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BIZ BRIEFS
BMW Motorrad posted a new all-time high in Q1 of its centenary year , delivering a total of 47,935 motorcycles and scooters - more vehicles in a first quarter than ever before ( 2022 : 47,403 units ; + 1.1 %). Revenues climbed to € 933m ( 2022 : € 799m /+ 16.8 %). Segment EBIT was up 42.6 % to € 154m ( 2022 : € 108m ) and the EBIT margin increased to 16.5 % ( 2022 : 13.5 %/+ 3 % -points ). In other news , the board of BMW AG has approved a further share buy-back programme in a volume of up to € 2bn , which is scheduled to start upon conclusion of the first buy-back programme . The latter was started in July 2022 and is expected to be completed in mid-2023 . An authorisation to repurchase up to 10 % of the share capital within five years was granted by the Annual General Meeting of BMW AG in May 2022 .
Following a record year in 2022 , Ducati started 2023 with a new record for Q1 deliveries of 14,725 total units delivered . Of its major markets , Italy was + 7.0 % ( 2,717 units ), USA ( 1,677 ) and Germany + 21.0 % ( 1,666 ). Multistrada V4 popularity keeps growing ( 2,668 units sold in Q1 ); the company sold 2,005 ' Monsters ', with DesertX becoming the third most popular model in the range ( 1,442 units sold ). Ducati says it is now selling in 90 countries with more than 800 dealers worldwide , with 55 more slated to open in 2023 , including the first Audi Ducati Retail integration dealership for Switzerland that opened in Volketswil ( Zurich ) in March .
Ducati and its employees have come out in support of its home region , Emilia-Romagna , the region hardest hit by the recent floods in Italy . The company will make a donation of € 200,000 to the Protezione Civile of Emilia-Romagna to support the people and communities affected . The Trade Union representatives at Ducati , together with employees , are also taking action for a fundraising , whose proceeds will be doubled by the company .
BMW 21st Motorrad Days and Pure & Crafted Berlin , July 7 - 9 , 2023
The 21st edition of the BMW Motorrad Days in Berlin from 7 to 9 July 2023 will celebrate " 100 years of BMW Motorrad ". " The fans of music , motorcycle culture , skateboarding , BMX and art will also get their money ' s worth - at the Pure & Crafted Festival . At the festival , which was launched in Berlin in 2015 and initiated by BMW Motorrad , fans can once again experience the special mix of handcrafted music , motorcycle culture and new-heritage lifestyle on 7 and 8 July 2023 ." While the last two Pure & Crafted festivals took place in the Sommergarten at the Messe Berlin
trade fair site , the cult event has now found " a perfectly tailored home in urban Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg with the Napoleon Komplex . Visitors can immerse themselves in the unique
WSX 2023 six-event schedule
After the two pilot events in 2022 - events that saw more than 85,000 fans enjoy world-class Supercross action in Cardiff , Wales and Melbourne , Australia - SX Global today announced a six-event calendar for the 2023 FIM World Supercross Championship ( WSX ). The 2023 schedule will expand the championship ' s global footprint with FIM-sanctioned championship rounds in France , Germany and Canada , while also returning to Australia and the UK . The championship will also expand into Southeast Asia , with the exact location to be announced in the near future . SX Global CEO Adam Bailey says : " It ' s incredibly gratifying to see our vision for a truly global Supercross championship steadily coming to fruition . Our goals , while ambitious ,
2023 WORLD SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR
British GP Villa Park , Birmingham , 1 July
French GP Groupama Stadium Lyon-Décines , 22 July
Asian GP Singapore , 30 Sept
German GP Merkur Spiel Arena , Düsseldorf , 14 Oct
Canadian GP Vancouver , BC , 28 Oct
Australian GP Marvel Stadium , Melbourne , 24-25 Nov
are clear - to elevate Supercross to a global audience through a truly international calendar of events ; to visit diverse destinations that have well-established and passionate fan bases , and to visit new regions where Supercross can grow and flourish .
Pure & Crafted world on a warehouse site with typical retro industrial charm ." Among others , Hookie Co . from Dresden will be there to design this year ' s Pure & Crafted custom bike . For the first time , electric mobility will also play a central role this year , as Pure & Crafted consistently builds bridges from heritage to mobility concepts of the future . The same weekend sees BMW celebrate the 21st BMW Motorrad Days - the event that BMW continues to reimagine in Berlin , co-located with Pure & Crafted , after 18 years at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in southern Germany . www . bmw-motorrad . com
" We believe the 2023 schedule delivers on these promises , yet it ' s only the tip of the spear . We have so much more room for growth in regions across the globe that are hungry to witness this incredible spectacle first hand . We are only scratching the surface of our long-term plan for WSX ." www . wsxchampionship . com
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