Barcelona based brakes manufacturer Galfer has appointed Guillermo Font as its new Global Marketing Director. "With an outstanding 20-year track record in marketing and in-depth market knowledge, Guillermo Font joins our team with the mission of taking Galfer to the next level, consolidating and expanding the legacy of excellence that has characterised the company for decades".
The IMF reports that global public debt is forecast to exceed $100tn by the end of 2024. IMF reports that the major economies' plans to stabilise borrowing will "fall far short of what is needed" - leaving advanced and emerging economies perilously exposed to the risks of global economic collapse.
Following the news that American owned, Italian electric sportbike manufacturer Energica has gone (see story elsewhere in this edition of IDN), another high-profile e-bike brand has gone into bankruptcy. New York based Fuell Motorcycles has now joined the ever-growing list of electric PTW start-ups that are not, in fact, going the start up anymore. Fuell was the brand backed by former sportbike and H-D man Erik Buell.
Oxford Product's export director, Chris Shearer, is celebrating 30 years as its 'Export Meister'. When he joined Oxford in 1994, he had been based in Germany as a Bandmaster with the British Army. From his office in Germany, Chris and his team of four oversee a global network of some 75 countries.
The Federal Motor Transport Authority in Germany (KBA) reported a total of 16,331 new motorcycle registrations in Germany in September - that is -3.9% on September 2023. The total for the first three quarters of 2024 is recorded at 187,041 units, -5.7% on the same period of 2023.
Owned by Vision X in Washington State, USA, the Denali brand of LED electronic accessories is now available for dealers in Europe through Parts Europe in Germany. Products include "a complete lighting and visibility package that includes the lights, light mounts, auxiliary brake light and a single intelligent plug-n-play controller to provide effortless installation and integrated control of all your accessories"; www.denalielectronics.com, www.visionx-europe.com, www.parts-europe.com
Yamaha Motor Europe and TotalEnergies made history in the 2024 R3 bLU cRU SuperFinale at Estoril by running with 100% sustainable fuel - TotalEnergies Excellium Racing 100 (ER100) fuel - in all the motorcycles competing in the event. The collaboration first saw TotalEnergies provide 40% non-fossil (sustainable) fuel to Yamaha Motor Europe's WorldSBK teams and the prior rounds of the R3 bLU cRU World Cup.
In a news release dated October 15, EICMA announced proudly that this year's 81st edition of the show that is now 110 years old will feature 770 exhibitors and more than 2,100 brands from 45 countries, occupying 330,000 sqm of exhibit space over "ten full pavilions [halls]". Just one tiny problem with that, its official show floor plan and exhibitor listing shows only eight halls in use! That's still a whole bunch of space, but it makes one wonder. Is EICMA in the habit of announcing incorrect show statistics on a regular basis?
