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Yamaha Motor and Lola Cars have agreed to continue their technical partnership beyond 2027 for the development and supply of highperformance electric powertrains for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Following Yamaha ' s introduction of " GEN4 " machines, Yamaha will keep enhancing its overall expertise and capabilities " through the development of cutting-edge electric technologies for the world ' s premier racing series for all-electric single-seater vehicles."
Legendary Japanese motorcycle helmet brand Marushin has been acquired by Traun, Austria based motorcycle clothing supplier Racer Outdoor GmbH. Meerbusch based Georg Wahlicht will head up sales at Racer-Marushin. Orders are via an online portal and shipping will be the Traun( near Linz) central warehouse. The plan is for all B2B customers to be assigned a dedicated back-office contact person. According to Bike & Business, Racer and Marushin products are to be sold exclusively through authorised specialist retailers, not through major chain stores.
The provisional 2026 WorldSBK schedule, the first to be released under the imprimatur of new Dorna Sports owner Libert Media( Colorado, USA) again features 12 rounds. The season will kick off at Australia ' s Phillip Island in late February and wrap up in Jerez, Spain, in mid- October. 2026 will see a debut of the WorldSPB class in Portimao, alongside earlier dates for Aragon and Balaton Park( Hungary- which is retained after its 2025 debut), while Cremona shifts to a September slot; www. worldsbk. com
Stark Q2- EV profitability records smashed
Barcelona based Stark Future has announced record EV profitability in Q2, 2025, as a doubling of YOY revenue " propels the technology leader to its first profitable quarter." In a remarkable six-year sprint from its founding, and only two years after delivering the first vehicles to customers, Stark Future has established itself as the world ' s fastest growing electric motorcycle brand. " Reaching profitability faster than any other electric vehicle manufacturer firmly positions Stark Future as the first name in global electric motorcycles." For Q2 2025, Stark reported € 47m
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revenue and € 4.5m EBITDA- a greater than doubling of revenue compared to Q2 2024. " This rapid financial ascent solidifies Stark Future as the largest and fastest-scaling electric-only motorcycle manufacturer in history, long since surpassing all other pure EV rivals in volume, revenue, and international footprint. " Our main achievements in product development are well known, but this financial success is confirmation that our customers appreciate the hard work we put in every day behind the scenes," said Anton Wass, CEO of Stark Future.
" We ' ve rapidly established a cost competitive global value chain as well as built a cutting-edge, 20,000- square-meter factory for in-house battery and vehicle production. Driven by overwhelming global demand for the groundbreaking Stark VARG, deliveries are accelerating across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia. " The VARG ' s unrivalled performance and innovative design have attracted multiple former and current Motocross World Champions as buyers this quarter alone, further cementing Stark ' s reputation as the new benchmark in motocross and enduro performance. " The Stark VARG is our proof of concept," added Wass. " Tesla took 14 years to turn a profit. We did it in six, and we ' re just getting started." Wass says that Stark Future is channelling this explosive momentum to strategically enter broader segments of motorcycles and powersports, " directly challenging long-established global brands with [ theoretically ] superior electric alternatives. Major breakthroughs in next-generation sustainable materials and advanced production scaling reflect the company ' s ambitious vision to fundamentally reshape the future of two-wheeled transportation. " This isn ' t just about building great electric motorcycles, it ' s about building a sustainable, profitable business that can reshape this industry and future expectations- we have proven that innovation and performance can go hand-in-hand with profitability."