Italian Registration Data from ANCMA
According to the latest data from ANCMA ( the motorcycle industry trade association in Italy and the owner of EICMA ), registrations for the motorcycle market were at 57,933 units for the first five months of the year . Compared to 2020 , that represents an increase of + 85.55 % - having been down in January and February , sales were up in March , April and May . There have been wild variances in the monthly reporting from January onwards - statistical reporting and market activity have been influenced and distorted both by the pandemic , as registration numbers lapped the equivalent 2020 data gather , and by
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100,000
50,000
Italian Registrations Jan - May
110,443
2019 2020 2021
67,829
127,325
PTW
the Euro 4 / 5 final deadline . Total PTW registrations for the same period were + 87.71 % at 127,325 units YTD . The best metric against which to judge the current market is the 2019 data .
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40,000
20,000
52,223
2019 2020 2021
31,222
57,933
MOTORCYCLE
This year ' s 5-month YTD motorcycle registrations compare to 52,233 for the same period in 2019 . The PTW number for this year so far compares to 110,443 units in 2019 and represents the highest number of registrations for the period since 2011 . A word of caution though . While the headline news looks excellent , some of this momentum is , inevitably , catchup sales lost from various stages in the cycle since March 2020 . It is not yet therefore possible to safely extrapolate long-term growth patterns arising from the effects of the pandemic , or to put that in the context of the steady growth seen in most European markets from 2015 to 2019 . For the record - new motorcycle registrations were ( theoretically ) 94,108 units in 2020 , having been 98,917 units in 2019 .
Spanish Motorcycle Registrations
The latest data from ANESDOR , the motorcycle industry trade association in Spain , shows new motorcycle registrations at 63,368 units for the first five months of the year . Although COVID has made comparisons difficult , this represents a + 43.32 % increase over 2020 , having been down in January and February , sales were up in March , April and May . Total PTW registrations for the five-month period were at 69,854 units YTD (+ 39.07 % compared to 2020 ). In motorcycle terms , it is the second highest first five-month market performance in Spain since 2009 and compares to 69,911 units in 2019 ( 44,213 units for the first five months of 2020 ). Similarly , for total PTW registrations it is second only since 2009 to the 76,836 units sold in the same period of 2019 ( 50,231 units sold in the first five months of 2020 ). Because of its strength in the scooter and > 125 cc markets , Honda was market leader YTD , followed by Yamaha , BMW , Piaggio ( Vespa , Aprilia , Moto Guzzi etc .) and Taiwan ' s Kymco . The top selling motorcycle was the Kawasaki Z 900 . For the record - full year new motorcycle registrations in Spain were 175,585 units in 2019 (+ 11.07 % over 2018 ) and -11.50 % in 2020 compared to 2019 at 155,391 units .
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Spanish Registrations Jan - May
2019 2020 2021
76,836
50,321 69,854
69,911 44,213
63,368
PTW
MOTORCYCLE
Global Japanese Made Motorcycle Exports
The latest data available from JAMA ( the automotive trade association in Japan , which includes representation of motorcycle manufacturers among its membership ) shows exports of
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30,000
Japanese made motorcycles ( over 250 cc ) to USA were + 57.55 % YTD at 24,108 units . Globally the Japanese factories were + 17.21 % in motorcycle export terms at 126,584 units .
Japanese motorcycle exports Jan-Apr
71,758
2019 2020 2021
71,432
TO EUROPE
78,914
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20,000
10,000
23,300
2019 2020 2021
15,302
TO USA
24,108
Japanese made motorcycle exports to Europe for the first four months of the year recovering after a no doubt Euro 4 / 5 shaped poor start to 2021 to be + 10.47 % YTD at 78,914 units . In total PTW terms , shipments to USA were + 62.10 % at 37,783 units , shipments to Europe were + 12.58 % at 82,130 units , and globally + 22.20 % at 154,012 units were exported in total . The increasing number of units being made by Japanese manufacturers elsewhere in Asia , the U . S . and South / Central America goes some way to providing historical context for the data . Most of the Japanese made machines still being exported are of higher value , larger displacements . With the exception of the United
States , most of their overseas factories are primarily engaged in making and selling scooters and smaller capacity units in and for ' emerging ' markets ( where import tariffs are high ) and in making ATV / UTV units - especially in the United States , where demand for such machines is at its highest and grew strongly in 2020 . For the record - annual worldwide Japanese made motorcycle and moped exports ( all PTW ) fell off a cliff in 2009 to 583,879 from over 1 million in 2008 , having peaked at 1,641 million units in 2000 . They have continued to decline most years since then . Most recently they were 463,123 units in 2017 , 456,758 in 2018 , 386,379 in 2019 and 311,998 in 2020 .
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