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The WSJ( Damian Paletta, 13 / 08 / 26) reports that total U. S. government debt is racing toward $ 40tn this year. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the deficit- the gap between revenue and spending- is projected to be $ 1.887tn this year and then breach the $ 2tn mark in 2027. The government will be likely to have paid some $ 1.1tn in interest on its debt this year alone – more even than its recently hugely expanded annual defence budget.
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Bergamaschi chooses Soft Way for international ARCO Service launch
Described as a " revolutionary new international project for independent repair shops, dealerships and distributors ", Milan based spare parts, component and accessory distributor Bergamaschi has selected Soft Way- a specialised two-wheeler software house owned by Editoriale Domus- to develop and distribute an innovative and potentially important web product across Europe. ARCO Service has been designed specifically for the independent motorcycle repair sector, a segment
Domenico Mainoli, General Manager of Bergamaschi( right) with Francesco Pasquali, CEO of Soft Way
that, lacking major OEM backup and resources, is a valuable but often overlooked and ill served source of sales and profits for the international motorcycle industry ' s service and workshop sector. The Soft Way-designed product, for which Bergamaschi is the Master Distributor in Europe, has already made its debut within Bergamaschi ' s affiliated Italian workshop network, operating under the Ride Up brand. Ride Up currently encompasses around 150 independent repairers across Italy- a number projected to double by 2028. A well-established and internationally recognised motorcycle industry software specialist, Bergamaschi has built on its already successful domestic Italian market collaboration with Soft
Way. The newly developed international version of the Soft Way ARCO platform will reach national workshop networks in key European markets through local spare parts distributors, aiming to establish a continent-wide motorcycle repair network. When asked what exactly Arco Service is, and why it has " all the hallmarks of a gamechanger for motorcycle repair " in Europe, Bergamaschi General Manager Domenico Mainoli told International Dealer News that " Arco Service is a fully web-based DMS [ Dealer Management System ] specifically tailored for motorcycle
repair operators. It enables users to order from over 800,000 part numbers directly and seamlessly from the management system while integrating Autodata information.
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