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BRIEFS
Following a competitive bid process,
Polaris Government and Defense has
been awarded a seven-year contract
to build U.S. Special Operations'
newest vehicle - the Polaris MRZR
Alpha will be assembled in its
Minnesota manufacturing facility. The
contract has a value of up to $109m.
Polaris says it is the largest ultralight
tactical vehicle provider for the U.S.
military, with the MRZR Alpha being
Polaris' 11th military vehicle
produced in 12 years.
The MCIA, the UK motorcycle
industry trade association, has
cancelled its 2020 'Motorcycle
Live' show at the country's NEC,
Birmingham, in November. The
largest motorcycle show in the
UK, it usually attracts some
100,000 visitors and can trace
its roots back to the 1920s.
"MCIA looks forward to
welcoming exhibitors and
visitors to 'Motorcycle Live'
2021 between 20th - 28th
November 2021".
Former H-D and Indian Motorcycle
executive Chris Bernauer has been
named President of Harris Pontoons,
a division of Brunswick Corp.
Bernauer joins Brunswick from Harley
where he has been the General
Manager of Global Sales Operations
& Dealer Development. He also held
senior positions at McKinsey, Indian
Motorcycle and Toyota.
Polaris has donated more than
$110,000 to US off-road and allterrain
vehicles (ATV)
organizations as part of its
ongoing T.R.A.I.L.S Grant
Program. The 12 nonprofit
organizations that were
awarded a Spring 2020
T.R.A.I.L.S grant received
awards ranging from $3,500 to
$10,000. "The grants will
support the development,
improvement and expansion of
trails, and help educate riders
on safe and responsible riding
practices."
Even before the COVID-19 crisis,
motorcycle and scooter sales in India
had been soft (BS-6 emissions
standards, rising prices and insurance
rates etc). One result has seen
Indonesia take over as Honda's
number one PTW market. Indonesia's
sales figures haven't increased over
the past year, but a slower rate of
decline has seen Honda sell 4.7
million units in India in 2019/2020
and 4.85 million units in Indonesia.
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B2B talk format that will discuss
'opportunities after the coronavirus
crisis.'
"All of the digital INTERMOT events
are scheduled for the end of 2020 and
will be broadcast as news streams to
the global motorcycle community."
However, there are now a difficult
series of decisions ahead for the AMD
World Championship. Owner and
AMD Publisher Robin Bradley says:
"We unequivocally back the
organizer's decision - it has been a
tough call, but regardless of how the
next few months look in public health
terms, the safety of all concerned is not
helped by taking risks that cannot be
fully mitigated.
"If INTERMOT still wishes to host the
'AMD' as part of its INTERMOT
Customized involvement in the
custom motorcycle market in October
2022, then great, that is certainly
something that we would look at.
"But that is more than two years
ahead and much could change and
evolve in that time. In the meantime
therefore, and with nearly 100 bikes
already slated to compete in October
this year, we will use the next few
months to explore all possible
Conclusive evidence that
Germany's success in protecting
its population from the
coronavirus pandemic has
translated into also protecting
the German economy comes in
the form of the latest data from
the IVM, the motorcycle
industry trade association in
Germany.
New registrations for May are
up by +6.33% at 14,524 units
for the month and are now
'only' down -10.75% YTD at
56,867 units.
The registration statistics in
Germany for 2020 so far have
been remarkable compared to
Europe's other 'Big Five'. Having
been +37.14% (4,446 units) in
January and -3.98% in February
(9,252 units), motorcycle
registrations were -18.70% in
March (16,581 units) and
-28.14% (14,524 units) in April,
but have now started to recover
spectacularly - suggesting that,
so far, the demand hasn't gone
away and that consumers will
buy when they judge the
moment is right.
Indeed, in total PTW terms, it
looks very much like the theory
that the urban mobility and
TOTAL PTW
isolation messages that PTWs
have in their favour are being
taken up by commuters.
Total PTW registrations in May
in Germany were +23.39% at
24,433 units of all kinds for the
month and are now running at
just -2.97% (85,151 units) for
the YTD.
In market share terms, BMW
remains 'Top Dog' in its home
market with a 24.39% share
YTD (13,868 units sold and six
models in the top 20), followed
by Kawasaki, Honda, KTM and
Yamaha, with Harley-Davidson
in 6th spot, having sold 4,798
alternate options and opportunities to
stage an AMD World Championship in
2021 once it is apparent that the
public health issues are fully under
control.
"Whether or not that would be in the
spring, summer or the autumn - or
whether or not it would prove to be
practical at all - remains to be seen. At
this stage uncertainty is the only thing
we can be sure of!"
Germany: motorcycles +6.33% in May
30,000
20,000
10,000
German registrations May
19,801
+23.39%
24,433
13,660
2019
14,524
2020
+6.33%
MOTORCYCLE
units in Germany for an 8.44%
market share.
The top selling model was
BMW's R 1250 GS (4,783 units
YTD), followed by the Kawasaki
Z900, Z650, Yamaha MT-07 and
KTM 790 Duke and 690 SMC.
Harley's top-seller was the
Street Bob (19th with 629 units
sold), followed by the Sport
Glide, XL 1200 X and the Street
Glide Special.
Last year saw the German
motorcycle market grow by
+4.38% to 113,039 units, with
total PTW sales growing by
+6.53% to 165,311 units.
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