COMMENT: More economic trouble ahead? ....................................................Page 4
New Secretary General for ACEM ......................................................................................................Page 6
Polaris' first factory in Europe ..............................................................................................................Page 9
'International Night' to be staged
on INTERMOT's Trade Visitor Day
THIS year's INTERMOT will see
the return of IDN’s popular
'International Night', from
18:30 to 20:00 pm on
Wednesday October 1st at the
Dealer Lounge Business Centre
of the Koelnmesse exhibition
centre.
The show is open to the media on
Tuesday September 30th, with
Wednesday October 1st being a
Trade Day, and Thursday October 2nd
to Sunday October 5th open for all
visitors.
Since the move to Cologne from
Munich in 2006, this is the first time
that INTERMOT has promoted a
specific Trade Visitor Day, with
consumers only able to gain access
by invitation.
Promoted by International Dealer
News, and hosted by INTERMOT and
the show's sponsors, International
Night is unique - the only 'meet &
greet' business reception specifically
for industry professionals (of all
kinds) and unique in the motorcycle
industry.
The 'Cologne' Show has always
been regarded as the world's primary
international motorcycle industry
expo, and with the backing of
International Dealer News this is
your opportunity to meet colleagues
from the industry in a relaxed
environment as the show closes (at
18:00 hours) on the Trade Visitor
special day.
In 2012, INTERMOT underlined its
position as “the most significant
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motorcycle industry international
business platform” with the number
of visitors increasing to 55,000 –
with a record proportion of those
trade visitors (43 percent) being from
outside Germany and an 8 percent
increase in the number of countries
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BMW Concept Roadster
represented.
That year also saw the
introduction of the Business District,
which was developed to bring
together a number of expo initiatives
that had been developed for trade
visitors in prior years.
This year it is once again located
between halls 4 and 5, with the
Dealer Lounge as the central meeting
point.
In addition to International Dealer
News the business district is being
supported by other motorcycle
industry trade magazines in Europe
such as World of Bike and Bike und
Business in Germany, British Dealer
News in the UK, L’Officiel in France,
Moto Dealer News (Italy) and Moto
Taller (Spain).
The business district provides
exclusive exhibition space for
vendors who only want to meet other
professionals in the international
motorcycle industry and provides
facilities for all kinds for professional
visitors to be able to make meeting
appointments away from the
exhibition booths.
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EXHAUST Pages 34-35
GUIDE
SPANISH REGISTRATIONS - Year-to-Date
2013 - 2014
50,000
+17.02
2013
Pages 15-17
+20.11
2014
Tucker Rocky/MAG
"merger" deal completed
41,383
34,453
20,000
46,607
30,000
39,827
UNITS
40,000
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10,000
PTWs
Motorcycles
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TRADEZONE 36
INDEX 38