Global/Europe - Following on from our article in early March - Harley-Davidson – Doing Stupid! - which looked at the possibly of a looming trade war against the world and specifically Europe from the United States over steel and aluminium imports, ACEM the motorcycle manufactures representative in Europe are keeping everyone abreast of their stance on the situation. Comments by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at that time were, “So now we will also impose import tariffs. This is basically a stupid process, the fact that we have to do this. But we have … [Read more...]
Harley-Davidson – Doing Stupid!
Global - Who would have thought we would be reporting on global political issues, as America (or rather their President) announces the prospect of import tariffs that has drawn promised retaliation from the Europe Union. Last week the US President announced plans to raise tariffs on imported steel (25%) and aluminium (10%), including steel and aluminium from Europe the duty to be formally set this week, with the President ready to fight back as a tit for tat trade war looms, as the European Union promises to act firmly against any tariffs. How is Harley-Davidson drawn … [Read more...]
ACEM – Clarity Needed From EC
Europe - At the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers' (ACEM) 13th annual conference, hosted today in Brussels, the ACEM President Stefan Pierer and CEO of the Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM said, “We urgently need clarity from the EC (European Commission) regarding the implementation of Euro 5”. In a full statement Stefan Pierer stated, "Our industry is committed to sustainability, which we understand as a complex process related to environmental performance of vehicles, road safety and economic viability of our operations”. “Since 1999, our sector … [Read more...]
Still Preparing For Technology
Europe - ACEM the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers which represents the manufacturers of mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and quadricycles (L-category vehicles) in Europe, has published two position papers on vehicle technology. Detection of motorcycles by advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) eCall devices for L-category vehicles ACEM has also announced the 13th Edition of their annual conference - “Sustainable motorcycling in Europe” – to held in January 2018, addressing how policy-makers, civil society and the motorcycle sector can work … [Read more...]
Motorcycle talk ITS
Global - Following on from our previous article from ACEM, the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers regarding Connected Motorcycling – Super Future ACEM have reported on discussions at the ITS World Congress about the future of intelligent transport systems and motorcycling. Industry experts and policy makers discuss the future of connected motorcycling at ITS World Congress On 1 November 2017 experts from the motorcycle industry, the European Commission, the U.S. Department of Transportation and other organisations met at the ITS World Congress in … [Read more...]
Ups And Downs – Motorcycle Registrations
Europe - ACEM - European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) who represent manufacturers of mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and quadricycles (L-category vehicles) in Europe say that the combined registrations of motorcycles and mopeds in the EU has decreased in 2017. In full ACEM states - Motorcycle and moped registrations in the EU down 1.6% during the first 9 months of 2017. Combined registrations of motorcycles and mopeds in the EU have reached 1,051,606 units during the first 9 months of 2017, representing a decrease of 1.6% compared to same period … [Read more...]
Connected Motorcycling – Super Future
Europe – ACEM, the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers who represent manufacturers of mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and quadricycles (L-category vehicles) in Europe have released two interesting press releases. In both of these press releases ACEM have communicated with regards to connected vehicle technology - Connected Motorcycle Consortium (CMC) – from the 2017 CMC Conference in Munich, Germany and they also look at future policy for Europe’s automotive sector including the motorcycle industry – contained in the GEAR 2030 report. What Is The … [Read more...]
