of Reijo Liias and Lars Lemberg .
Reio also won the Twin Club Jury ' s award , with Lars Lemberg second . A total of nine out of 24 prizes went to customizers from Finland . In the custom class , three motorcycle builder " celebrities " shared the three prizes - Kakku Karjalanen won with a motorcycle with a self-built engine , second was Petter Forsberg from Gävle with a racing-inspired build complete with long wheelie bar , and Claes Forsberg took third place with a more traditional , but very sober custom build . Göran Larsson from Eskilstuna also took home two prizes - Winner in the Racer Class and the Jury ' s third prize with a racing-built Excelsior from 1918 . This ' day-in-the-park ' offers visitors more than just a motorcycle exhibition . As well as leading custom parts and accessory vendors , Juha Hintukainen from Bromma showed and started up the drag racer that he competes with in Europe and the USA - the engine is about 1500 hp and he reaches a top speed of about 350 km / h on race track . On stage The Bluetonics and Emotional Fire entertained . For the hungry and thirsty there was a restaurant area with a large selection of regional and international food . As usual there was also a range of crafts to see with sheet metal forming , pinstriping , airbrushing and engraving . www . custombikeshow . se
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