IMMA attended the 199th session of UNECE WP.29
GENEVA – WP.29 is the United Nations body that develops and maintains the international regulatory framework for motor vehicles under the 1958, 1997, and 1998 Agreement, bringing together government delegations and industry stakeholders from around the world.
IMMA 2026 Spring Congress and General Assembly
PHUKET – The International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (IMMA) held its 2026 Spring Congress and General Assembly in Phuket, Thailand, hosted by the Federation of Asian Motorcycle Industries (FAMI).
IMMA Appoints Katalin Dobranszky-Bartus as New Secretary General
GENEVA – The International Motorcycle Manufacturers’ Association (IMMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katalin Dobranszky-Bartus as its new Secretary General, effective April 1, 2026.
Launch of “Safer motorcycling – the global motorcycle industry approach to road safety”
Industry contribution to the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety
IMMA mourns passing of Secretary General Edwin Bastiaensen
IMMA Statement The International Motorcycle Manufacturers’ Association regrets to announce, with great sadness, the death of Edwin Bastiaensen, IMMA Secretary General. Edwin passed away on Friday 17th May 2024. Our […]
ANESDOR hosts International Motorcycle Road Safety Conference in partnership with Spanish DGT
On 20th and 21st March, the International Motorcycle Road Safety Conference promoted by ANESDOR and the Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) was held in Zaragoza (Spain), hosted by Mobility City.
The conference was viewable live on YouTube and attracted more than 400 participants.
IMMA President participated to the UNECE’s 86th Inland Transport Committee (ITC)
IMMA President, Mr. Eric de Seynes was invited to speak at the high-level policy segment held on 20 February 2024: “Taking ambitious climate action – Moving towards decarbonised inland transport by 2050”, held during the 86th Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
IMMA participates in conferences at Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024, hosted by SIAM
Bharat Mobility Global Expo, held from February 1st to 3rd, 2024 in New Delhi, India, provided a glimpse in the future of transportation.
Reaching nearly 150.000 visitors and crowned with a visit and speech by Hon’ble Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi, the show and conferences highlighted cutting-edge innovations, green technologies from the automotive industry in India: powered two wheelers, cars and commercial vehicles, all together in one major event demonstrating the ambition of India to reach net-zero emissions by 2070.
IMMA contributes to the 80th Global EICMA Motorcycle Show in November 2023
IMMA members and leadership participated and contributed actively at 80th edition of the International Exhibition of Two-Wheelers (EICMA).
The show welcomed 563,848 visitors with the presence of global brands, public authorities, industry organisations, and current and future owners of motorcycles and scooters. According to ANCMA, the organizer of the trade fair, 700 direct exhibitors were counted representing 45 countries.
UN adopted guidelines on anti-tampering rules for motorcycle exhaust silencers at the GRBP
The reference document adopted at GRBP’s 78th session in September delivers guidelines to protect against tampering of aftermarket replacement exhaust silencing systems that may be alternatively fitted on motorcycles over their lifetime.
Industry, type-approval authorities, and law-enforcement authorities can benefit of this document when assessing compliance against the paragraph 6.3.1 of the UN Regulation No. 92 which addresses tampering protection provisions.