Europa Press - Las matriculaciones de motocicletas descienden un 6,4% en Europa
Las matriculaciones de motocicletas descienden un 6,4% en Europa Las matriculaciones de motocicletas se situaron en 193.191 unidades en el primer trimestre del año en Europa, lo que supone un descenso del 6,4% respecto al mismo periodo del ejercicio anterior, según datos de la Asociación Nacional de Empresas del Sector Dos Ruedas (Anesdor) y de la Asociación de Fabricantes Europeos de Motocicletas (ACEM).... Continue reading in Europa Press.
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Europa Press - Las matriculaciones de motocicletas descienden un 6,4% en Europa
Expansión - Stefan Pierer, CEO de KTM, nuevo presidente de ACEM
Stefan Pierer, CEO de KTM AG, se convertirá en el presidente de ACEM (Asociación de fabricantes europeos de motocicletas) a partir del 1 de julio de 2017 y sucederá en el cargo a Stephan Schaller, presidente de BMW Motorrad, que ocupará la vicepresidencia de la entidad.... Continue reading in Expansión.
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El País - La edad media del parque de motocicletas y ciclomotores español supera a la de Italia
Hace cuatro años las motocicletas y ciclomotores con más de 10 años apenas llegaban a ser un tercio del parque total. A finales de 2016 han superado ya el 50% y para 2020 se aproximarán al 60%. La cifra es todavía más alarmante si se tienen en cuenta únicamente los ciclomotores, ya que, según las previsiones de la consultora MSI, al final de esta década serán el 86% los que hayan superado los dos lustros de vida... Continue reading in El País.
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El País - La edad media del parque de motocicletas y ciclomotores español supera a la de Italia
El Mundo - Stefan Pierer, CEO de KTM, nuevo presidente de ACEM
Stefan Pierer, CEO de KTM AG, se convertirá en el presidente de ACEM (Asociación de fabricantes europeos de motocicletas) a partir del 1 de julio de 2017 y sucederá en el cargo a Stephan Schaller, presidente de BMW Motorrad, que ocupará la vicepresidencia de la entidad... Continue reading in El Mundo.
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El Mundo - Stefan Pierer, CEO de KTM, nuevo presidente de ACEM
La Repubblica - Piaggio punta sull'Asia e sullo scooter elettrico
... Quanto ai dazi ventilati da Trump, Colaninno non tocca il tema. Ricordando però la nomina di Michele Colaninno alla vicepresidenza dell'Acem spiega che servirà a far giungere le istanze del mondo delle due ruote a Bruxelles, deputato a decisioni su temi come normative e dazi... Continue reading in La Repubblica.
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ACEM and IMMA host joint Spring Congress in Berlin from 3 April until 7 April 2017
The European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) and the International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (IMMA) hosted a joint Spring Congress in Berlin, from 3 April until 7 April 2017. The event was attended by close to 200 delegates, including some senior industry leaders, from Europe, India, Japan, South East Asia, and South and North America.
A new leadership for ACEM and IMMA
Both associations elected a new leadership team. The ACEM General Assembly appointed Mr Stefan Pierer, CEO of KTM AG, as President of the association as of 1 July 2017. Mr Pierer will succeed Mr Stephan Schaller, President of BMW Motorrad, who will start serving as Vice-President of ACEM on the same date. The association will also have a new Vice-President: Mr Michele Colaninno, who is member of Piaggio’s board of directors as well as CEO and COO of the Immsi Group.
The IMMA General Assembly appointed a Vice-President: Mr Johannes Loman, who currently serves as Executive Vice President Director of PT Astra Honda Motor, President of the Federation of Asian Motorcycle Industries (FAMI) as well as President of the Indonesian Motorcycle Industries Association (AISI). Mr Loman will work closely with Mr Stephan Schaller, the current President of IMMA.
Key topics discussed during the Congress
As part of the Congress, ACEM and IMMA organised an international conference on motorcycling and sustainability. The discussions addressed a wide range of issues including the challenges and opportunities for motorcycling in urban areas, recent developments in the fields of sustainability and road safety, and the need for further harmonisation of technical regulations at global level.
Panellists included renowned policy experts and representatives of civil society organisations: Stefano Ammirati (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA), Edwin Bastiaensen (International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association), Antonio Erario (Italian Ministry of Transport, UNECE), Vito Ippolito (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM), Hannes Jaenicke (actor, author and motorcycle rider), Angel Lopez (Barcelona’s City Council), Dr. Margie Peden (World Health Organization) and Prof. Fred Wegman (International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group).
About the International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association
The International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (IMMA) represents the combined skills and interests of the powered two- and three-wheelers manufacturing industry at the global level. It promotes mobility through safe, sustainable motorcycling by advocating the development and harmonisation of technical regulations affecting the motorcycle industry and by advancing inclusive policies for motorcycling. IMMA members include regional and national industry associations from Australia, Canada, Europe, India, Japan, South-East Asia and the United States.
