While most of Europe ' s ' Big Five ' major markets ( Italy , France , Spain , UK ) showed motorcycle and PTW registration growth in 2021 , Germany was the exception at -11.90 % for motorcycles and -9.71 % for total PTWs . The motorcycle registration figures in Germany for January 2022 were a statistical anomaly (+ 57.65 %/ 3,503 units ), with decline setting in since then - February was + 12.01 % ( 8,731 units ); March was + 4.40 % ( 18,732 units ), but April was -8.86 % at 13,127 units . Although up on April 2020 , this is the lowest April motorcycle registration figure since 2012 for what is usually one of the strongest months in Germany . The motorcycle market in Germany was still in positive territory in YTD terms at + 4.09 % for the January to April period ( 44,093 units ), but the trend is clearly down . For a prepandemic comparison , 50,059 motorcycles were registered in the same period in 2019 . In total PTW terms March was + 7.66 % ( 29,897 units ) with April -1.41 % ( 23,004 units ); YTD total new PTW registrations in Germany were + 10.68 % at 71,443
800,000 units . The top selling motorcycle in Germany YTD was the 60,000 BMW R 1250 GS ( 4,217 units sold ) - way ahead of the 40,000 Kawasaki Z900 in second ( 1,419 units ); followed by the
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Yamaha MT-07 , Honda CB 650 R Neo Sports Café ( 950 ) and the Kawasaki Z 650 in fifth ( 949 ) then the Tenere 700 , CRF 100 Africa Twin , CMX 500 Rebel , S 1000 R and CBR 650 R . With five models in the top 20 best sellers ( and eight in the top 30 ), it is no surprise that BMW is ( again ) the runaway market leader in its home market with 25.24 % share ( 11,131 total units sold ). Honda is a distant second with a 13.11 % share ( 5,779 units ), followed by Kawasaki ( 11.66 %/ 5,141 units ), Yanaha ( 7.71 %/ 3,398 units and KTM fifth ( 7.53 %/ 3,319 units ). The top ten sees Triumph in sixth place , followed by Harley- Davidson , Ducati , Suzuki and Royal Enfield 10th ( 2.54 % share / 1,120 units ). For the record - motorcycle registrations for the 2021 full year in Germany were -11.09 % ( 116,407 units ) with total PTWs at -9.71 %/ 197,540 units ( against 218,778 units in 2020 and 165,311 units in 2019 ). In 2020 the German motorcycle market grew by + 16.89 % ( 132,126 compared to a Euro 4 / 5 transition distorted 113,039 in 2019 ).
UK motorcycle registrations + 32.49 % YTD
It is odd to be pointing to a downward trend in a market where YTD new motorcycle registrations are + 32.49 % for the first four months of the year , but the most recent available data from the MCIA , the motorcycle industry trade association in the UK , show exactly that , a downward trend . The UK saw statistically anomalous increases of + 68.38 % ( 5,789 units ) and + 87.12 % ( 4,706 units ) in January and February respectively . That was followed by + 35.26 % ( 15,704 units ) in March - traditionally the best month for motorcycle sales in the UK - and a drop to + 3.86 % ( 10,627 units ) for April . The YTD in the UK is + 32.49 % ( 36,826 units ) the best since before 2009 , but nonetheless the trend is down . The moped / low-displacement markets in the UK are small , just over 7,000
www . idnmag . com units for the year in 2021 , so total PTW registrations for the UK so far in 2022 are showing a similar trend with 39,241 units sold in total , + 31.76 %. Scooter sales YTD in the UK were + 31.8 % at 11,211 units ; total mopeds were + 36.98 % at 2,415 units . The top selling motorcycle in the UK in April was the Honda CBF 125 M ( 227 units ) followed closely by the Royal Enfield Meteor 350 ( 226 units ). The Suzuki GSXS 1000 T headed the Road Sport segment ( 146 units ) with the Triumph Tiger 660 Sport the top selling ADV model . Honda was market share leader ( 2,099 units sold in April ), followed by Yamaha , Triumph , Kawasaki and Royal Enfield . For the Record - motorcycle registrations for the full year
German registrations to April
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2021 in the UK were + 10.17 at 106,355 units - the best UK annual market since before 2009 . Total PTWs were + 9.39 % at 113,397 units . Scooter sales were 26,154 units (+ 17.5 %).
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Dutch PTW industry trade association Bovag RAI reports 4.9m e-bikes ( pedal assists / e-bicycles ) in the Netherlands , with a € 9.5bn total market value . Multiscope research says one in three Dutch people owns one or more e-bikes ; owners are generally older than 50 with above average income , however the number of buyers between 35 and 49 in particular increased significantly last year . The market value of the segment increased by € 1.1bn in 2021 . On average , the e-biker cycles about 43 km per week .
According to the FCAI , the motorcycle sales boom in Australia appears to have peaked - motorcycle , scooter and ATV sales were down by -10.7 % in Q1 of 2022 ( 24,338 units ). Off-roaders were the strongest segment , accounting for 39.6 % of the available market , but at 9,644 units were down by -17.2 %; road-going motorcycles ( 9,723 units ) were up by + 12 % and were 39.9 % of the available market .
Energica Motor Company ( Italy ) has signed KOZA INS . TIC . A . S . as its importer for Turkey - located in Ankara , the capital and secondlargest city ( population over 5.7m ). Between 2020 and February 2022 , Turkey saw a 150 % increase in sales of electric PTWs . Among the latest Government initiatives to boost EV sales in Turkey are a 20 percent discount scheme and charging stations that will be open to renewable energy and storage integration .
Brembo Q1 revenues of € 857.6m were + 27.0 % (+ 18.7 % on an X-rate parity basis ) with EBITDA at € 150.8m and net profit of € 71.7m . The company made net investments for the quarter at € 59.9m Net financial debt was at € 456.5m , up € 17.6m compared to 31 March 2021 . Executive Chairman Matteo Tiraboschi said that " these are positive results - a satisfying performance given the complex global scenario ; we saw growth across all our business segments ."
Piaggio shareholders have authorised a share buyback programme that could see the company buying back up to 16,600,000 ordinary shares , for a maximum outlay of € 41,331,787 - within the legal limits of 20 % of share capital . At the time of the decision Piaggio held 1,182,448 of its own shares .
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