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Milan returns as the world capital of two wheels as the 82nd edition of EICMA — Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori,— goes off this week!
Fresh from its recent successes in the Motocross World Championship with Romain Febvre, Just1 Racing, will showcase its full range of helmets from its 2026 catalog at EICMA.
Piaggio Group Americas added industry veteran Shahin Alvandi to the team just in time for EICMA. Alvandi stepped in as the new West Coast Regional Sales Manager.
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Piaggio Group Americas added industry veteran Shahin Alvandi to the team just in time for EICMA. Alvandi stepped in as the new West Coast Regional Sales Manager.
Let the good times roll! Industry veteran Paul Riffle’s journey has taken him from eCommerce pioneer to the OEM ranks.
Land use advocate and long-time go-to guy at the dealership level Ted Cabral brings decades of powersports experience to the ZiiDMS team.
Dream job! “I’ve officially started my new role as Membership Coordinator at the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC),” says Daniel Dégallier.
As part of the go-forward plan, Carolwood has tabbed Mike Kennedy to serve as CEO of the new independent Indian Motorcycle organization once the deal closes.
#ShiftingGears PIAGGIO PERSONNEL POST Piaggio Group Americas added industry veteran Shahin Alvandi to the team just in time for Eicma. Alvandi stepped in as the new West Coast Regional Sales Manager. Most recently GM for legendary SoCal dealership Pro Italia and MotoCorsa in Portland before that. However he actually started as the Sales & Finance Manager at Seminole Harley-Davidson. Subscribe To #Dealernews To See The Full Story: https://dealernews.com/Home/post/shifting-gears-piaggio-personnel-post/
David Zemla is now making it rain for SW-MOTECH USA. Less than 90 days in on the new gig and he has to go to Eicma.
In Case You Missed It
Even with a 300% increase in attendance, NPDA realizes not every dealer could make it to Columbus. Rather than limiting critical information the association is adding a series of bonus sessions to the acclaimed EDGE webinars. First up: Accelerate2Compliance, both alphabetically and in terms of timeliness!
As part of its membership package and growth initiative, the National Powersports Dealer Association tuned in Powersports World TV at its recent DealerConnect networking event.




























