RENAULT has joined ACEM, the European association of motorcycle manufacturers, despite having absolutely no intention of making a motorcycle. That might seem a tad strange, but it all comes down to the way car makers like Renault are exploiting

BMW will use a motorcycle engine in their new electric car.The move has come after fears that customers may not feel that a purely electric vehicle will offer them sufficient range. While arguably it's a sensible option, it detracts from the car

the traffic and find a parking place in city centres, both for private and professional use.'Over recent years the European Motorcycle Industry has done much to respond to the pressing challenges posed by the economic crisis, with the aim of moving towards

discounts hint at wider problems at Husqvarna, which was recently bought from BMW by KTM owner Stefan Pierer's eponymous company.According to reports in the Italian media, Pierer Industrie AG found vast stocks of unsold bikes in Husqvarna's warehouses - 11

WITH India proving to be an endlessly large and rapidly growing market, bike firms the world over are scrambling to get a foothold there – and the latest is BMW, which has just announced a tie-in with Indian manufacturer TVS.As with other similar deals, the arrangement will give ...

THE coldest March in half a century cast a chill on the UK powered-two-wheeler market, as the month saw an 10.8% drop in new registrations. But the weather could not be entirely blamed for the downward trend, as the March figures followed year-on-year falls of 14% in January and ...

.kickstarter.com/projects/vololights/vololights-enhanced-motorcycle-visibility?ref=category – a pledge of $79 (plus $15 for international postage) means you’ll get a set if the makers hit their $50,000 goal.

THE setting in of warmer weather brought negligible relief as the UK motorcycle market's decline continued, with 8.8% fewer bikes sold in April compared to the same month last year. Year-on-year new registrations for April fell from 9,318 units

YESTERDAY'S budget doesn’t bring many motoring revelations but there are a couple of nuggets to take away.As well as the postponement of the previously planned 3p fuel duty increase, one of the smaller changes was to shift on the long-since-frozen date at which ‘classic’ bikes an...

motorcycles. For that achievement, we express our gratitude on behalf of all Audi and Ducati employees and wish him all the best in his future tasks.'Del Torchio was appointed after Ducati was bought by InvestIndustrial in 2007 and significantly boosted