International Dealer News IDN 139 October/November 2017 | Page 6

STAT ZONE
FACTS
UK registrations - September 2017
JAPAN The latest data released by the MCIA
(Motorcycle Industry Association) in
the UK shows new motorcycle
registrations down by -24.04 percent
(11,276 units) in September,
following a -18.54 percent (6,200
units) decline in August. On a year-
to-date basis the UK market is -15.38
percent (79,605 units YTD).
Moped sales were -16.22 percent in
September and are running at -20.16
percent year-to-date (5,256 units). In
total PTW terms, the UK was down
-23.52 percent in September
(12,159 units in total; -17.95
percent/6,793 units in August) and
the UK market is running at -15.70
percent YTD (84,861 units).
‘Naked’ style bikes remain the most
popular in the UK