These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
Four-in-one show revs up sales with record buyer, exhibitor turnouts The 8th Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (2013 Motorcycle Taiwan) and 3rd Taiwan Int'l Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan 2013), were held simultaneously from April 10-13 at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhibition Hall 1. The two shows were held in conjunction with two other major annual events: the 29...
Four-in-one event lures buyers with one-stop shopping convenience Many exciting new products, bikes and concepts were unveiled at the 8th Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (Motorcycle Taiwan 2013) and the 3rd Taiwan International Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan 2013) at the Taiwan World Trade Center Exhibition Hall on April 10-13, 2013. The shows were organized by the Bureau of...
Improving spring conditions may push sales into black Due to still unsteady peripheral economic conditions in the EU, the EU market for motorcycles, scooters, tricycles and other vehicles in the L-category, has declined the fifth consecutive year in 2012 with another drop of 12.7%, according to ACEM (Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers in Europe). Post-1997 All-time Low With little ov...
Despite the economic crisis affecting the European motorcycle market, signs of recovery are at hand, according to ACEM (Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers in Europe). The analysis of recent market trends highlights that urban mobility and passion are still acting as main drivers of the motorcycle market. While some segments have suffered from the impact of the economic downturn, sales of...
PTWs emit 50% less CO2 than automobiles over the same distance To confront the increasingly serious problems such as traffic congestion and environmental pollution, the Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers in Europe, or ACEM, is promoting a slogan—“Powered Two-Wheelers: the SMART Choice for Urban Mobility”—that is expected to both help solve the urbanization problem and boost powered two-wh...
Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) hopes to have some 160,000 e-scooters on the roads by 2013. In late 2009 it mapped out the "Electric Scooter Industry Development and Promotion Plan" to promote e-scooters with lithium-ion batteries in Taiwan. The government not only wants to help develop the industry. It also aims to replace high-pollution internal combustion engine (ICE) powered two-wheelers (P...
Besides the often reported financial woes besetting Italy, the largest powered two-wheeler (PTW) market in Europe has also been suffering steadily dropping sales that are threatening its long-established PTW industry, one that may have given the world the iconic Vespa and blueprints for the show-stopping Ducati, with enough gravity to motivate many operators and trade associations to devise way...
Many exciting new products, bikes and concepts were unveiled at the 2012 Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (Motorcycle Taiwan) and Taiwan International Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan) held at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhibition Hall 1 from April 12-15. The joint four-day events ran in sync with the 2012 Taipei International Auto Parts and Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) a...
The year 2011 marked the dawn of the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market, with three new models having been launched for retail sales: the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt and Mitsubishi iMiev. With Nissan, Chevrolet and Mitsubishi and many other carmakers working to electrify new models, and Toyota having launched the PEV Prius in January this year, the year 2012 will be an important test of...
Unlike the automobile market, which has recovered over the past two years, the powered two-wheeler (PTW) market in the European Union (EU) has been suffering sales declines every year since 2008 and still sees no sign of a letup in the slump. The EU’s PTW market recorded its worst performance of the decade in 2011, with PTW registrations falling 9.5% or about 170,000 units to only 1.7 million,...
