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IDN MARCH / APRIL 2024 (# 177 )
NewsROOM ........................................................ 6-34,64
COMMENT - AIMExpo , Las Vegas , February 2024 .......................... 4
German registrations
300,000
200,000
100,000
201,433
+ 6.98 %
215,501
PTW
2022 2023
107,992
+ 16.41 %
125,709
MOTORCYCLE
BRADLEY REPORT
Definitely successful , with increased attendance , but what exactly is the new and improved AIMExpo and why is it starting to work ? Robin Bradley has a theory that we are seeing the emergence of a new kind of hybrid industry show that could become a ' child of its times ' just as much as the failed U . S . show formulas were ' back in their day '?
INTERMOT : All change for annual ' Cologne Show '................ 64
One of the theoretically most important show news announcements of recent years , why has the ( very late ) confirmation of changed dates , frequency and formula of a once agenda-setting expo largely gone unnoticed ?
REGISTRATION STATISTICS : Germany , Italy , Spain , UK , USA .... 6-7
A round-up of some of the major market Full Year 2023 registration numbers show a European motorcycle market that is ( mostly ) in an excellent ' place ' regardless of the complex matrix and much feared dynamics of wider economic concerns .
KSR GROUP : Successfully restructured ................................ 16
The highest profile casualty of the difficult financial pressures that the motorcycle industry has faced in recent year , the Austrian Group has successfully emerged from a reorganisation that should see a slimmed-down and better focused business recover quickly .
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TRIUMPH ...................................................................................... 20-21
The tsunami of news from the British brand continues with an upgraded Tiger , a Daytona comeback , its MX debut and , elsewhere , news of a prestigious award in London and a possible pair of new and more powerful Rockets for 2025 .
HYDROGEN PART II : Now it ' s Kawasaki ' s turn ........................ 25 After we featured a new hydrogen powered scooter concept from Suzuki last month , now Kawasaki has finally shown a hydrogen prototype , based on its 998 cc supercharged ' H2 ' four-cylinder engine . Hydrogen may be the world ' s most abundant element , but it remains a challenging little molecule where motorcycle use is concerned .
CFMOTO : Long march continues .................................................. 22 The rise of CFMoto is one of the , if not THE leading Chinese manufacturers in global terms , that continues apace . The KTM / MV Agusta connected conglomerate is seeing sales increase throughout Europe and in USA as well as ' emerging markets '. The latest news is of a planned 450CL-C Bobber , 250CL-C Cruiser and electric sports bikes .
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