Retail sales in April were down for a third consecutive month at independent bike shops, according to Leisure Trends’ RetailTrak IBD sales summary. Sales—bicycles and related parts and accessories—totaled $360 million for ...
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According to Japanese media reports, Japan's Toyota motor corp. announced on May 30, 2013, the general situation of the domestic production in April 2013, Including Toyota, DAIHATSU industry (hereinafter referred to as DAIHATSU) and HINO ...
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In the first quarter of 2013 the Russian car imports fell by 8.7%, to 208600 vehicles a year. According to the Russian Federation customs statistics, in the first quarter of Russian car imports was $4.2 billion, including from far ...
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China Merchants Group (CMG) announced on May 31 that it signed a framework agreement with the government of Sri Lanka to invest in and operate highways and container terminals in the country. The phase 1 of the Colombo South Container ...
Italian eyewear company Luxottica Group reported this month that first-quarter sales for its wholesale division — in which Southern California-based Oakley is a key brand — jumped 7.5 percent compared with a year earlier to 781 ...
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Ice Toolz' new tool offerings include the 54R1- Disc Brake Universal maintainance Kit. This kit has all items needed to help mechanics manage and support all disc brake systems on the market. The kit comes with all the fittings and bleed ...
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According to Japanese media reports, the results of Brazilian auto industry on 2013-05-07 showed that the car production in April is 340900, a 6.8% month-on-month rise, increased 30.7% year-on-year, more than the history peak in August in ...
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USA Cycling athletes can now add information from their Strava account to their member page on the USA Cycling website. Athlete pages on the USAC site already list race results, but now members can add a Strava "widget" that will show their ...
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Mavic parent Amer Sports reported a 2 percent increase in sales for the first quarter on Thursday, and said it expected full-year sales to rise by at least 5 percent. For Amer's Mavic cycling brand, sales rose slightly to $47.6 million ...
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Giant Bicycle Canada is supporting?Sprockids, a youth mountain biking skills and leadership training program. Doug Detwiller started Sprockids over two decades ago as a club of 50 elementary school children in Gibsons, British Columbia. ...
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The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased a slight 0.9 percent in March. That's coming after a 0.7 percent decrease in February, the only month in the last five that recorded a drop. Since November ...
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Outdoor retailer Eastern Mountain Sports will host a grand opening of its new store in Nashua, New Hampshire, from April 12-14. Located at 281 Daniel Webster Highway, the 22,204-square-foot space is more than twice the size of the ...
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The Mazda 3 has taken top honours in the March new car sales figures, marking the end of the first quarter of 2013. Finishing in the familiar position of first place, the Mazda 3 racked up sales of 3786 vehicles despite a fall in ...
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Italy's new car registrations amounted to 132,020 units in March this year, down 4.9 percent year on year, according to the Italian automotive industry association Anfia. March witnessed the first single-digit decrease rate since November ...
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Recently, a number of Japanese car firms announced February sales in Chinese market. The data showed Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda, the four major Japanese car sales in China fell by 20%-40% in February. The major Japanese cars February ...
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