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IDN JULY / AUGUST 2026(# 191)
NEwSROOM........................................................ 6-25,48
COMMENT: Nobody can manufacture time................................................ 4
It feels like we have been living in febrile and unstable times for nearly a decade now. Living and, above all, working with uncertainty and instability at least since the global pandemic fell on us in February 2020. The uncomfortable truth is that we are still carrying something like a third of the 2008-2012 recession with us to this day.
ACEM: " With the Euro 5 + transition behind us, the market is regaining momentum ".. 48
New motorcycle registrations the five largest European markets( France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) reached 250,762 units during the three first months of 2026. This represents an increase of approximately + 21.1 % compared to 2025( 207,126 units). These ' Big-5 ' European markets account for just over 80 % of all motorcycle sales in all European markets.
BMW: Deliveries down by-4.2 %( 42,735 units) in Q1, 2026.................. 10
In other news BWM has released two ' specials ' into the wild, made a sequence of new management appointments at BMW Motorrad and produced the 4,000,000th motorcycle at its Motorrad ' s Spandau, Berlin factory- an R 1300 GS Adventure.
Vertex: " Our future cannot be separated from our past ".......................... 24-25
Valerio Scutellà, Managing Director at Vertex told International Dealer News: " we can consider ourselves the market leader in the production of pistons for 2‐stroke and 4‐stroke engines, especially for off‐road motorcycles, but also for karts, snowmobiles, ATVs, ultralight vehicles, marine engines, compressors, and our newest market- drones."
CARDO: Cardo Venture- integrated MX and off-road riding comms.................... 44
Alon Lumbroso, Chief Executive Officer, Cardo Systems has described the new ' Venture ' helmet as " the world ' s first integrated mesh helmet for MX and Off-road riding. Cardo Venture meshes real-time group communication, coaching and safety with top end protection, performance, and style and addresses a long-standing gap in off-road riding- built specifically the demands of motocross and off-road environments.
TECMATE: " May the power be with your phone "........................................ 42
TecMate ' s premium OptiMate USB products are all becoming USB-C friendly, with all USB chargers retaining their unique vehicle battery protection feature. TecMate CEO / CTO Martin Human says: " OptiMate USB devices with USB-A only charge ports remain available for 2026. This includes the O-100 that connects to an OptiMate SAE battery harness and delivers up to 2400mA of charge through a single USB-A port, and the O-106 dual USB-A charger. The O-106 connects to a standard / automotive size 12V outlet socket and delivers 3300mA of charge through two USB-A ports."
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