With the French motorcycle market finally showing signs of seeing the decline in new registrations ending this year's Salon de la Moto, Scooter, Quad et Equipement (the 'Paris Show') is expected to "reflect the regained dynamism of the market" according to organiser AMC Promotion.
The show is returning to the French capital's much re-modelled primary exhibition centre at Porte de Versailles from December 1st - 6th 2015.
Staged every other year, alternating with INTERMOT at Cologne, Germany, the show was cancelled during the depths but is now re-building its audience and working hard to attract young riders in particular.
The primary motorcycle manufacturers, parts and accessory importers and distributors, and the small but high-quality domestic French component and apparel manufacturing and brand owning community, is expected to come out in force for the show. Over 300 exhibitors are already booked to appear, with an exhibition area planned to be over 40,000 m2 in at least four halls.
A second trade day has been added to cater for the stronger B to B attendance expected, a new Urban Mobility Electronically Assisted Vehicle feature ("urbanconnect zone") has been added, along with a new "Préparations Passion" and cafe-racer and "Neo-classic" zone and festival in association Café Racer, the leading French motorcycle magazine.
Free admission for under 14s, shorter duration but extended opening, an in-door Live-Zone and many more initiatives, features, promotions and activities the show is expected to build on the successful 2013 attendance with further growth.
Thierry Archambault, Deputy President of the motorcycle branch of CSIAM, the trade association in France recently released data showing that the market for two to three wheeled motor vehicles to end in August 2015 was up by +1.92% compared to the first eight months of 2014, with a total of 105 690 registrations, with the 125cc scooter and small displacement motorcycle markets doing particularly well at +9.79% (34,704 units).
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