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Motor Bike Expo ( MBE ) Verona , IT • Jan 19-21 www . motorbikeexpo . it
MC Massan Stockholm , SE • 26-28 Jan www . mcmassan . se
Motorradwelt Bodensee Friedrichshafen , DE • 26-28 Jan motorradwelt-bodensee . com
International Motorcycle Exhibition Hessen Wiesbaden , DE • 2-4 Feb www . motorradmessen . de
MP Motorcycle Show Helsinki , FI • Feb 2-4 mp . messukeskus . com
AIMExpo Las Vegas , NV , US • Feb 6-8 www . aimexpousa . com
Motorrad Messe Leipzig Leipzig , DE • 9-11 Feb www . zweiradmessen . de
Classic Dirt Bike Show Telford , GB • 10-11 Feb classicdirtbikeshow . co . uk
IMOT Munich , DE • 16-18 Feb www . imot . de
MCN London Motorcycle Show London , GB • 16-18 Feb mcnmotorcycleshow . com
Motorbeurs Utrecht , NL • 22-25 Feb www . motorbeursutrecht . nl
Hamburg Motorcycle Days Hamburg , DE • 23-25 Feb www . motorradmessen . de
Motosalon Brno , CZ • Feb 29-Mar 2 www . bvv . cz / motosalon
Motorrader Dortmund Dortmund , DE • 29 Feb-3 Mar www . zweiradmessen . de
Moto Festival Bern , CH • 29 Feb-3 Mar www . motofestival . ch
Daytona Bike Week ( 83 ) Florida , US • 1-10 Mar www . officialbikeweek . com
Salon De La Moto Metz , FR • 2-3 March www . metz-expo . com
Salon du 2 Roues Lyon , FR • 7-10 Mar www . salondu2roues . com
RideOn MotoDays Fiera di Roma , IT • 8-10 Mar www . motodays . it
Motorradmesse Erfurt Erfurt , DE • 9-10 Mar motorradmesse-erfurt . de
JAWA importer opportunities in Europe and Asia
The 95-year-old Czech JAWA brand is back ' in-play ' here in Europe in terms of looking to push ahead with building additional importer and distributor relationships for its network here in Europe and in Asia . Based in the Czech Republic , JAWA Moto is seeking partners for its eightmodel EU homologated , Euro 5 model range . At EICMA , Regional Sales Manager Vladimir Kapitonov told IDN : " The JAWA brand is a major opportunity . Our motorcycles successfully combine the look and feel of our 95-year legacy with contemporary design values . " The traditional shapes that are the historical JAWA design language from the 1940s and 1950s remain our canvas , they are the canvas on which they can meet the design and riding experience expectations of 21st century riders - contemporary curves meeting design authenticity in a modern package ." According to JAWA motorcycle sales statistics , the models that carry forward the design values of the historically successful JAWA models remain the most popular and have been exported to more than 120 countries around the world . The JAWA 300 CL and JAWA 350 CL Pérák are among the best-selling models and are manufactured in cooperation with the Indian automobile giant Mahindra . " The styling clearly carries forward the mid- 20th century authenticity that riders appreciate ," says Kapitonov . The JAWA 350 OHC , JAWA 350 OHC Sport , and their larger siblings , the 650 OHC and 650 OHC Sport , draw from a later stage in the JAWA design - reflecting the brand ' s evolution into
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the 1970s . " Of course , while the styling is deliberately intended to sit comfortably within the JAWA heritage , all the current models are fully
Dainese - new CEO
The Dainese Group ( Dainese apparel , AGV helmets and TCX boots ) has announced Angel Sánchez as its new Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ). Sánchez has previously held CEO and senior leadership roles at leading international groups including Keter , ABM Italia and Conserve Italia . At the same time , former Ducati man Cristiano Silei , CEO of Dainese since 2015 , becomes non-executive Chairman of the company . Supported by majority shareholder Carlyle ( NASDAQ : CG ) - a global investment firm - Dainese Group has been seeing double-digit growth reaching sales revenue of some € 300m in 2022 with what the company says is " best-in-class profitability ". The Group says it is investing to support an expansion strategy that saw it establish a direct presence in China and open a new production facility in Vietnam in 2022 . Dainese says that " as CEO , Sánchez will be responsible for leading the company into its next stage of growth , including continuing the international expansion of the Group , development of its multi-channel proposition and its shift toward an increasingly Direct-To- Consumer distribution strategy ".
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contemporary in terms of modern technological solutions and Euro 5 compliance ." As a traditional Czech manufacturer , recent years have seen JAWA Moto focused on domestic Czech sales , but it believes the time is now right for it to expand again into additional European and global markets , so now seeks the partners who can help it grow the brand again . www . jawa . eu
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