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Germany : motorcycles -7.54 % to October

The latest data from the IVM ( the motorcycle industry trade association in Germany ) show new motorcycle registrations running at -7.54 % for the first ten months of 2022 at 101,075 units - the lowest YTD in Germany since 2017 . Most recently , August was -7.96 % ( 9,817 units ), September was -14.93 % ( 7,369 ) with October at -3.17 % ( 5,125 units ). Either none of the increased inventory coming into Europe from the Japanese factories since late summer has been making its way into German showrooms , or else the market there does have a real problem in motorcycle terms . Total PTW registration there were broadly flat for the first ten months of the year at -0.31 % ( 185,412 units ). In market share terms , BMW remains the market leader in its home market with an imperious 21.29 % market share ( 21,521 units sold YTD ) and total of 11 models in the top 50 . It is way ahead of Kawasaki in second ( 10.71 % share / 10,830 units ), Honda in third ( 10.55 %/ 10,660 units ), Yamaha in fourth
The latest data from ANESDOR - the motorcycle industry trade association in Spain - show that motorcycle registrations in September were + 2.77 % ( 15,795 units ), + 4.82 % ( 14,318 units ) in October and + 13.56 % in November ( 14,786 units ). That represents the best November market performance in Spain since before 2009 and likely represents further evidence of growing inventories as the logistics challenges that affected deliveries from the Japanese factories , especially , started to ease up in late summer . In year-to-date terms , motorcycle registrations had climbed to + 7.34 % at 164,111 units for the first 11 months of 2022 - fractionally the second best in Spain since before 2009 ( 2019 saw 164,916 units sold ). Moped registrations in Spain were -10.94 % YTD at 14,374 units , with total PTWs running at + 5.59 % at 178,485 units registered so far in 2022 .
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
German registrations to October
185,994
-0.31 %
185,412
PTW
109,317
2021 2022
-7.54 %
101,075
MOTORCYCLE
( 8.49 %/ 8,578 units ) and KTM in fifth ( 8.38 %/ 8,467 units ). They are followed by Harley-Davidson , Ducati , Triumph , Suzuki and Royal Enfield , which is now up
Demand for electric powered PTWs was + 29.9 % in November at 864 units and + 61.0 % at 9,558 units YTD . Honda remains market share leader in Spain with a 21.8 % share ( 35,824 units ), followed by Yamaha ( 11.9 %, 19,592 units ), KYMCO ( 7.0 %, 11,518 units ), BMW ( 6.6 %, 10,912 units ) and Piaggio ( 6.3 %/ 10,3896 units ) in fifth , ahead of Sym , KTM , Kawasaki , Zontes and Aprilia . Honda ' s PCX 125 is the top seller YTD , followed by the Sym Symphony 125 , Honda SH 125I , KYMCO Agility City 125 and Honda Forza 125 . 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 units ), but 2021 was the second-best motorcycle and scooter market performance in Spain since before 2009 . In total PTW terms , 2021 was + 3.26 % ( 182,922 units ) to tenth spot in market share terms ( 3.31 %/ 3,344 units ). The top selling motorcycle in Germany YTD was the BMW R 1250 GS with 7,930 units sold for a 7.85 % share of the total market - remarkable for a single model - and way ahead of the Kawasaki Z900 in second ( 3,459 / 3.42 %), the Yamaha MT-07 and Ténéré 700 , Honda CRF 1000 Africa Twin , Suzuki SV 650 , Honda CB 650 R Neo Sports Café , and the KTM 390 Duke , SMC 690 and 890 Duke in 9th , 10th and 11th spots . The top five recorded electric manufacturers were Zero ( 319 units sold ), VMoto , KTM , Tinbot and Energica ( with just 38 units sold ). For the record - motorcycle registrations for the 2021 full year in Germany were -11.90 % ( 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 ).

Spain : motorcycles + 7.34 % to November

The FCAI , the trade association for Australia ' s automotive and 40,000 motorcycle industry , has released sales figures for motorcycles and off-highway 30,000 vehicles ( OHV ) for January- September 2022 . A total of 70,382 motorcycles 20,000 and OHVs were sold between January and September 2022 . This represents a decrease of 10,000 -18.4% over the same period in 2021 . The most popular segment , offroad motorcycles , achieved
OHV
41.09 % of overall sales , equating to 28,923 units sold . This is a decrease of -17.6% on 2021 figures . Road motorcycles were the second most in-demand segment , recording 37.29 % of sales with 26,245 units sold . This represents an increase of + 0.5 % on
2021 figures . The OHV segment of the market decreased by -48.3 %. This amounts to a total of 11,165 units sold , representing 15.86 % of the overall market . This decrease is due largely to Government policy
- also the second-best since before the 2007 / 2009 financial crisis .
PTW
MOTORCYCLE

Australia - total motorcycle / OHV -18.4 % January to September Australian registrations by sector Jan-Sep

21,590
-48.3 %
11,165
2021
2022
mandating the fitment of operator protection devices ( OPDs ), which has led many manufacturers to cease supply of agricultural all-terrain
-17.6%
+ 0.5 %
vehicles ( ATVs ) to the Australian market . Scooters made up the smallest portion of the market with 4,049 new units
+ 18.7 %
sold , equating to 5.75 % of total sales .
OFF-ROAD
ROAD
SCOOTER
However , this figure is an increase of + 18.7 % on 2021 figures . FCAI Chief Executive Tony Weber said that while the decrease in overall sales was disappointing , the increase in the scooter segment indicated that
Australian motorists were considering the benefits of
two-wheel transport . " More Australians are looking
to scooters as a way of reducing their commute
times , as well as their toll , fuel and parking costs ,"
Weber said .
35,120
28,923
26,119
26,245
3,410
4,049
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