STAT ZONE
UK motorcycle registrations -13.46 percent January to May
The latest data released by the MCIA ( Motorcycle Industry Association ) in the UK still makes for disappointing reading , even allowing for the Euro 3 inventory preregistration cross-over . Motorcycle registrations in March were - 11.29 percent ( 13,818 units ), -15.28 percent in April ( 9,743 units ) and are -9.64 percent for May ( 10,264 units ) – which is also behind the 2015 market performance . For the year to date the UK market is -13.46 percent with 41,689 units sold . Moped sales were -24.25 percent in April ( - 29.27 percent in March , -25.82 percent in April ) and are running at -24.11 percent yearto-date ( 2,502 units ). In total PTW terms the UK was down -10.48 percent in May at 10,792 units ( -15.91 percent in April / 10,283 units ) and the market is running at -14.14 percent year-to-date ( 44,191 units ). ‘ Naked ’ style bikes remain the most popular in the UK ( 13,095 units YTD ), followed by Adventure Sport models ( 7,970 units YTD );
the scooter market has seen sales drop by 25.2 percent YTD ( 7,542 units ) and the historically dominant Supersport market is down -24.6 percent ( 4,333 units ), with Touring and Sport Touring models off -13.9 percent and -11.8 percent respectively . In power band terms the only growth seen is in the 651-1000cc market (+ 0.3 percent YTD , 12,780 units ) and above 1000cc with sales of the largest machines + 1.3 percent YTD ( 9,780 units ); the combined 651 + cc market was worth 22,560 so far this year , which is around 50 percent of the total . The best-selling ‘ Naked ’ style motorcycle model in the UK in May was Triumph ’ s Street Triple RS ; their Bonneville Bobber was the best-selling Custom style bike , with BMW ’ s R
1200 GS topping the Adventure Sport sector ; Kawasaki ’ s Z1000 SX was the best-selling Sport Tourer . Honda is overall market share leader ( motorcycles and scooters ), having sold 2,075 units in the UK in May ; followed by Yamaha ( 1,534 ), Triumph ( 1,149 ), BMW ( 907 ) and Kawasaki ( 688 ).
Motorcycle registrations + 3.43 percent in Spain in May
According to the latest data available from ANESDOR , the motorcycle industry trade association in Spain , new motorcycle registrations in May were + 3.43 percent ( up from the -14.71 percent seen in April ) at 14,424 units . For the first five months of 2017 the market is -5.8 percent ( 60,061 units ). In moped terms May was + 6.87 percent (+ 15.67 percent in April ) at 1,618 units ; for the year-to-date moped sales in Spain are + 19.0 percent ( 7,138 units ). General Secretary of ANESDOR Jose Maria Riano has welcomed the growth saying that “ after a slow start to the year , one influenced by the same Euro 3 effect seen elsewhere in Europe , the motorcycle and wider powered two-wheeler and light vehicles markets in Spain are showing healthy growth again .”
UNITS
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
Spanish registrations - May 2017
15,460
+ 3.76 %
16,042
Total PTW
13,946
2016 2017
+ 3.43 %
14,424
MOTORCYCLE
ANESDOR say that sales of mid-displacement motorcycles by + 14 percent in May with 5,500 units registered , representing 38 percent of total PTW sales . Scooters were down a little in May ( -0.7 percent ) compared to May 2016 with 8,619 units sold – some 60 percent of the total PTW market in Spain . Riano has again pointed to the age of the motorcycle fleet (“ park ”) in Spain ( at an average of 14.7 years old ) and called on the government to start incentivising replacement of older machines with new models through fiscal reform initiatives . To mark World Environment Day ( June 5 , 2017 ) ANESDOR released data concerning e-bikes in Spain , saying that so far this year ( to May 31st ) 1,099 twowheel electric vehicles ( motorcycles and mopeds ) had been registered , which is up by + 66 percent on the first five months of 2016 .
UNITS
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
Swedish motorcycle sales + 38.32 in May
Swedish motorcycle registrations - May 2017
+ 40.00 %
2,835
3,969
Total PTW
1,378
2016 2017
+ 38.32 %
1,906
MOTORCYCLE
The latest data from McRF , the Swedish motorcycle industry trade association , shows new motorcycle registrations at + 38.3 percent in May at 1,906 units ( having been down -24.35 percent in April ) and are running at -1.82 percent for the year to date ( January to May 2017 ). Per Johansson , the CEO of McRF , explains that “ as soon as warmer days encouraged riders to visit dealerships , sales of motorcycles increased .” He goes on to say that “ now the registrations of motorcycles are much the same as 2016 , but if good weather persists into June , we will increase sales compared to last year , which is positive for the industry .” In total PTW terms , May saw 3,969 new
machines registered ( 2,063 mopeds , + 41.59 percent , 5,274 YTD ) to leave the market up by + 12.50 percent at 10,956 total units YTD ( 9,739 in the first four months of 2016 ); April had been broadly level with 3,255 new PTWs of all kinds registered . In 2016 Sweden recorded + 8.00 percent growth in new motorcycle registrations for the full year at 10,178 units ; total PTW registrations were + 10.18 percent at 21,347 units in total . This year ’ s MC Massan Swedish motorcycle show at Stockholm at the end of January saw strong attendance - in the region of 53,000 visitors . In 2018 the show will return to Gothenburg from January 25 to 28 .
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