UK : motorcycle registrations + 31.87 % in August 2020
The latest data available from the MCIA , the motorcycle industry association in the UK , shows that new motorcycle registrations in the UK were up massively in July 2020 by + 41.96 % ( 13,093 units ) and were + 31.87 % in August at 8,354 units . On a YTD basis , new motorcycle sales in the UK have now recovered to ' just ' -12.44% for the first eight months of the year ( 62,848 units ). In total PTW terms , YTD registrations are running at -11.85% ( 66,815 units ). The small Moped market in the UK has just about caught up with 2019 sales YTD at -1.27% ( 3,967 units ). Honda was market share leader in
August , followed by Yamaha , Lexmoto , Kawasaki , KTM , BMW , Triumph and Suzuki . The top selling Adventure Sport motorcycle was the Yamaha Ténéré 700 ; the top selling Sport / Touring model was the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 SX ; the top selling Touring model was the Yamaha FJR 1300 AE . The most popular sector of the UK market remains Naked style machines ( 20,931 units sold YTD ). By way of context - motorcycle registrations in the UK grew slightly in 2019 , + 0.72 % with 100,472 units sold . Along with Italy , France , Germany and Spain , the UK remains one of Europe ' s ' Big Five ' markets
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UK registrations Jan-Aug
75,795
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66,815
( actually , the fifth largest ) who between them account for over 80 %
71,777
2019
62,848
MOTORCYCLE
2020
-12.44 %
of annual new registrations in Europe .
Poland : new motorcycles -0.81 % January to August 2020
The latest data from the motorcycle industry trade association in Poland ( PZPM ) shows new motorcycle registrations at + 16.15 % in August ( 2,057 units ), having been + 29.47 % in July ( 3,027 units ) and + 22.82 % in June ( 2,949 units ), showing that the market for new motorcycles receiving their first registration in Poland has recovered well from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic . As elsewhere in Europe , the Polish market got off to an excellent start ( although on low
Germany : motorcycles + 41.09 % in August
Germany ' s apparently relentless march to market recovery continued in July and August with the latest data from the IVM , the motorcycle industry trade association in Germany , showing new model registrations massively up over August last year at + 41.09 % ( 12,704 units ), having been + 41.25 % ( 17,393 units ) in July ( and + 21.64 %/ 14,010 units in June ). That means the German market has now largely put the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic on new motorcycle registrations into its rear view mirror , with new model registrations now in the positive for the YTD at + 4.56 % for the first eight months of 2020 ( 100,920 units , compared to 96,516 in 2019 ). In the context of 2020 , the motorcycle registration statistics in Germany for 2020 so far have been remarkable . The market demonstrated the same promising start to the year that was seen elsewhere in Europe , having been + 37.14 % ( 4,446 units ) in volumes ), having been up by + 51.74 % and + 22.06 % in January and February respectively . In YTD terms , the Polish market for new motorcycles is now essentially flat and therefore fully caught up at -0.81 % ( 15,513 units ) for January to August . New mopeds are -24.54 % ( 11,688 units ) YTD , with total new PTW registrations at -12.62 % ( 27,201 units ) YTD . However , new model registrations are only ever part of the story where the Polish market is concerned . Poland is
January . After the start of a decline in February ( -3.98 %/ 9,252 units ) as Germany responded to the upcoming health emergency hard and early , motorcycle registrations were -18.70 % in March ( 16,581 units ) and -28.14 % ( 12,064 units ) in April , but started to recover in May (+ 6.33 %/ 14,524 units ), suggesting that demand hadn ' t gone away , with consumers buying when they judged the moment right to do so . Indeed in total PTW terms , it looks very much like the theory that the urban mobility and isolation messages that PTWs have in their favour are being taken up by commuters . Total PTW registrations in July were up + 54.95 % at 29,977 units and + 59.57 % ( 23,146 units ) in August , putting the YTD at + 18.03 % for the first eight months ( 163,986 units , compared to 138,931 units in 2019 ). In market share terms , BMW remains ' Top Dog ' in its home market with a modestly reduced 20.91 % share YTD an important market for preowned 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 other retailers , and for the vendors they buy their parts , accessories and apparel from . When these units are factored in , the total number of new and used motorcycles sold from January to August 2020 was 62,000 , which is just -8.76 over
( 21,103 units sold and six models in the top 20 best sellers in Germany YTD ), followed by Kawasaki , Honda , KTM and Yamaha . The top selling model was BMW ' s R 1250 GS ( 7,338 units YTD ), followed by the Kawasaki Z900 ( Z650 in fourth ), Yamaha MT-07 third ( Ténéré 700 in
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9th ), KTM 690 SMC , 790 Duke and 390 Duke in 5th , 6th and 8th spots , Honda CMX 500 Rebel in 7th and BMW S 1000 XR 10th . Last year saw the German motorcycle market grow by + 4.38 % to 113,039 units , with PTW sales growing by + 6.53 % to 165,311 units .
German registrations Jan-Aug
138,931
+ 18.03 %
163,986 the same period in 2019 ( 67,949 units ). Indeed , sales were + 8.02 % in April , + 15.95 % in May , + 15.12 % in June , + 8.12 % in July and + 1.92 % in August . The total of new and used mopeds combined registered in Poland YTD was 18,406 units ( -19.55 %) and total new and used PTWs are running at -11.47 % YTD ( 80,406 units ). For the full year 2019 , total new motorcycle registrations were + 31.53 % for the full year , with the total of all new and used PTWs at + 12.35 % ( 113,650 units in total , overall ).
96,516
2019
2020
+ 4.56 %
100,920
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