As part of its strategic reorientation, BMW Motorrad will be entering the under 500cc motorcycle segment through a long-term cooperative agreement with the TVS Motor Company — one of India’s largest motorcycle manufacturers. This was announced at a press conference today in Chennai, India. The aim of this agreement is to produce smaller motorcycles, under…
Consumer Reports National Research Center polled more than 4,000 motorcycle owners in their first-ever motorcycle reliability survey and found nearly one in three BMW owners reported a “major problem” in the previous four years. Only about one in 10 Yamaha owners experienced issues during that time, followed closely by Kawasaki and Honda. American manufacturer Harley-Davidson came…
Stephan Schaller, President of BMW Motorrad, was appointed the new president of the ACEM (Association des Constructeurs Européens de Motocycles), the European motorcycle industry association on March 21, 2013. Based in Brussels, ACEM is the organization representing the manufacturers of motorcycles, scooters, trikes and quads on a European level. Stephan Schaller, who was appointed President…
BMW has announced an agreement to sell Husqvarna Motorcycles to Austrian-based Pierer Industrie AG. Husqvarna started 110 years ago in Sweden but was owned by the Italian Cagiva MV Agusta group when it was purchased by BMW in 2008. Pierer Industrie AG is headed by Stefan Pierer who is also KTM’s managing director and a…
We regret bringing you the news that British motorcycle journalist Kevin Ash passed away following an accident during a BMW press launch of the 2013 R1200GS in South Africa. With respect to his family, details of the January 22, 2013 accident have not been released. Kevin was a well-liked and respected freelance writer of motorcycle…
In addition to the line-ups of BMW and Husqvarna models on display at this year’s BMW Motorrad Days, there are some very unusual machines for visitors to see on site at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, including the BMW-powered MonoTracer and new MonoTracer-E from Swiss company Peraves. Is it a bike or is it a car? Whatever your opinion,…
Hendrik von Kuenheim, General Director BMW Motorrad, was elected as the new President of the ACEM (Association des Constructeurs Européens de Motocycles), the European Motorcycle Industry Association. Based in Brussels, the ACEM represents European manufacturers of motorcycles, scooters, tricycles and quadricycles. Hendrik von Kuenheim has been involved in ACEM’s activities since 2009 when he became…