About the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers
The European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) represents manufacturers of mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and quadricycles (L-category vehicles) in Europe. ACEM members include 18 manufacturing companies and 17 national industry associations. About 156,300 jobs depend on the motorcycle, moped, tricycle and quadricycle industry in Europe.
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Manuel Ordonez de Barraicua. ACEM communications officer
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La Repubblica - Michele Colaninno nominato vice presidente dell'ACEM
Michele Colaninno nominato vice presidente dell’Acem. Dal prossimo luglio l’Ad e direttore generale di Immsi Spa ricoprirà la carica nell’ambito dell’Association des constructeurs européens de motocycles, l’associazione europea dell’industria motociclistica costituita da tutti i Gruppi mondiali delle due ruote... Continue reading in La Repubblica.
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The European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers elects new top management
The European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) has elected a new leadership team during its 2017 Spring Congress celebrated in Berlin. Mr Stefan Pierer, CEO of KTM AG, will become President of ACEM as of 1 July 2017. He will succeed Mr Stephan Schaller, President of BMW Motorrad, who will start serving as Vice-President of ACEM on the same date.
The European Association will also have a new Vice-President: Mr Michele Colaninno, who is member of Piaggio & C. SpA’s board of directors as well as CEO and COO of the Immsi Group, which controls the Piaggio Group and also holds investments in a number of important Italian industrial groups.
Mr Stephan Schaller said: “I am delighted to announce that Mr Pierer will become the President of our European association. He is a widely-respected business leader with substantial global experience and an excellent choice by our General Assembly to continue leading ACEM”.
Mr Stefan Pierer said: “Mr Schaller has done an excellent job at positioning ACEM for the future. I know I speak for the whole European motorcycle community in stating how much this work is appreciated. I look forward to start my term as President and to work for a stronger association that promotes motorcycling across Europe”.
Mr Michele Colaninno said: “The Presidium will work to ensure that issues such as free trade, road safety and environmental protection remain at the core of the work done at ACEM, taking into account the strategic directions adopted by the European institutions”.
About ACEM
The European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) represents manufacturers of mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and quadricycles (L-category vehicles) in Europe. ACEM members include 18 manufacturing companies and 17 national industry associations. About 156,300 jobs depend on the motorcycle, moped, tricycle and quadricycle industry in Europe.
About Mr Michele Colaninno
Michele Colaninno was born on 23 November 1976 in Mantua. He holds a degree in Business and Economics from the Catholic University of Milan. He is CEO of Omniaholding S.p.A., the holding that controls the Immsi S.p.A. company, which has interests in finance, real estate and manufacturing through a series of equity investments, with turnover of more than 1.3 billion euro (2016). Michele Colaninno is CEO and COO of the Immsi Group, which controls the Piaggio Group and holds investments in a number of important Italian industrial groups.
In addition to his positions as CEO of Omniainvest S.p.A. and Chairman of the Board of ISM Investimenti S.p.A., he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Piaggio Fast Forward Inc. (headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA), Vice-President of ACEM and director on the boards of Piaggio & C. S.p.A., Intermarine S.p.A., RCN Finanziaria S.p.A., Is Molas S.p.A., Immsi Audit S.c.a.r.l.
From April 2010 to August 2016, he was Deputy Chairman and a Director of Banca Popolare di Mantova.
About Mr Stefan Pierer
An Austrian national, Mr Stefan Pierer he began his career in 1982 at HOVAL GmbH in Marchtrenk as sales assistant and then later as sales manager and authorised officer. In 1987, he founded the CROSS holding group (now KTM Industries group) in which he acts as shareholder and member of the Board of Directors.
He is also the Chairman of the board at Pankl Racing Systems AG.
He graduated from the Montan-University in Leoben (Business and Energy Management).
About Mr Stephan Schaller
Stephan Schaller is a mechanical engineer with 30 years of experience in the automotive sector. He serves as President of BMW Motorrad, the motorcycle brand of the BMW Group since 2012, as President of the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) since 2014, as well as President of the International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (IMMA) since 2016.
Mr. Schaller has held a large number of management positions in different companies including Member of the Production Board of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Spokesman for the same Board. He is also Member of the Supervisory Boards of Voith GmbH and TÜV Nord AG. Mr. Schaller began his professional career in in the Technology division of the BMW Group in 1981, and holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the RWTH Aachen University.
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Photo 1 - From left to right - Mr Schaller, Mr Pierer, Mr Colaninno (high resolution)
Photo 2 - From left to right - Mr Colaninno, Mr Pierer, Mr Schaller (high resolution)
Photo 3 - From left to right - Mr Schaller, Mr Pierer (high resolution)
Photo 4 - From left to right - Mr Pierer, Mr Schaller (high resolution)
Press contact
Manuel Ordonez de Barraicua
ACEM Communications Manager
+32 496 52 65 17