International Dealer News IDN 148 April/May 2019 | Page 6

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Germany: motorcycles +46.96% YTD
KTM 1290 Superduke R (237
units), the BMW F 750 GS (222
units) and the KTM 790 Duke
(211 units) in fifth place.
German registrations 2019 YTD
20,000
2018
2019
+43.86%
15,000
TOTAL PTW
5,000
10,000
+46.96%
11,763
The latest data from the IVM,
the motorcycle industry trade
association in Germany, shows
motorcycle registrations up by
+9.38 percent in January 2019
(3,242 units) and +66.18
percent for February (9,635
units), making the German
market +46.96 percent for the
first two months of 2019 at
12,877 units registered.
In total PTW terms, January
was +4.73 percent (4,363 units)
and +65.32 percent in February
(12,559 units), making the YTD
+43.86 percent at 16,922 units
registered.
The top selling model YTD was
the BMW R 1250 GS (1,526
units), way ahead of the Honda
'Africa Twin' in second place
(355 units), followed by the
With now having eight models
among the top 20 best sellers,
it is no surprise that BMW has
stretched its German market
dominance still further, having
sold 4,204 motorcycle units in
total YTD for a commanding
32.65 percent market share (up
by +55.59 percent compared to
the first two months of 2018).
Honda was second with 1,601
units sold, for a 12.43 percent
market share; KTM was third
(1,573 units sold, 12.22
percent share); Harley-
Davidson fourth (960 units
sold, 7.46 percent share) and
Kawasaki fifth (7.11 percent
share, 915 units sold). Yamaha,
Triumph, Ducati, Husqvarna
and Suzuki make up the
top ten.
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Poland: new motorcycles
+55.88 % YTD on low volumes
8,000
+64.36%
2,000
1,532
NEW & USED PTW
4,000
6,000
NEW PTW
registrations in Poland are reported
as +75.45 percent (1,165 units).
However, new model registrations
are only ever part of the story where
the Polish market is concerned.
Poland is an important market for
pre-owned vehicles (from elsewhere
in Europe) that are receiving their
first domestic Polish registration;
these machines provide valuable
service, maintenance and PG&A
income for Poland’s franchised and
independent motorcycle shops and
the vendors they buy from.
When the used motorcycles receiving
their first registration in Poland are
factored in, the total number of new
Switzerland: PTW
registrations +8.19 % YTD
The latest new registrations
data released by Swiss industry
association MotoSuisse shows
total new PTW registrations
down by -11.13 percent in
January (1,014 units), and up by
+19.32 percent in February
(2,112 units) for a +8.19 percent
market performance YTD (3,077
units).
In total market terms, Yamaha
continues as market leader so
far this year, followed by Honda,
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BMW, Vespa and Kawasaki.
The BMW R 1250 GS and GS
Adventure are the top sellers so
far in 2019, followed by
Yamaha's MT-07, Honda's
'Africa Twin' and the Kawasaki
Z 900.
For the full year 2018,
motorcycle registrations were
-8.79 percent in Switzerland
(24,544 units), with total PTWs
-7.52 percent (42,062 units in
total).
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and used motorcycles sold was -3.29
percent in January (2,407 units) and
+68.20 percent in February (5,189
unites) for a +36.28 percent market
performance YTD.
Total PTW registrations for the first
two months (new and used
motorcycles and mopeds combined)
were +37.08 percent at 9,535 units.
For the full year 2018, overall total
new PTW registrations were at
-30.67 percent (30,971 units) for the
year. New and used PTW
registrations were -7.53 percent
(101,158 units), retaining Poland’s
position as Europe’s 6th largest
market.
Swiss motorcycle registrations 2019 YTD
2018
2019
+8.19%
3,000
2,000
1,000
TOTAL PTW
-9.07%
+37.08%
The latest data from the motorcycle
industry trade association in Poland
(PZPM) shows new motorcycle
registrations at +27.07 percent in
January and +76.48 percent in
February for a low-volume (1,353
units so far) market performance of
+55.88 percent YTD. The figures do
though show that the modest
improvement to the new motorcycle
market in Poland since the summer of
2018 appears to be sustaining.
New moped sales are improving too,
though comparisons with the early
months of 2018 are unreliable due to
the moped segment's 2017/2018
Euro 4 transition - YTD moped
10,000
2019
2018
Polish registrations 2019 YTD
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