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- Zero Motorcycles Unveils New Electric Motorcycle - Automotive Business Review
- Reportlinker Adds Global and China Automotive Aluminum Wheel Industry ... - Earthtimes
- Columbus crime: Vehicles broken into at Willy Herold Automotive - Ledger-Enquirer
- Bruce Rossmeyer, Harley Davidson Mogul, Dies in Motorcycle Accident - Transworld News
- 5 New Middleweight Cruiser Motorcycles: Comparison Test - Popular Mechanics
| Zero Motorcycles Unveils New Electric Motorcycle - Automotive Business Review Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:56 PM PDT Zero Motorcycles has introduced an electric dual sport motorcycle, Zero DS. Zero has equipped its new model with suspension, rugged wheels and dual sport tires to efficiently move riders over any surface. The Zero DS motorcycle is powered by Zero Motorcycles' Z-Force drivetrain. The Zero DS is designed from the ground up to be an electric motorcycle. Aircraft grade aluminum is used in the construction of the lightweight twin spar frame. The motorcycle's power pack consists of lithium ion cells, said the company. Gene Banman, CEO of Zero Motorcycles, said: "The Zero DS is designed for motorcyclists who want the freedom to ride wherever they want. You can cut across a dirt trail on your way into work or ride the tarmac to your favorite trail-head." Zero Motorcycles first entered the motorcycle industry in 2006 with the all-electric Drift.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Reportlinker Adds Global and China Automotive Aluminum Wheel Industry ... - Earthtimes Posted: 04 Aug 2009 11:36 PM PDT NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Reportlinker Adds Global and China Automotive Aluminum Wheel Industry Report, 2008-2009 China has become a manufacturing center of aluminum automotive wheels in the world now. The export of wheels mainly focuses on the retail market. In the recent years, many foreign OEMs have begun to purchase aluminum automotive wheels directly from China because: In the cost structure of Chinese aluminum automotive wheels, raw materials account for 55%-60% of the total cost, and labor cost takes 4%-5%. For developed countries, raw materials account for 50%, and labor cost takes 15%-20%. Therefore, China has competitive advantages in labor cost. At present, the average profit margin of foreign automotive aluminum alloy industry has fallen to 2%, so there is no possibility for the decline of selling price. In order to control the cost, international automobile giants have begun to purchase from China aluminum automotive wheels with price advantage or set up joint ventures in China. Japanese manufacturers have already established joint ventures in China. China also has advantage in upstream resources, but the advantage is reflected in the quantity of alumina manufacturers instead of rich bauxite resources. The competition in the prices of alumina is fierce. After breaking the monopoly of Chinalco, private alumina factories emerged everywhere. To the aluminum wheel industry, raw material cost is the most important factor, in which Chinese manufacturers have advantage. Roaring alumina prices in 2008 made many manufacturers suffer losses. Although alumina price decreased in the second half of 2008, it was kept stable with a slight increase after major manufacturers made efforts to reduce output. China's output of aluminum automotive wheels rises rapidly. In 2001, China exported 3.5 million aluminum automotive wheels; in 2003, nearly 10 million; in 2008, 35 million, 10 times that in 2001. China produced 35 million aluminum automotive wheels in 2008, of which 30 million ones were for OEM sale, 1.5 million for inventory, and 1.5 million for after-market. Aluminum-alloy motorcycle wheel industry is an important branch of China's aluminum wheel industry, with the annual output of 15-20 million. Prosperous automobile industry stimulates a number of cities and enterprises to start aluminum wheel projects. In Baotou, Chongqing, Xining, Luoyang, Fushun, Zunhua, Guangyuan, Yuncheng, Kangping, Tongliao, Baise, Shenyang, Jiamusi, Peixian, Baiyin, Xuzhou and Wenchuan, aluminum wheel projects with the investment of RMB in millions have been under preparation or construction. In fact, aluminum wheels are applied to 68% of passenger cars in the world, so the development space for aluminum wheel hubs is limited. Majority of small Chinese enterprises rely on the after-markets of Europe and America, which get inflicted seriously by the economic crisis. As for the field of OEM, it is hard to enter, and requires efforts and funds for continuous years. Although China has nearly 100 aluminum wheel manufacturers, but few of them have real strength. In China, large aluminum wheel manufacturers are generally supported by foreign investors. Manufacturers funded by Taiwan investors are mostly export-oriented, with the export mainly to Japan, and