American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 173 December 2013 | Page 12

12 and stunt shows, with speciality indoor exhibition zones highlighting motorcycle sport, customizing and touring. www.intermot-cologne.com September exports to US from Japan MOTORCYCLE EXPORTS 14,137 US SEPT2012 10,270 +7.81% US SEPT 2013 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 ALL PTW EXPORTS A AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - DECEMBER 2013 US YTD 2012 118,160 US YTD 2013 112,894 79,734 US YTD 2012 MOTORCYCLE EXPORTS ALL PTW EXPORTS alarmingly. However, 'all PTW exports' plummeted for the second consecutive month, pointing to domestic US demand for smaller cc models recovering a lot more slowly than for larger displacements; figures had been positive for the year until August. September exports were down -27.35 percent at 10,270 (down from 14,137 in September 2012). This leaves year to date figures down -4.46 percent at 112,894 (from 118,160 in the equivalent period in 2012). US motorcycle sales up in September CCORDING to the Irvine, California based Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), total motorcycle sales in the United States in September were up by 13.4 percent compared to September 2012 at 36,476 units. Within that figure on-highway motorcycles were up by 16.1 percent, at 26,110 units. This has left the total motorcycle market up by 0.9 percent for the first +14% 84,806 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 -27.35% 14,000 12,000 -4.46% 120,000 100,000 US YTD 2013 250cc+ motorcycle exports from Japan to the US for September were up +7.81 percent at 7,658 (from 7,103 a year ago). Export figures for the year to date are up +14 percent at 84,806 (up from 79,734 in 2012). This is encouraging after disappointing August figures (down -23.07 percent on August 2012), and marks an upward trend for the US market, in Japanese manufacturer terms, at a time when their exports to Europe are shrinking 7,103 Riverside, California, authorized Harley-Davidson dealer Skip Fordyce has been sold to Dave Veracka who, along with his sons Michael and Paul, owns and operates other Harley-Davidson dealerships, Rawhide H-D in Olthane, Kansas, Avalanche H-D near Denver and High Octane H-D in Boston. The family at one time owned Grand Rapids H-D in Michigan, but sold it to fund acquisitions. OELNMESSE has released its exhibitor prospectus for next year’s INTERMOT expo (the ‘Cologne’ Show), with the dates confirmed as October 1st – 5th, with Tuesday 30th September as the press day. Being branded as the International Motorcycle, Scooter and E-Bike fair, INTERMOT is promising further enhancement to its dealer/trade Business-to-Business (B2B) facilities and services with an expanded “business district” and exclusive invitational program for international importers/distributors. In 2012, INTERMOT say they US SEPT 2012 Bagger Werx, the Gilroy, California custom tourer parts specialist operated by former Custom Chrome man John Panzica, the son of industry veteran and former Custom Chrome CEO Nace Panzica, has signed a strategic affiliation agreement with the Cleveland based PowerSport Institute. Bagger Werx will provide support to PSIs American V-Twin education program touring model and customizing projects in 2014. PSI offers students a wide range of motorcycle courses, and is the training provider of choice for S&S Cycle among others attracted over 203,000 visitors from 117 countries to see 1,022 companies from 37 countries present 1,437 brands, and see more than 200 events, taking some 18,000 test rides. Research suggests that 76 percent of INTERMOT’s trade visitors said that they had “achieved the objectives of their visit”, with 82 percent of visiting consumers equally satisfied with their exhibition experience. Described by Jürgen Naue, Managing Director of Kawasaki in Germany, as a “real driver for the entire industry”, the expo program for 2014 promises even higher investment in consumer attractions such as races, test-tracks K 7,658 Sources: The Bradley Report, AMD Magazine, Big Bike Europe, MIC, AMA, PSB, Dealernews ITALIAN brake specialist Brembo has announced that is is investing a further € 115 in its North and South American operations. The company says it is to expand its Homer industrial hub near Detroit, Michigan, and to increase production at its current plant at Sao Paulo, Brazil. The company is a brake component and product supplier to several OE motorcycle manufacturers, including Harley-Davidson INTERMOT 2014 US SEPT 2013 DID YOU KNOW? nine months of 2013, at 385,256 units with an additional 164,321 ATV models also being sold (also +0.9 percent up over the first nine months of 2012). In year-to-date terms, the two best performing motorcycle sectors have been off-highway bikes (up 9.4 percent, at 55,802 units) and dualsport models (+7.9 percent, at 25,409 units). After several years of promising growth until the recession, the scooter market looks like that it is going to remain the last and slowest of the domestic PTW sectors to return to growth, with sales off by 16.7 percent (at 29,467 units) for the first nine months of 2013. www.AMDchampionship.com