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Kawasaki reports developed market motorcycle sales up by 2,000 units for 2024 Q2 at 53,000 against an annual forecast of 260,000 . European sales were up by 3,000 at 21,000 units . Emerging market sales were up by 17,000 units at 63,000 , with total global sales of 116,000 units and forecast at 520,000 for the full year ( plus an additional 140,000 four-wheelers and PWC 11,000 sold in Q2 , down by nearly 50 % at 10,000 units ).
Yamaha reports 2024 first half total global unit sales broadly flat at 2.491 million units , up by 29,000 units over the first half of 2023 . Sales in Europe were up by 12,000 units at 133,000 for the period January to June 2024 . North American sales were up by 6,000 units at 51,000 ; domestic Japanese sales were down by 2,000 units at 36,000 , while total Asian sales were down by 53,000 units at 1.908 million .
Having restated its commitment to make EVs and FCEVs represent 100 % of its global vehicle sales by 2040 , June this year saw Honda roll its first Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle off the production line at its Marysville , Ohio Performance Manufacturing Center . The all-new 2025 CR-V e : FCEV fuel cell electric vehicle is the first and so far only FCEV made in America , as well as being the first production hydrogen FCEV in the United States to combine an all-new U . S . -made fuel cell system with plug-in EV charging capability .
Honda announced global Group unit sales up by + 13.2 % at 5.062 million motorcycles for Q1 of its 2024 / 2025 financial year ( the period to June 30 , 2024 ) - up by 580,000 units (+ 13.2 %) over the same quarter of 2023 . Sales in Europe were 138,000 units (+ 14 %/ 19,000 units ); 132,000 units in North America (+ 12,000 ); down by -8,000 in Japan at 50,000 units sold ; 2,663 million units sold in Asia in total (+ 485,000 ), with 467,000 units sold (+ 72,000 ) in other regions ( 318,000 of those were in Brazil , up by + 117,500 ). Honda ' s largest market in Asia is India with 1.414 million units sold in Q1 , followed by Indonesia with 1.122 million units sold , then Vietnam and Thailand . Honda ' s global motorcycle business operations achieved a record high operating profit of 177.6bn yen for the quarter . Group motorcycle volume sales guidance remains unchanged for the year ending March 31 , 2025 , at 19.8 million units worldwide , 475,000 in Europe .
Indian Motorcycle Racing and Troy Herfoss Win at Circuit of the Americas
Indian Motorcycle ' s dominating era in AFT racing may have now ended , but it continues to compete hard in the Moto America King Of The Baggers series , and none more so than the rising superstar Troy Herfoss . The Australian delivered a remarkable performance at the Circuit of the Americas ( COTA - September 13-15 , Austin , Tx ., Rounds 15 & 16 ). Down 14 points heading into the weekend , the Indian Motorcycle factory rider delivered the results needed to make a final push for his first-career KOTB championship - piloting his No . 17 S & S Indian Challenger to his sixth win and sixth second-place finish of the season . Herfoss started the weekend off hot , winning the Mission Foods Challenge ,
As part of its commitment to further educate riders about sound levels , the American Motorcyclist Association will once again distribute sound test kits to four chartered clubs across the country . This year ’ s recipients of the annual AMA Sound Meter Program include the Coast Riders Motorcycle Club , Trail Riders of Southern Arizona , Coconino Trail Riders and Ocean State BMW Riders . With the sound kits provided by the program , these clubs will be able to accurately check the sound emissions of their motorcycles and institute training efforts to limit sound pollution at their events . " With the AMA Sound Meter Program , we ’ re supporting and encouraging riders and clubs to take sound issues seriously and make decisions based on accurate information ,” AMA Government Relations Director and its $ 5,000 prize , and qualifying pole for the Double Header . Race 1 saw both Indian Motorcycle factory riders run in the front pack - as Herfoss took second and Tyler O ’ Hara successfully edged out Harley-Davidson factory rider Kyle Wyman for third , behind RevZilla Vance & Hines Harley- Davidson rider Rocco Landers , who took his first KOTB win . Revzilla V & H / H-D rider Hayden Gillim brought it home fifth , with H-D factory rider James Rispoli sixth and SDI / Roland Sands Racing ' s Bobby Fong seventh . He was on another Indian Bagger and was followed home by no less than three Saddlemen Seats / H-D riders - Cory West , Travis Wyman and Jake Lewis in eighth , ninth and tenth respectively . In Race 2 , Herfoss showcased his racing prowess , leading all six laps ,
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Western States Representative Nick Haris said . “ Phone apps and cheap meters are often unreliable , and it ' s important to have accurate , repeatable information prior to implementing any sound-related rules ." The AMA Sound Meter Program , started in 2005 , has awarded more than 130 sound meters and helps riders and event organizers better understand acceptable sound levels ,
successfully capping off the weekend with his sixth KOTB victory . Kyle Wyman was second ( H-D ), with Rocco Landers third ( Revzilla / V & H / H-D ), Hayden Gillim was fourth for Revzilla / V & H / H-D , James Rispoli sixth for Harley . Further kudos to the Saddlemen Seats racing efforts in bringing its three riders - Travis Wyman , Cory West and Jake Lewis - to the line in sixth , seventh and eighth , with Max Flinders on the M3 / Lyndall Racing Brakes / Cowboy H- D Indian in ninth .
according to AMA guidelines . The sound testing kits provided by the AMA contain a Type 2 sound meter , a tachometer , training materials , a spark-arrestor probe , personal protective equipment and a storage case . In addition to the AMA Sound Meter Program , the AMA remains committed to supporting quieter motorcycle use and fighting against unfair sound ordinances .
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