Italy has again confirmed its place as Europe ' s largest motorcycle market with the 2021 full year data from ANCMA ( the motorcycle industry trade association in Italy and the owner of EICMA ), the Italian motorcycle market was up by + 26.49 % in 2021 at 119,079 units . In total PTW terms , the Italian market was + 23.58 % for the year with a massive 270,232 total units sold ( compared to 218,677 in 2020 and 231,985 in 2019 ). 2021 was the best year since before the 2008 / 2010 financial crisis ; the same holds true for
motorcycle sales in Italy , with units registered having more than doubled since the European motorcycle market bottomed out in 2014 . It is worth noting that all the motorcycles and scooters registered in Italy ( and elsewhere in EU member states ) since January 1st , 2021 , have needed to be Euro 5 compliant models . Of the 270,232 total new units registered in 2021 , 151,153 were scooters (+ 21.37 %). The bestselling motorcycle in Italy in 2021 was the Benelli TRK 502 / X with 6,543 units registered , followed by the
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Italian full year registrations
231,985
218,677
PTW
270,232
BMW R 1250 GS ( 3,956 units ), with the Honda Africa Twin ( 3,011 units ) in third , finishing the year ahead of the fourth placed Yamaha Tracer 9 ( 2,891 units ). For the record - though the final stage
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98,917
94,141
119,079
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of the Euro 4 / 5 transition distorted the figures , new motorcycle registrations were 94,108 units for the full year in 2020 , having been 98,883 units in 2019 (+ 6.26 % compared to 2018 ).
UK motorcycle registrations + 10.17 % in 2021
According to the latest available data from the MCIA , the motorcycle industry trade association in the UK , motorcycle registrations were + 10.17 % in the UK in 2021 at 106,355 units - ahead of both 2020 and 2019 and the best UK market performance since 2016 and the second best since before the 2008 / 2010 financial crisis . The moped / low-displacement markets in the UK are small at less than 8,000 units for the year , so total PTW registrations for the UK in 2021 were not much greater at 113,397 units (+ 9.39 %). Scooter sales were
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106,688 103,665
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26,154 units (+ 17.5 %). Naked style models were the
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100,472
96,539
106,355
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largest market sector in the UK in 2021 with 24,398 units sold
(+ 4.2 %). Adventure models were up by + 19.6 % at 19,761 units , with the BMW R 1250 GS the top-seller . So-called ' Modern Classic ' style models were + 10.8 % at 10,717 units and the traditionally dominant Road sports bike segment was down by -14.0 % in the UK in 2021 at 8,399 units sold . Touring models were up 14.9 %, but it is a small market segment in the UK at 2,363 units in 2021 . For the record - motorcycle registrations in the UK grew slightly in 2019 ( 100,472 units sold , + 0.72 %), with 2020 put at a Covid and Euro 4 / 5 transition impacted 96,539 units .
Spanish motorcycle registrations + 6.26 % in 2021
The latest data from ANESDOR , the motorcycle industry trade association in Spain , shows new motorcycle registrations up by + 6.26 % in 2021 with 165,113 motorcycles and scooters sold . The Spanish market has not yet caught up with 2019 registrations though when 175,585 units were recorded as sold . However , 2021 was the second best ( behind 2019 ) motorcycle and scooter market performance in Spain since before 2009 . In total PTW terms , 2021 was + 3.22 % in Spain at 182,854 new units registered - some 12,000 units behind 2019 , but also the second best since before the 2008 / 2010 financial crisis . The moped market in Spain was worth 17,714 units in 2021 ( -18.48 %). The ANESDOR data shows 6,654 electric units registered in 2021 , which is down -10.3 % on 2020 . Honda is overall market share leader in Spain , with 36,333 units sold in total in Spain in 2021 for a 22.0 % market share . Yamaha is second ( 14.56 % share ), BMW third ( 7.3 % share ), Piaggio fourth ( 6.9 %) and KYMCO fifth ( 6.4 %). The top-selling model in 2021 in Spain was the Honda PCX 125 , followed by the Yamaha NMAX 125 , Honda SH 125I and the Piaggio Liberty IGET ABS in fifth spot .
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Spanish full year registrations
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177,155
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182,854
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Honda ' s PCX 125 750cc X-ADV ' crossover ' - the bestselling motorcycle over 125 cc in Spain .
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165,113
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