Spain - motorcycles + 10.74 % YTD
Spanish registrations to April
After a statistically anomalous + 50.10 % ( 11,604 units ) in January , the latest data from ANESDOR - the motorcycle industry trade association in Spain - show growth in decline . From + 21.92 % ( 12,421 units ) in February , March was -3.40 % ( 14,676 units ) with April at -3.27 ( 14,041 units ) - though that is still the third best April Spanish market performance since before 2009 . For the year to date the Spanish motorcycle market is still at + 10.74 % ( 52,742 units ) but as elsewhere , registrations appear to be softening . The total PTW numbers for Spain YTD are also " headed
south " with -4.53 % for March ( 15,963 units ) and -6.55 % ( 15,145 units ) for April , after strong growth in January and February to + 9.23 % for the first four months ( 57,584 units ). Scooter sales were up by + 9.7 % in April . ANESDOR General Secretary Jose Maria Riano is quoted as saying that there was one less selling day in April 2022 ( compared to 2021 ) and that the decline was due to a combination of " high rainfall , the persisting supply crisis and worsening economic context ." Honda is market share leader in Spain YTD with a 24.2 % share ( 12,775 units ) followed by
Yamaha ( 12.8 %), Piaggio ( 6.9 %), BMW ( 6.7 %) and KYMCO ( 5.4 %). For the Record - motorcycle registrations in Spain were + 6.26 % for the full year in 2021 at 165,115 units . The Spanish market had not yet caught up with 2019 registrations though ( 175,585
80,000
40,000
20,000
units ) but 2021 was the second best motorcycle and scooter market performance in Spain since before 2009 . In total PTW
52,717
PTW
57,584
47,628
2021 2022
60,000 + 9.23 % + 10.74 %
52,742
MOTORCYCLE
terms 2021 was + 3.26 ( 182,922 units ) - also the second best since before the 2007 / 2009 financial crisis .
Italy - motorcycles + 11.49 % to April 2022
The new year started strongly in Italy with motorcycle registrations + 23.32 % ( 7,756 units ) and + 27.81 % ( 10,534 units ) for January and February respectively . However , the latest available data from ANCMA - the motorcycle industry trade association in Italy - show motorcycle sales growth appearing to soften for March at + 16.81 % ( 14,494 units ) and down to -6.48 % for April at 13,885 units . Aside from 2020 , this was the second highest for an April in Italy for a decade . Total PTW registration data for the first four months in Italy confirm a downward trajectory , with February ( -4.87 %. 18,352 units ), March ( -3.51 %, 28,014 units ) and April
( -8.86 %, 27,430 units ) all down and the market down by -3.45 % YTD . At 87,602 units for the first four months , though , it is still higher than the same period in 2019 , and ( 2021 aside ) the best first four months in Italy since 2011 . Of that 87,602 total , scooter sales in Italy for January to April were -16.24 % at 40,933 units with motorcycles at 46,669 (+ 11.49 %). The Benelli TRK 502 / X was the top selling motorcycle YTD ( 2,293 units ) and in fourth spot overall , behind Honda ' s SH 125 / 150 and the Kymco Agility 125 R16 . The BMW R 1250 GS is the second best selling motorcycle ( 1,589 units ), followed by the Ténéré 700 , Africa Twin , Multistrada V4 / S and
Moto Guzzi V7 . For the record - Italy was again the largest market in Europe in 2021 with motorcycle registrations + 26.49 % ( 119,079 units ) compared to 94,141 units in 2020 - the best for more than a decade . Total PTWs were + 23.58 % for the 2021 full year with a massive 270,232 total units sold - also the best for over a decade ( 218,677 units in 2020 , 231,985 in 2019 ). The bestselling motorcycle in Italy in 2021 was the Benelli TRK 502 / X ( 6,543 units ).
Japanese made motorcycle exports to Europe -3.43 % Q1
TW
After a massive ' bump ' in January 150,000 this year (+ 42.58 %/ 17,574 units ) the latest available data
120,000 from JAMA ( the automotive trade 90,000 association in Japan , which includes representation of 60,000 motorcycle manufacturers
30,000 among its membership ) shows exports of Japanese made motorcycles to Europe ( over 250 cc ) collapsing by -41.72% in February ( 13,825 units , down from 23,720 in February 2021 )
Q1 Japanese exports
60,276
-7.59 %
55,702
PTW Exports to Europe
115,684
2021
Worldwide PTW exports
2022
-6.53 %
108,129 and down by -10.59 % in March 2022 ( 19,337 units from 21,627 a year ago ).
In total PTW terms European imports from the ' Big Four ' Japanese factories were up in January (+ 51.74 %, 19,979 units ) but down in February ( -39.79 %, 14,914 units ) and March ( -6.85 %, 20,809 units ) and were running at -7.59 % ( 55,702 units ) for Q1 . Japanese made motorcycle exports to the USA were down in January and February but + 20.70 % in March ( 7,640 units ) and are running at -3.43 % ( 17,933 units ) for Q1 . Total global PTW exports from Japan were up in January , down in February and flat for March and are running at -6.53 % worldwide for Q1 ( 108,129 units ).
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 ; 396,379 in 2019 ; 311,998 in 2020 but significantly up in 2021 at 437,042 units (+ 40.08 %). European PTW imports from the Japanese factories were + 37.14 % for the full year 2021 at 197,651 units - ahead of 2019 ( 191,144 ) and 2020 ( 144,127 ).
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