The KSR Group , based at Gedersdorf in Austria , has emerged as one of the most important distributors and manufacturers of motorcycles in Europe - selling more than 80,000 units a year for 15 brands to some 2,300 dealers in more than 60 countries . The new deal with Italjet ( Castel Guelfo di Bologna , Italy ) is for exclusive distribution of the new Italjet Dragster 125 / 200 in Germany , Austria France and Greece . Production is due to start at the end of November - " with immediate delivery worldwide ". " We have chosen the KSR Group , a reference reality in the two-wheel sector , because we are sure that it will be able to make the most of the exclusive characteristics of Italian style , design and technology that distinguish our Urban Superbike ," declares Sandro
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Caparelli , Italjet Sales & Marketing Manager . The first 499 units to be produced in November will be a Limited Edition version , in the exclusive livery Black / Magnesium , which had already sold out just a few weeks after being shown at EICMA 2019 . The new Dragster 125 cc ABS Euro 5 will be sold in Italy at SRP of € 5,100 EW *, while the 200 cc ABS Euro 5 version at € 5,400 EW *. Prices in other countries will vary dependent on VAT rate and custom duties . KSR Group GmbH has a considerable pedigree when it comes to selling Italian brand vehicles . It has been successfully distributing Benelli in Germany , Austria and Switzerland for several years . In 2017 KSR founded a joint venture with Innocenti SA , which has been producing vehicles under the Lambretta brand since 2018 . In the same year , KSR took over the Malaguti brand and presented a wide range of light sport motorcycles and scooters at EICMA . www . ksr-group . com www . italjet . com
Suzuki reported a -53.1 % drop in corporate consolidated net sales revenue ( to 425.2bn yen ) for the first quarter of its new financial year ( the period from April to June 2020 ). Operating income was -97.9 % and net income -95.6 %. In its global motorcycle business , net sales decreased by 46.8 % ( 30.7bn yen to 34.9bn yen ) with an operating loss of 3.0bn yen . The company says it produced 189,000 powersports vehicles in total in its first quarter ( 3,000 of them were ATVs ), which was -56 % down , with no production recorded at all for the United
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States , 6,000 units in Japan and 170,000 in Asia . In sales terms , Suzuki is reporting 261,000 units sold worldwide in the first quarter in total ( -39.8 %), 8,000 of them were ATVs ; with 10,000 units sold in Europe ( -32.8 % year-onyear , down from 15,000 units for the year-ago quarter ), no sales in North America , 13,000 units sold in Japan ( -10.1 %) and 170,000 units sold in Asia ( -56.7 %). Suzuki ' s motorcycle business in Europe in the first quarter is reported as having been worth 7.2bn yen in consolidated net sales ( down from 11.9bn yen for the year ago quarter ).
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