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ACEM news
ANCMA-EICMA to organise international motorcycle exhibition in November
15 Oct 2014

ANCMA-EICMA will organise the 72th Esposizione Mondiale del Motoclismo (72th world motorcycle exhibition) between 6 and 9 November 2014, in Milan. The exhibition will mark the 100th anniversary of EICMA.

Over the last 100 years more than 28,700 exhibitors from more than 40 countries participated in the event, and about 25,000,000 attended the exhibition.

Commenting on the upcoming event, EICMA president Antonello Montante said: “Celebrating the first 100 years of EICMA is celebrating an industry that plays a key role in the Italian production system as well as in the development of our country". 

Prior to the opening of the exhibition, on 5 November 2014, ANCMA, the Italian National Association for the Motorcycle and Bicycle industries, will hold an international workshop on intellectual property rights and motorcycle design. This seminar will discuss the importance of adequate enforcement of intellectual property rights, as well as the economic value of product design for the motorcycle industry. 

The event will be open to the public and will take place in the Sala Acquarius of the Centro Congressi (Stella Polare – Fiera Milano) from 10:30 to 13:30.

The programme of this seminar is available here.For further information on EICMA please visit http://www.eicma.it/en/  

More than 200,000 motorcycle fans from all over the world visit Intermot fair in Cologne
15 Oct 2014

Intermot Cologne ended on Saturday 5 October, after five action-packed fair days with more than 200,000 visitors from 105 countries. The 2014 edition of Intermot marked the 50th anniversary of the exhibition fair. 

ACEM celebrates its 20th anniversary in the European Parliament (pictures)
13 Oct 2014

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On 7 October 2014 the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers, ACEM, organised a cocktail reception and a photography exhibition in the European Parliament to commemorate its 20th anniversary.

The event was kindly hosted by Bernd Lange MEP, chair of the Committee on International Trade of the European Parliament. The reception was attended by a host of esteemed guests and friends of ACEM including several recently elected and re-elected members of the Parliament, Commission officials and industry representatives.

The event also marked the launch of the Safe ride to the future, the new road safety strategy of the motorcycling industry. As part of this strategy ACEM members have committed to have at least one of their models available for sale with a cooperative ITS feature by 2020 and will carry out research on an eCall system for motorcycles. Moreover ACEM members will work with the Germany Road Safety Council (DVR) to promote high quality voluntary post-license and will organise thematic workshops in different European countries to identify and measures to improve road safety at national, regional and local levels.

The industry is looking forward to start working on these and other very important issues with the new European Parliament and the new European Commission, as soon as it takes office.

ACEM President Stephan Schaller commented: “ACEM is in an excellent position to provide expertise on motorcycling issues, and over the years we have developed a good working relationship with the EU institutions, and particularly with the European Parliament. We hope we will continue to strengthen this working relationship with you”.

‘The world of motorcycling’ exhibition featured photographs that capture vivid and intense images of the sector. The pictures highlighted the different aspects of motorcycling, from the cultural and historical value of powered-two wheelers to the renewed commitment of the industry towards enhanced road safety, from the development of electromobility to the importance of the sector in terms of European economic growth, employment and social inclusion at large.

Picture gallery 

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More pictures of the event are available on our Facebook page.

 

Registrations of PTWs increase by 0.86% during the first eight months of the year
01 Oct 2014

 A total of  864,104 powered two wheelers (PTWs) were registered during the first eight months of 2014 in the EU. This represents an increase of 0.86% compared with the 856,727 units registered between January and August 2013. Registrations in the motorcycle segment grew by 6.1%, whilst moped registrations fell by 10.1%.

The full statistical release in pdf format can be downloaded here.

A total of 864,104 PTWs were regsitered during the first eight months of 2014 in the EU. This represents an increase of 0.86% compared to the 856,727 units registered between January and August 2013. The Spanish and the UK market performed positively, with registrations increasing by 15.9% and 11.2% respectively. Registrations increased sligthly in Germany (1.2%), but went down in France and Italy (-1.6% and -1.5%). 

Between January and August 2014, the motorcycle segment grew by 6.1% compared to the same period in the previous year. A total of 614,651 motorcycles were registered against 579,119 for the first eight months of 2013.

Between January and August 2014, a total of 249,453 mopeds were registered in the EU, whilst 277,608 had been registered in the same period of 2013.

The full statistical report is available here.

The motorcycle industry unveils new strategy to improve safety for motorcyclists in Europe
30 Sep 2014

ACEM unveiled yesterday The safe ride to the future, its new road safety strategy to further improve safety levels for motorcyclists in Europe. The document has been presented at the 10th International Motorcycle Conference in Köln (Germany), a well-attended event which brought together policy-makers, industry representatives and academia. 

As part of this new strategy, the motorcycle industry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). With regard to training of riders, ACEM and the German Road Safety Council (DVR) have joined forces to promote high quality voluntary post-license training schemes across the EU through a DVR-ACEM Quality Seal. ACEM will also organise a series of workshops in different European countries to identify and promote measures to improve road safety at national, regional and local levels. 

The full press release is available here. The safe ride to the future can be downloaded here.

Registrations of PTWs increase by 1.5% during the first seven months of 2014
04 Sep 2014

 

A total of  779,588 powered two wheelers (PTWs) were regsitered during the first seven months of 2014 in the EU. This represents an increase of 1.5% compared with the 768,232 units registered between January and July 2013. Between January and July registrations in the motorcycle segment grew by 7.4%, whilst moped registrations fell by 11%.

The full statistical release in pdf format can be downloaded here.

Implementing regulation on requirements for the approval and market surveillance of PTWs published
22 Aug 2014

The European Commission published today in the Official Journal of the EU the implementing regulation on administrative requirements for the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Commission implementing regulation 901/2014). 

The European Commission published today in the Official Journal of the EU the implementing regulation on administrative requirements for the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Commission implementing regulation 901/2014).

The text is the last piece of legislation that implements the Type-approval regulation (Regulation EU 168/2013).

The Commission implementing regulation 901/2014 outlines administrative requirements for the approval of new L-category vehicles. Its publication follows a positive vote by the members of the Technical committee on motor vehicles (TCMV) which took place on 1 July. the new implementing regulation will enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal and will apply from 1 January 2016.

About the type-approval package

Regulation EU 168/2013 and its implementing and delegated acts provide for new environmental and emissions requirements, advanced braking systems, anti-tampering measures and access to repair and maintenance information, among others.

The emissions requirements will be introduced in two steps: Euro 4 and Euro 5. Euro 4 will apply to L3e (motorcycles), L4e (motorcycles with sidecars), L5e (tricycles), L7e (heavy quadrcycles) as for 1 January 2016; and to L1e, L2e and L6e as of 1 January 2017. Existing vehicles will be alowed an extra year to comply with these new standards.

Under Regulation 168/2013 new type-approved vehicles will be required to comply with Euro 5 standards as of 2020. This obligation, however, will be subject to a "comprehensive environmental study" by the European Commission, the conclusions of which are expected to be published by 2016. 

 

ACEM position paper on EU-USA free trade negotiations is now available for download
25 Jul 2014

The motorcycle industry in Europe strongly supports further regulatory convergence, the simplification of administrative procedures and the gradual elimination of duties between the EU and the US. This would bring substantial benefits to companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.

In 2012 the United States was the number one destination of EU powered-two and powered-three-wheeler (PTW) exports. The US market accounted for nearly 30% of all European PTW exports. The cumulative trade balance for 2008 - 2013 is positive for the EU and amounted to €157 million.

Documents available to download

ACEM position on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership [pdf]

 

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