STAT ZONE
Spain: June motorcycle registrations +13.03%
Having been -94.43% for April
(841 units) and -43.68% for
May (10,152 units), the latest
new motorcycle registration
numbers from ANESDOR, the
motorcycle industry trade
association in Spain, show
dramatically continuing signs of
improvement.
Total new motorcycle
registrations in June were up by
+13.03% (compared to June
2019) at 21,057 new units and
are now running at 'just'
-26.31% for the YTD (65,247
units, compared to 88,540 for
the same period last year).
Like most of Europe, after a
good start to the year in
January and February (+11.96%
and +19.28% respectively)
registrations in Spain fell off a
cliff at -46.64%, -94.43% and
-43.68% respectively in March,
April and May.
Total PTW registrations for June
were up by +10.08 (22,501
units), having been -43.85% in
May at 10,972 units (compared
to 19,542 units in May 2019).
For the YTD, PTW registrations
are -25.37% at 72,599 units. In
Spain the best months for new
registrations are generally May,
June and July, which in 2019
accounted for some 62,000 of
the annual total of 194,663
units (+12.17% from 173,545
units in 2018).
Following his participation in a
transport industry-wide
initiative in Spain that called
for government help for the
120,000
90,000
60,000
30,000
Spanish registrations Jan-June 2020
97,277
-25.37%
72,599
TOTAL PTW
sector, Jose Maria Riano,
General Secretary of ANESDOR,
stated that "the commitment
by the government to invest in
the recovery of the Spanish
automotive industry is very
important for the sector."
The Spanish government has
confirmed that a system of
grants (as opposed to loans) is
being made available. Riano
went on to say that "it is
necessary that these grants are
carried out efficiently. With
regard to the two wheels sector
specifically, this means that the
measures should address the
particular circumstances of the
motorcycle market, which in
many respects are quite
different to those of passenger
cars."
88,540
2019 2020
-26.31%
65,247
MOTORCYCLE
Speaking to the June numbers,
Riano said "despite the
economic crisis, in the scenario
of the 'new normal', Spanish
citizens are betting on personal
light vehicles. The trend existed
before COVID-19, and seeing it
re-emerge allows us to be
moderately optimistic for the
future."
The Spanish government has
included motorcycles (PTWs of
all types) in its RENOVE 2020
plan - providing € 5m in aid for
the purchase of motorcycles
(electric and road legal ICE)
with a tax base price of less
than € 8,000.
Riano went on to say that "the
inclusion of the motorcycle
sector in RENOVE will
contribute to recovering the
sector after the historic lows. In
addition, this boost will provide
support to promote more
efficient, sustainable and safe
vehicles. An important initiative
factor considering that the
average age of motorcycles in
Spain is 16.4 years old."
The top selling motorcycle
above 125 cc in Spain is the
Kawasaki Z900 (1,546 units
YTD); Honda remains market
leader in total PTW terms
(18.9% share, 12,354 units
sold), with Yamaha second and
Kymco third. The Yamaha NMAX
125 was the top selling model
overall in Spain in June (961
units), and YTD the top seller so
far is the Kymco Agility City 125
(2,630 units sold).
Jose Maria Riano, General Secretary
of ANESDOR
UK: motorcycle registrations +13.43% in June 2020
The latest data available from the
MCIA, the motorcycle industry
association in the UK, shows that
having been -51.86% in May (4,965
units), -83.93% (1,467 units) in April
and -22.19% in March (12,484 units),
new motorcycle registrations in the UK
were +13.43% in June 2020.
In a pattern that is emerging in all of
Europe's major markets, the June data
for the UK suggests a market recovery
as lockdown eases and the benefits of
PTWs as a transport solution become
even more apparent than ever -
especially for commuting and urban
mobility.
In YTD motorcycle registration terms,
the UK is now "only" running at
-26.36% (41,401 units YTD compared
to 56,219 last year). In total PTW terms
the UK was +14.58% in June (13,250
units in total) and is -25.77% YTD
60,000
40,000
20,000
(43,862 units in total).
Honda was market share leader in
UK registrations Jan-June 2020
59,088
TOTAL PTW
43,862
56,219
2019
41,401
2020
-25.77% -26.36%
MOTORCYCLE
June, followed by Yamaha and Triumph.
The top selling motorcycle above 125
cc was the Royal Enfield Interceptor
650, followed by the BMW R 1250 GS
Adventure.
By way of context - motorcycle
registrations in the UK grew slightly in
2019, +0.72% with 100,472 units
sold. Many in the UK pointed to
consumer confidence being low as a
result of Brexit and general economic
uncertainty in 2019 as the reasons why
the UK motorcycle market didn't do as
well as elsewhere in Europe last year.
Along with Italy, France, Germany and
Spain, the UK remains one of Europe's
'Big Five' markets (actually, the 5th
largest), which between them account
for over 80% of annual new
registrations in Europe.
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