Competitiveness

After a long legislative process, almost completed, the European Union is setting itself to implement the new regulatory framework for the type approval of motorcycles. The scenario awaiting the sector for the next decade has…

The EU Regulation on the "approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles" was published today in the EU Official Journal. This publication follows the protracted negotiations between the European Parliament, the…

The motorcycle industry supports the principle of EU harmonisation, but proposes 4-2-2 intervals for Powered Two-Wheelers (PTW), taking into account average mileage of this vehicle category. The European Commission’s proposal to extend mandatory Periodic Technical…

The 2010 ACEM report is now available in full online. The study examines in detail the state of the L-category industry in the EU and examines the importance of a wide range of European policies for the…