usually Japanese investors have their shares, for example, Toyota holds shares of Lioho Machinery. Manufacturers funded by Hong Kong investors often cooperate with larger enterprises, aiming at OEM market. Large-scale local enterprises also target OEM market, while small enterprises are engaged in after-market. Citic Dicastal is backed up by the super-large enterprise --- CITIC Group, so it has no difficulty in gathering capital and it has the courage to invest in large scale, which is the key to its success. Besides, Citic Dicastal started to work in aluminum wheel industry earlier than others. Wanfeng Auto is also a pioneer in the industry and was first listed in 2006, and its development depends on financing. Jinfei Machinery is an enterprise restructured from a state-owned enterprise with adequate fund, and motorcycle wheel business takes a large proportion of its business. Jinfei Machinery has set up joint ventures with Indian manufacturers. In the initial phase of 2001, Huatai was supported by foreign investors, who held 60% shares of the first Huatai factory in Shenzhen. At present, Huatai has branches all over China, even merges and acquires foreign production lines directly. Lizhong Wheel is listed in Singapore, depending on Lizhong Group that has aluminum mines, and it has great development potential. Zhongnan Aluminum Wheel enjoys technology strength and cooperates with Japanese investors to produce products with good quality. Fucheng aims at export. Mingqi mainly cooperates with BYD. Jingyuan Heavy Duty Machinery is backed up by the largest tire enterprise --- GITI Tire Group. Shanghai Youfa is a member of Youfa Group and listed in Singapore, aiming at after-sale market. Wuxi Zhenfa is an Indonesian enterprise listed in Indonesia. Currently, European and American manufacturers of aluminum wheels are at the verge of bankruptcy, for example, Hayes Lemmerz filed for bankruptcy on May 11, 2009. In German, the annual sales of the best-known enterprise --- BBS was less than 8 million euros in 2008, declining 40% with huge losses. However, the situation will benefit Chinese enterprises, especially large enterprise like Citic Dicastal. In Japan, the giants --- CMW, ENKEI and TOPY cooperate with Toyota, Honda and Nissan respectively. Asahi Aluminum, Hitachi Metals and UBE that have smaller scale cooperate with Honda, Nissan and Mazda respectively. UBE has less than JPY10 billion. In German, the giants --- BORBET, RONAL and UNIWHEEL are unlisted semi-private family enterprises with a history of one hundred years and they acquired a number of small manufacturers. The scale of UNIWHEEL is relatively smaller, but has much shares in after-market. BORBET and RONAL cooperate with BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Porsche. American SUPERIOR and Hayes Lemmerz are surviving difficultly. 1. Global Automobile Market 1.1 Global Automobile Market 1.2 Automobile Markets of Major Countries in 2008 1.2.1 the United States 1.2.2 Germany 1.2.3 Japan 1.2.4 the United Kingdom 1.2.5 Italy 1.2.6 South Korea 1.2.7 France 1.2.8 Brazil 1.2.9 Spain 1.2.10 Russia 2. Global Automobile Industry 2.1 Rank of Global Automobile Manufacturers 2.2 Geographical Distribution of Global Automobile Industry 3. China Automobile Market 3.1 Overview 3.2 Tyes of Passenger Car Market Structure 3.3 Passenger Car by Emission 3.4 Commercial Vehicle 4. China Automobile Industry 4.1 Current Situation, Jan-Apr 2009 4.2 Output of Major Automobile Manufacturers, 2008-2015 4.3 Finance of Major Automobile Manufacturers 5. Overview of Aluminum Automotive Wheel Technology 5.1 Manufacturing Methods 5.1.1 Welding 5.1.2 Casting 5.1.3 Forging 5.2 Magnesium-alloy Wheel 5.3 Advantages of Aluminum-alloy Wheel 5.4 Quality System and Certification for Aluminum-alloy Wheel 6. Aluminum Automotive Wheel Industry & Market 6.1 Global Aluminum Automotive Wheel Market 6.2 Global Aluminum Automotive Wheel Industry 6.3 Relationship between Global Aluminum Automotive Wheel Manufacturers and Automobile Manufacturers 6.4 China Aluminum Automotive Wheel Industry & Market 7. Major Aluminum Automotive Wheel Manufacturers 7.1 Citic Dicastal 7.2 Lizhong Wheel 7.3 Zhengxing Wheel 7.4 Jinfei 7.5 Huatai 7.6 Lioho Machinery 7.7 Nanhai Zhongnan Aluminum Wheel 7.8 Tianyang Aluminum Alloy 7.9 Wanfeng Auto 7.10 Durui Wheel 7.11 Shanghai Jinheli 7.12 Nanjing Huashun Aluminium Wheels 7.13 Surperior 7.14 Hayes Lemmerz 7.15 Enkei 7.16 UBE 7.17 Borbet 7.18 Uniwheel 7.19 Ronal 7.20 Dongfeng Suizhou Wheel 7.21 Jiangsu Yuantong 7.22 Youfa Group 7.23 BBS 7.24 Daya Wheel 7.25 Fuhai Group 7.26 Mingqi 7.27 CMW 7.28 Topy 7.29 Alcoa 7.30 Others 7.30.1 Jingyuan Heavy Duty Machinery 7.30.2 Yongle Aluminum Wheel 7.30.3 Wuxi Zhenfa 7.30.4 Xiamen Minxing & Shanghai Guoxing 7.30.5 Wonder Kosei To order this report: Reportlinker Adds Global and China Automotive Aluminum Wheel Industry Report, 2008-2009 More market research reports here!
