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Puig and the Kawasaki Racing Team ( KRT ) have renewed their collaboration agreement for the 2021 WorldSBK season . Puig has been a KRT technical partner for the last four seasons . KRT has won the WorldSBK Championship seven times - in 2013 with Tom Sykes and since 2015 consecutively with Jonathan Rea . Located in Granollers ( Barcelona ) - the same place as the KRT headquarters - Puig has been designing , manufacturing and distributing motorcycle accessories since 1964 . Carles Puig , Export Manager for Puig : “ We are so happy to keep collaborating with this amazing team and neighbour . The joint teamwork between KRT and Puig is bringing out the best of us and is creating many new ideas that are tested on track and eventually offered to dealers and their customers in our catalogue . " Puig is currently one of the largest manufacturers in the motorcycle accessory sector , exporting to over 60 countries . Opting for top level competition hand in hand with KRT is a reflection of our desire to remain at
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After four very successful years , Puig has renewed its technical partner collaboration with the official Kawasaki WorldSBK team for the 2021 season .
the forefront of technological innovation in motorcycling ." Biel Roda , Marketing Manager of KRT , commented : " The renewal with Puig is almost obligatory ! They are the perfect partners . On a technological level they bring us a very positive development with their 3D simulation technology , and the racing passion and know-how of their technical department brings a lot of value to the KRT project . " With this collaboration , KRT and Puig hope to remain competitive in 2021 and continue with the goal of winning WorldSBK championship races with Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes as our riders again this season ." www . puig . tv
Supersprox switches to more environmentally friendly packaging
Supersprox has invested in new , environmentally friendly packaging - changing from plastic PET clam shell packaging to paper card packaging . Supersprox General Director DJ . Maughfling says : " We have become uncomfortable with plastic waste from our packaging and decided to change 100 % to a paper based pack for all the range . Every time I put my household plastic waste into the recycling bin , I am wondering what happens to the hundreds of thousands of sprocket packages . " With this change , we save 5,400 kg of plastic each year . Many companies are thinking about their impact on the environment . It is a topic constantly in the news and growing in power every year . There might be some debate as to the reasons for global warming , however , it seems clear that the subject should not be ignored . " In the motorcycle industry , the options to act in a more environmentally ethical way are not just limited to how the motorcycles themselves are manufactured and their
emissions . One easy step for any vendor is to consider their product manufacturing process and packaging . We have done that and are always looking for other ways in which we can be socially responsible and environmentally friendly ." www . supersprox . com
As elsewhere in Europe , the new motorcycle registration data for Poland for 2020 is distorted because of the Euro 4 / 5 crossover and ongoing pandemic impacts . The latest data from the motorcycle industry trade association in Poland ( PZPM ) shows new motorcycle registrations at -26.40 % ( 1,316 units ) for the first two months of 2021 , with total new PTW registrations at -38.85 % YTD ( 2,018 units ), having been + 31.06 % for the first two month of 2020 ( 3,300 units ). The total number of new and used motorcycles sold in January and February was 7,402 units ( -26.89 %) and the total number of new and used PTWs sold in Poland in the first two months was 9,062 units ( -28.83 %). For the record - full year new motorcycle registrations for Poland in 2019 were + 31.53 % ( 19,103 units ), with the total of all new and used PTWs at + 12.35 % ( 113,650 units in total ). For 2020 new motorcycle registrations for Poland were 21,815 units (+ 14.20 %), with total new PTW sales + 4.91 % ( 40,155 units ).
UK motorcycle registrations were put at -40.26 % for January and February at 5,953 units ; total PTW registrations were -38.01 YTD at 6,624 units . For the record - new motorcycle registrations in the UK were -3.91 % for 2020 ( 96,539 units ), having been + 0.72 % ( 100,472 units ) in 2019 ; total PTW registrations were -2.83 % for 2020 ( 103,665 units ), having been + 1.44 % ( 106,688 units ) in 2019 .
The latest new registration data released by Swiss industry association MotoSuisse shows total new motorcycle registrations for January and February 2021 + 47.16 % on 3,264 units , with total PTW sales + 27.12 % at 5,058 units . In motorcycle market share terms , Yamaha is top for the YTD , followed by BMW , Kawasaki , KTM and Honda . The top selling model in Switzerland is the Yamaha MT-125 , followed by the Malaguti XSM 125 . Owned since 2018 by KSR in Austria , Malaguti is in 6th place in market share terms in Switzerland YTD and has replaced Vespa as the top selling Scooter brand . The top selling large displacement machine is the Kawasaki Z 900 , followed by the BMW R 1250 GS . For the record , total motorcycle sales were 29,450 units in 2020 (+ 21.65 %), having been -1.35 % at 24,209 units in 2019 ; total PTW sales were + 17.43 % in 2020 ( 49,783 units ), having been -1.79 % ( 42,392 units ) in 2019 .
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