International Dealer News IDN 152 December 2019/January 2020

news ROOM SW-MOTECH to add Parts SHOW Europe as a sales channel - ZONE effective January 2020 Motor Bike Expo Verona, Italy • January 16-19 German luggage and protection parts specialist SW-MOTECH will be working together with Parts Europe GmbH from January 1st, 2020. Parts Europe dealers throughout Europe will be able to order all SW-MOTECH products from the Trier, Germany based distributor. SW-MOTECH will continue to supply its existing business partners and customers via its central warehouse in Rauschenberg, central Germany. "By working together with SW- Motech, we are expanding Parts Europe's existing extensive range to include high-quality motorcycle luggage and sophisticated protection parts that were previously not available to our customers. We are delighted to be able to offer dealers new items that offer a high potential for their sales," says Xavier Williart, Sales Manager Parts Europe. Parts Europe ships 180,000 different items for most powersports segments via its state-of-the-art warehouse in Germany to a large dealer network throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. "With an international staff of almost 300 employees, Parts Europe guarantees a native speaking customer service in almost all sales areas". Founded in 1999, SW-Motech itself employs over 300 workers at its headquarters, as well as at an additional production facility at Brno, Czechia. SW-Motech produces original accessories for many of the leading OEMs, including BMW, Ducati, Kawasaki, KTM, Moto Guzzi, Suzuki and Yamaha, and exports its products to more than 65 countries. www.partseurope.eu www.sw-motech.com MC Massan Gothenburg, SE • January 24 - 26 Motorradwelt Bodensee Friedrichshafen, DE - January 24 - 26 MP20 Helsinki, FI • January 31 - February 2 Motorrad Messe Leipzig, DE • January 31 - February 2 Motorrad Linz Linz, AUT • February 7 - 9 Salon Du 2 Roues Lyon, FR • February 13-14 MOTORbeurs Utrecht, NL • February 20 - 23 Swiss Moto Zurich, CH • February 20 - 23 Hamburger Motorrad Tage Hamburg, DE • February - 21 - 23 Roma Moto Days Rome, Italy • March 5 - 8 Motorraeder Dortmund Germany • March 5 - 8 Moto Salon Prague, CZ • March 5 - 8 Warsaw Motorcycle Show Warsaw, Poland • March 6 - 8 Motorama Madrid Madrid, Spain • March 6 - 8 Motorraeder & Roller Magdeburg, DE • March 7 - 8 Tokyo Motorcycle Show Japan • March 27 - 29 Moto Spring Moscow, Russia • April 3 - 5 Motorcycle Taiwan Taipei, TW • April 15 - 18 Vive La Moto Madrid, Spain • April 16-19 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este Lake Como, Itlay • May 22 - 24 Wheels & Waves Biarritz, FR • June 10 - 14 World Ducati Week Misano, Italy • July 17 - 19 Glemseck 101 Leonberg, DE • September 4 - 6 SW-MOTECH opens Spanish branch German luggage and accessory specialist SW-MOTECH has opened a Spanish sales office based in Toledo, south of Madrid, to "provide intensive support for Spanish customers". SW-MOTECH Spain will be headed up by David Prieto, who has been the exclusive distributor for SW-MOTECH in Spain for many years with his company 2TMoto. Products will be delivered directly to Spanish www.idnmag.com customers from the company's headquarters warehouse in Germany. The SW-MOTECH Spain team currently consists of David Prieto and his colleague Carlos Llabres, who is responsible for contacts with Spanish dealers. Both are enthusiastic motorcyclists themselves and have been active in the industry for many years with numerous good industry contacts. "We are delighted that SW- MOTECH Spain will enable us to serve the Spanish market even more effectively in the future and wish our colleagues in Spain all the best for the start. With David Prieto and his team, we have a partner with whom we have a long-term and trusting partnership," emphasised Managing Director Jürgen Swora at the signing of the contract at the company's headquarters in Germany. www.sw-motech.com AIMExpo Columbus OH, USA • October 1 - 4 INTERMOT Cologne, DE • October 8 - 11 Motorcycle Trade Expo Stoneleigh Park, UK • October 18 - 20 Oslo Motor Show Norway • October 23 - 25 SEMA Las Vegas, NV, USA • November 3 - 6 EICMA Milan, Italy • November 3 - 8 Inabike Jakarta, Indonesia • November 4 - 6 Motorcycle Live Birmingham, UK • November 14 - 23 Salao Duas Rodas Sao Paulo, Brazil • November 17 - 22 INTERNATIONAL DEALER NEWS - DECEMBER 2019 / JANUARY 2020 21 Mondial de la Moto Paris, FR • October 1 - 11

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