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| Columbus crime: Vehicles broken into at Willy Herold Automotive - Ledger-Enquirer Posted: 02 Aug 2009 04:07 PM PDT Several vehicles were broken into at Willy Herold Automotive over the weekend, Columbus police said. Several police reports were filed about someone entering vehicles at the 4320 Warm Springs Road business between 8 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. A motorcycle was also reported stolen from 4248 Warm Springs Road between 6:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday, police said.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bruce Rossmeyer, Harley Davidson Mogul, Dies in Motorcycle Accident - Transworld News Posted: 31 Jul 2009 07:20 AM PDT Atlanta, GA 7/31/2009 02:25 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)
Bruce Rossmeyer, known for building a Harley Davidson empire with 15 dealerships, died Thursday in a motorcycle accident. Rossmeyer and a group of friends were on their way to the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota when the accident happened. Rossmeyer was riding on a Wyoming Highway 28 when he attempted to pass a truck pulling a camper as it turned left. The 66-year-old, who was not wearing a helmet, struck the driver's side door. Rossmeyer was pronounced dead at the scene. "He was in that moment that he lived for. He was doing what he loved to do. How ironic it is for him to be on a motorcycle in one of the most beautiful riding territories in the U.S. It's sad, but he couldn't have picked a better spot on God's earth to feel that freedom when you ride," says Richie Supa, a biker and musician who often performed at Rossmeyer's charity events. Rossmeyer started his career as an automotive dealer. In 1994, he opened a Harley Davidson dealership in Daytona Beach. With the success of the Daytona dealership, Rossmeyer began to expand his empire all across the United States. Rossmeyer is survived by his wife, five children and several grandchildren. No other details on his death were available. His family has not commented. ### Click here for more People News About YourFindit YourFindit Community is a business, music and social networking community. YourFINDit provides members with a wealth of applications that enable them to create an in depth profile within YourFindit. Profiles include an About Me, Background and Lifestyle, Videos, Photo sharing, News, Music, Blogs, unique URL and networking with other members inside the YourFINDit community. YourFindit provides ADit to each member providing them the opportunity to have an exclusive profile (no outside advertising) displaying only banner ads they upload to their pages. Members can run their own ads or give or sell their ad space to advertisers at prices the member sets. To create your profile sign up and within minutes you too can have your People profile running your ads and building your network with new members daily. YourFindit is owned and operated by TransWorldNews, Inc. a news and press release distribution service. YourFindit profile where Your space is really Your Space befound@finditt.com Email Article to a friend | View Profile NEWS ALERTS Receive alerts for Finditt People to your inbox. Sign up for TransWorldNews Alerts  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 5 New Middleweight Cruiser Motorcycles: Comparison Test - Popular Mechanics Posted: 31 Jul 2009 07:34 AM PDT Motorcycles have an alter ego. On the outside, a husky cruiser bike may look like the two-wheel equivalent of a gas-guzzling muscle car. But despite the big chrome pipes, fat rear tire and bulging V-twin engine, bikes are fantastically fuel-efficient machines. Even the heaviest, most powerful models deliver hybridlike economy. The smallest ones sip fuel at a pace that would make a Prius owner jealous. So a cool-looking, fun-to-ride cruiser can become a very unlikely and appealing alternative to a hybrid. Who says motorcycles are just weekend fun? The best-selling of these fuel-efficient cruisers live in the rather nebulous middleweight class. Broadly ranging from 500 cc to 1000 cc, these bikes all pack traditional V-twin engines, pumped-up styling and loads of comfort. The middleweights are lighter, lower and much easier to ride than the big boys. So they won't overwhelm first-time riders. Yet many are rewarding enough for old pros, too. Best of all, these bikes are some of the sweetest bargains in motorcycling. We gathered up five middleweight contenders from Yamaha (Star), Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki, and rode them nearly 350 miles through some of Southern California's best roads and worst traffic. Professional rider Danny Coe ran each bike through our battery of acceleration and braking tests at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. And we brought along a seasoned passenger to test each bike's capability for two-up touring. Often it takes big torque to turn our heads. But in this test, we found that the smaller bikes had enough power, efficiency and comfort to impress.
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