The ACEM Secretariat is pleased to announce that Thomas Vercammen has been appointed as ACEM’s Technical Officer. A Belgian automotive engineer with experience in engine emissions development and vehicle regulations and homologation, fluent in 5 languages, Thomas combines a breadth of professional EU affairs and diverse public affairs experience across Europe.
Manufacturers of Powered Two-Wheelers and equipment, insurers, and users’ associations joined forces with the French Government to promote appropriate equipment for motorcyclists in France. Frédéric Péchenard, Interministerial Delegate for Road Safety, and Thierry Archambault, President and delegate of CSIAM (Chambre Syndicale Internationale de l’Automobile et du Motocycle), in partnership with manufacturers, suppliers, insurers, charities, users’ and prevention associations, have signed on December 3rd a national charter with the aim of encouraging users of powered two-wheelers to buy and wear protective clothing.
After a long legislative process, almost completed, the European Union is setting itself to implement the new regulatory framework for the type approval of motorcycles. The scenario awaiting the sector for the next decade has been discussed in Milan on the 6th of November on the occasion of the 71st International Motorcycle Exhibition, bringing together policy makers and industry.
Cars and motorcycles talk to each other in research project demonstrating new ways to safer and more efficient mobility. Motorcycles from manufacturer BMW Motorrad were part of simTD, a wide field project involving 120 vehicles and spanning over four years.
The Commission had proposed to extend EU rules on mandatory vehicle-testing to include motorcycles and scooters. A proposal to introduce minimum European Union standards for roadworthiness tests on motorcycles was rejected by members of the European Parliament's transport committee on 30 May. The European Council had already rejected the idea in December.
24.5.2013 - Youth unemployment has heavy impact on entry level PTW sales. A protracted rainy and cold climate in April has delayed the start of the motorcycling season. Dramatic unemployment statistics for European Youth are also impacting sales, especially in the entry level segments. These combined factors have contributed to keep the motorcycle market down in April, at -18.2% year to date.
The first quarter of 2013 ended down by 23.8%, with Southern Europe continuing to be a motive of serious concern. In March the European PTW market posted the year-on-year decline of 30.6% over the same period in 2012.
The EU Regulation on the "approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles" was published today in the EU Official Journal.
This publication follows the protracted negotiations between the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission, which concluded on 7 December 2012. The compromised reached by the EU instititions seeks to give manufacturers the necessary lead time to adapt to this new legal framework in a particularly challenging economic context
ACEM position paper on the Regulation on type-approval of L-category vehicles
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