Europe - ACEM, the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers, which is the trade association that represents manufacturers of powered-two and three-wheelers as well as quadricycles (L-category vehicles) in Europe, reports that EU motorcycle and moped registrations were down 3% in the first half of 2017. According to the latest figures released by ACEM, combined registrations of motorcycles and mopeds in the EU have reached 682,008 units during the first six months of 2017, representing a decrease of 3% compared to same period of the previous year. ACEM continue … [Read more...]

Europe - ACEM, the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers in its latest statistical report on the combined motorcycle and moped registration in Europe says, registrations during the first quarter of 2017 have decreased compared to same quarter of the previous year. The combined registrations of motorcycles and mopeds in the EU reached 254,487 units during the Q1 2017, representing a decrease of 3.3% compared to same quarter of the previous year. Registrations in France, the best performing market since the beginning of the year, reached 51,164 units (+3.35% … [Read more...]

Europe - ACEM (L'Association des Constructeurs Européens de Motos) represents the manufacturers of mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and quadricycles (L-category vehicles) in Europe. Not only do manufacturers make bikes but through ACEM they, "Work closely with the European Union institutions, as well as with a wide range of stakeholders, in different policy-areas. These include type-approval of L-category vehicles, environmental legislation, road safety and transport policies, international trade negotiations, etc." ACEMS key objectives are: To engage in … [Read more...]

Europe - ACEM - The Motorcycle Industry in Europe reports that, Powered-two and powered-three wheeler registrations are up by 3.3% in the EU. ACEM state that a total of at least 902,791 powered-two and three-wheelers were registered during the first eight months of 2016 in the EU. This represents an increase of 3.3% compared to the 874,075 vehicles registered during the same period of 2015. Registrations performed positively in most of the key European markets including Italy (+10.6%, 167,540 units), Spain (+8.6%, 111,204 units), UK (+5.6%, 85,409 units) and … [Read more...]

Europe - Motorcycle industry launches new European Training Quality Label at motorcycle safety conference. The European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers, ACEM, hosted today (8th September 2016) its 12th annual conference, ‘The Safe Ride to the Future’, around the issue of motorcycling safety in the European Union. This edition of the Brussels annual conference attracted more than 150 attendees from the motorcycle industry, European and national administrations and users’ organisations, as well as a wide range of stakeholders. The event explored key issues around … [Read more...]