International Dealer News IDN 150 August/September 2019 | Page 3

• CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • PUBLISHER/CO-OWNER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ROBIN BRADLEY [email protected] IDN AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 (#150) NEwS ........................................................................6-21,48 Comment ..........................................................4 PUBLISHER/CO-OWNER INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Second quarter ACEM data points to market softening - Robin Bradley reads between the lines of the latest ACEM registration data for the first six months and finds that not everything looks as good as the headline news suggests ... SONJA WALLACE [email protected] GENERAL MANAGER SARA VINEY [email protected] MV Agusta ......................................................21 The shape of things to come? The now Russian-owned Italian icon succumbs to temptation as it signs lightweight displacement deal in China with "more to come" ... INFORMATION EDITOR NEIL BLABER [email protected] DESIGN & PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Rapid Bike ......................................................26 BEN OAG [email protected] 5 Rendlesham Mews, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2SZ Great Britain Italian performance specialist Rapid Bike rolls out new applications for popular models, with more additions scheduled for later in the year. PROGUIDE ................................................................22-44 TEL: 0044 (0)1892 511516 FAX: 0044 (0)1892 511517 TOLL FREE… FROM USA/ CANADA: p22 TEL: 1-866 849 5704 FAX: 1-866 521 0099 If for any reason you can’t connect via our toll free numbers then dial TEL: 01144 1892 511516 Fax: 01144 1892 511517 DISCLAIMERS No part of IDN may be reproduced or used in any way without permission. The views contained in IDN are not necessarily the views of the publishers. Every effort is made to ensure that all material included is as accurate as possible, however the publishers cannot be held responsible for any erroneous statements, facts, figures or mistakes. All trademarks, brand names and other key words are used purely for descriptive purposes. No approval, endorsement of, or involvement in the contents of IDN is implied by the use of these or any other words, names or marks associated with all or any companies. All trademarks acknowledged. IDN (ISSN 1354- 4074) is published six times a year by Dealer-World.com, 5, Rendlesham Mews, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2SZ, Great Britain. Send address corrections to us at the address shown on this page, or e-mail to: [email protected] p26 p22 p28 p32 p30 p32 p33 Print by Warner’s Midlands bourne, lincolnshire, Gb ISSN 1354-4047 • p34 CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS •