Germany - 2020 motorcycle registrations + 16.89 % ( theoretically )
Having been + 50.71 % in September at 10,429 units , + 33.45 % ( 6,630 units ) in October , and a staggering + 116.75 % in November ( 5,850 units ), the latest rather surreal new motorcycle registration statistics from the IVM , the motorcycle industry trade association in Germany , shows new
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50,000 motorcycle registrations were up by a ridiculous + 328.56 % ( 8,297 units ) in December as the European motorcycle industry again disappears down the rabbit hole of regulation-busting preregistrations . As seen elsewhere in Europe , 2020 ended with a rush to pre-register
German full year registrations
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unsold Euro 4 units that do not meet the strict timescale criteria set by the EU for the end of series derogation approved in advance of Euro 5 final implementation . This has no doubt distorted the statistics in Germany , Italy and the United Kingdom and most of Europe ' s markets - majors and otherwise . Total motorcycle registrations for 2020 in Germany are put at + 16.89 % for the year at 132,126 units . However , preliminary research by IDN suggests that between 8,000 and 10,000 of those are still sitting unsold in dealership and importer storage . In total PTW terms , the inflation of the registration statistics is even more pronounced with the full year said to have been + 32.34 % at 218,778 units (+ 365 . 38 %/ 13 , 538 units in December ; + 135.04 %/ 10,290 units in November ). In the context of 2020 , the motorcycle registration statistics in Germany for 2020 have been remarkable - it has been a good year in Germany despite everything . The market demonstrated the same promising start to 2020 that was seen elsewhere in Europe , and after the decline in March and April it started to recover strongly in May - suggesting that demand hadn ' t gone away , with consumers buying when they judged the moment right to do so . However , the official statistics in the final quarter of the year cannot be regarded as being accurately reflective of real levels of consumer demand . In motorcycle market share terms , BMW remained leader with a modestly reduced market share ( 20.22 %) but higher unit sales at 26,712 units - BMW had five models in the top twenty best sellers . KTM is in second spot in market share terms , with an improved market share at 12.46 % ( 16,464 units ), followed by Honda ( 11.64 % share , 15,379 units ), Kawasaki ( 11.23 % share , 14,838 ) and Yamaha in 5th spot ( 9.65 % share , 12,748 units sold ). The top selling model was BMW ' s R 1250 GS ( 9,228 units ), followed by the Kawasaki Z900 ( Z650 in fourth ), Yamaha MT-07 third ( Ténéré 700 in 7th ), KTM 690 SMC , 790 Duke and 390 Duke in 5th , 6th and 8th spots , Suzuki GSX-S 750 in 9th and Honda CMX 500 Rebel in 10th , one spot ahead of the CRF 1100 Africa Twin . 2019 saw the German motorcycle market grow by + 4.38 % to 113,039 units , with PTW sales growing by + 6.53 % to 165,311 units .
Spain : Total PTW registrations -9.23 % for 2020 full year
With motorcycle registrations having been -17.52 % ( 13,299 units ) for October and -18.50 % ( 10,725 units ) for November , the latest data from ANESDOR , the motorcycle industry trade association in Spain , shows a good December at + 19.23 % growth ( 12,685 units ), to finish the year at -11.55 % ( 155,298 units ). This represents a dramatic recovery for the market in Spain , where new motorcycle registrations were -46.64 %, -94.43 % and -43.68 % for March , April and May respectively ( 21,174 units sold , compared to 52,179 in 2019 ). In full year terms , the year was still the third best seen in Spain in new motorcycle registration terms since before 2009 . In terms of total PTW registrations in Spain , the -9.23 % decline ( 176,691 units ) also represented the third best market performance there since
2009 , with Moped registrations continuing their market recovery to close out 2020 at + 12.13 % ( 21,393 units ), with electric motorcycles said to account for 8 % of the total market (+ 17 % at 14,910 units ). Jose Maria Riano , General
Secretary of ANESDOR , said that " given the complex circumstances , it has been a positive year for the sector . The pandemic and resulting twomonth market shutdown in the spring has caused an overall decline in general sales compared to 2019 , but the advantages of PTWs as an urban mobility solution have been further amplified . The figures are less negative than might have been expected , especially compared to the automotive sector ." The top selling models in Spain YTD have been the Kymco Agility City 125 , Honda PCX 125 and Yamaha NMAX 125 . Honda remains overall market share leader with 18.2 % of the Spanish market ( 28,264 units ), followed by Yamaha , Kymco , BMW , Piaggio and Kawasaki ( 7,757 units sold for a 5.0 % share ).
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For comparison , new motorcycle registrations in Spain were + 11.07 % in 2019 ( at 175,585 units ) and + 14.32 % in 2018 ( 158,086 units ).
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