International Dealer News IDN 146 December 2018 / January 2019 | Page 8

STAT ZONE
Spain: motorcycle registrations +16.37 percent to October
+6.40%
2017
2018
20,000
TOTAL PTW
5,000
-8.75%
10,000
15,000
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Germany: motorcycle
registrations +7.67 percent
to October
The latest data from the IVM, the
motorcycle industry trade association in
Germany, shows motorcycle
registrations in October at +16.33
percent (4,752 units), having been
+2.14 percent (6,576 units) in
September. Registrations for the year to
October were +7.67 percent (103,730
units).
In total PTW terms, October was
+22.17 percent (7,809 units), having
been +3.12 percent (10,338 units) in
September. For the year to date, new
PTW registrations were +11.54 percent
(147,607 units) - the second best first
10-month performance for the German
market since 2008.
The top-selling model has continued to
be the BMW R 1200 GS (7,187 units
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YTD), followed by the Yamaha MT-07
(3,105), Kawasaki Z900 (3,026), Z 650
(2,787) and Honda CRF 1000 ‘Africa
Twin’ (2,306).
With five models in the top 20, BMW
remains motorcycle market leader,
though with a reduced share (-7.20%)
of 21.22 percent (22,007 units).
Kawasaki is second with a +25.15
percent increase in share to 12.16
percent (12,615 units YTD); Honda third
(11.79%/12,227 units), KTM is fourth
with a 26.74 percent increase in market
share (11.02%/11,429 units) and
Yamaha fifth (10.36%/10,745 units).
In percentage terms, the biggest market
sector in Germany is the sportsbike
market (28.85 percent of all
sales/29,929 units YTD) and the fastest
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2018
+15.61%
TOTAL PTW
50,000
100,000
+16.37%
150,000
MOTORCYCLE
Switzerland: motorcycles
-8.77 percent to October
The latest new registrations data
released by Swiss industry association
MotoSuisse shows total new PTW
registrations up by +3.07 percent in
October (2,182 units), having been
-12.36 percent in September (2,885
units) and running at -7.43 percent
(40,103 units) so far in 2018.
In motorcycle terms, October was
+3.61 percent (1,005 units) after
being -18.59 percent in September
(1,371 units) and running at -8.77
percent for the YTD (23,571 units).
In motorcycle terms, Yamaha
continues as market leader for the first
10 months of 2018, selling 4,220
units, ahead of BMW (3,051) and
Honda (2,925 units), followed by
Harley-Davidson, Kawasaki, KTM,
Triumph, Ducati, Suzuki and Indian.
Yamaha’s MT-07 was top seller
through October, followed by the
BMW R 1200 GS, the Kawasaki Z900
and then the Z650, with Honda’s CRF
1000 ‘Africa Twin’ fifth, followed by the
Yamaha MT-09 Tracer.
For the full year 2017, motorcycle
registrations were up by +2.08
percent at 26,942 units (-3.4
percent/26,391 units in 2016 after
being +17 percent in 2015), with total
PTW registrations broadly flat (-0.89
percent) at 45,487 units in total (-6.21
percent/45,896 units in 2016).
German registrations Jan-Oct 2018
2017
2018
+11.54%
150,000
+7.67%
100,000
50,000
TOTAL PTW
growing sectors, in percentage growth
terms, are the Supersports (+18.60
percent at 4.49 percent of all
sales/4,662 units) and the custom
market (“chopper”), which is up by
+17.99 percent YTD (10.57 of all
sales/10,960 units).
Swedish registrations Jan-Oct 2018
25,000
2017
September (2,032 units) and
running at +6.40 percent
(923,037 units) for the YTD.
The latest data available from
the motorcycle industry trade
association in Sweden (McRF)
shows new motorcycle
registrations being down on low
volumes by -12.16 percent in
October (578 units), having been
theoretically +4.92 percent (834
units) in September and running
at -8.75 percent (9,257 units) for
the YTD.
Moped sales are said to be
+19.76 percent YTD (13,780
units); in total PTW terms, the
market was +34.86 percent in
October (2,561 units), having
been +19.87 percent in
200,000
Sweden: motorcycles
-8.75 percent to October
Spanish registrations Jan-Oct 2018
seen for most of 2018 so far. The growth
is partly down to economic recovery,
but also due to more citizens turning to
two-wheel transportation, especially in
urban areas, because of its positive
effect on congestion and the
environmental advantages”.
ANESDOR says that some 49
companies sell 117 PTW brands in
Spain. On small volumes (362 units) the
previously growing rental channel
declined by -5.5 percent in October
compared to October 2017.
Honda is market share leader in Spain,
taking an increased 20.20 percent of
the market YTD (27,810 units); Yamaha
is second with 15.8 percent (21,828
units), with Kymco third (10.3 percent,
14,223 units), followed by BMW and
Piaggio.
The latest data from ANESDOR, the
motorcycle industry trade association in
Spain, shows motorcycle registrations
+15.15 percent for October (14,354
units), having been +19.48 percent
(14,998 units) for September. For the
YTD the market is Spain was +16.37
percent at 138,008 units.
The moped market in Spain remains
soft (-24.15 percent/12,501 units YTD)
with total PTW registrations +15.64
percent in October (16,490 units),
having been +16.91 percent in
September (16,903 units) and are
running at +15.61 percent YTD
(156,166 units).
Jose Maria Riano, Secretary General of
ANESDOR, says that “October was in
line with the +13 percent to +20
percent growth in registrations in Spain
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All sectors of the German market are up
except for the small Tourer and Luxury
Tourer market; sportsbikes are top with
29.06% of the market (26,852 units
YTD), followed by Naked Style bikes
with 28.12% of the market (25,986
units).
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