April 22, 2010 Leave a comment
According to a new report published by market research firm Frost & Sullivan we are likely to see a significant increase in the urban usage of electric scooters and motorcycles as the charging infrastructure is being developed across Europe.
April 16, 2010 Leave a comment
Honda has announced it will launch its first electric scooter on the Japanese market towards the end of 2010. This scooter, called EV-neo, was first seen as a concept at the 2009 Tokyo Motorshow.
April 15, 2010 Leave a comment
Harley-Davidson might see a reversal in their downward earnings trend over the last quarter, according to an industy analyst. This due to a seemingly upward trend in retail sales. As a result of this and speculation of a possible leveraged buyout, the motorcycle producer’s shares went from $32 to $36 (a record since 2008).
April 10, 2010 Leave a comment
Yamaha will raise up to 76.1 billion yen ($812 million) to develop fuel-efficient engines. They will raise this through a public share sale of 63.25 million.
The main focus of this development will be emerging markets. They hope to target consumers by offering low-cost bikes and more fuel-efficient engines that will include hybrid and electric models. This is a move to off-set the drop in demand in established markets, particularly the US and Europe.
March 31, 2010 Leave a comment
There has been a rumour on the net for some time that Volkswagen has an interest in producing motorcycles. With VW taking a 20% stake in Suzuki this has added to speculation although VW has not confirmed such plans. Also, chairman of the board, Ferdinand Piech has expressed a desire to add a motorcycle manufacturer to the OEM’s already impressive product portfolio.
