Honda pull out of the NEC Show, now this. Is motorcycling really escaping the economic downturn?
THE ORGANISERS behind the Paris Motorcycle Show, scheduled to take place in early October 2009, have pulled the plug on the event.
An official press release reads:
'The Paris Motorcycle and Scooter Show, initially pencilled in for 1 to 8 October 2009, has been rescheduled for autumn 2010 at Porte de Versailles, Paris, France.
Motorcycle manufacturers and AMC Promotion, the organiser of the Paris International Two-Wheel Show, which had instigated a new development strategy for the show, unanimously agreed that the troubled international economy would compromise the standards set, including the participation of all manufacturers to represent the sector as faithfully as possible.'
Basically this comes down to the recession, which flies in the face of the manufacturers' line that the motorcycle market is not affected by the global economic downturn.
Earlier this week Honda UK announced it will not be taking part in this year's NEC Show.
