International Dealer News 173 Jun/Jul 2023 IDN172 Jun/Jul 2023 | Page 7

Italy - motorcycle registrations to April + 16.44 %

According to the latest available data from ANCMA - the motorcycle industry trade association in Italy - the first quarter has started strongly again , with January up by + 22.36 % ( 9,482 units ), February + 7.06 % ( 11,269 units ) and March + 25.85 % ( 18,225 units ). The growth continued in April (+ 10.44 %/ 15,335 units ) for the strongest fourth month of the year in Italy in at least a decade . The result was that YTD registrations in Italy were running at + 16.44 % ( 54,311 units ) for the first four months . In total , new PTW registrations for the first four months were + 26.51 % at 110,796 units YTD as the scooter market continued to explode at + 37.98 % for the first four months ( 56,485 scooters YTD ). The Honda Africa Twin was the best-selling motorcycle in 2023 so far ( 1,923 units ), followed by the Benelli TRK 502 / X ( 1,743 ), BMW R 1200 GS ( 1,508 units ) and Yamaha ' s Tracer 9 ( 1,435 units ). Honda dominates the scooter market in Italy with all top five of the best sellers . The Honda SH350 was the top selling scooter , followed by the SH 150 , the X- ADV 750 ( interestingly , with 3,089 units sold ), the SH 125 and the ADV 350 in fifth spot ( 2,614 units ). Indeed , the Honda Forza 350 was in seventh spot , behind the KYMCO Agility 125 R16 . For the record : full year new motorcycle registrations were + 6.35 % in Italy in 2022 at 126,571 units . Total PTW registrations in Italy for the 2022 full year were essentially flat at + 0.09 % - but the 270,416 total of new model registrations was the best for the Italian market since before
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Q1 2023 European registrations - " return to pre-Covid market trends "

STAT ZONE
Italian registrations to April
87,580
+ 26.51 %
110,796
PTW
2022 2023
46,642
+ 16.44 %
54,311
MOTORCYCLE
2011 ; of those , ANCMA classified 143,845 as scooters ( -4.84 % compared to the full year 2021 ).
The Brussels based European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers - ACEM - has released new motorcycle registrations data for Europe ' s ' Big Five ' markets ( France , Germany , Italy , Spain and the UK ), reaching 253,859 units during the first quarter of 2023 . This represents an increase of approximately + 15.5 % compared to the same period in 2022 ( 219,826 units ). Motorcycle registration volumes significantly increased in Italy ( 78,997 units , + 31.1 % year-on-year ) and both Spain ( 44,127 units , + 13.4 %), and Germany ( 54,964 units , + 13.2 %) also showed an upward trend . Volumes grew in France ( 48,945 units , + 7.21 %) and the market remained broadly flat in the UK ( 26,826 units , + 1.7 %). In motorcycle registration terms , the ' Big Five ' markets routinely
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80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000
45,702
+ 7.1 %
48,945
FRANCE
48,543
+ 13.2 %
54,964
GERMANY
account for around 80 % of the European motorcycle sales total . It is , therefore , possible to extrapolate a reasonably reliable ' guesstimate ' European total for Q1 ( all European markets ) of approximately 318,000 to 320,000 units . Moped registrations reached a total
60,278
+ 31.1 %
ITALY
78,997
38,922
2022
+ 13.4 %
44,127
SPAIN
26,381
2023
+ 1.7 %
UK
26,826 volume of 43,610 units in the six European moped markets monitored by ACEM ( Belgium , France , Germany , Italy , the Netherlands and Spain ). This registration volume represents a reduction of -24.5 % in comparison to Q1 of 2022 ( 57,737 units ). The decline is widespread in the monitored countries , except in Belgium , where volumes continued to increase . Commenting on the current situation of the sector , Antonio Perlot , ACEM Secretary General , said : " The first quarter results of the year must be interpreted cautiously , considering the significance of spring and summer for the European powered two-wheeler market . " Although there were considerable fluctuations when compared to the same period in 2022 , Q1 data confirms a growing trend of users favouring motorcycles and scooters to mopeds . This shift supports both urban and short-range mobility , as well as a sustained interest in leisure riding . " Thus far , the figures seem to align with long-term , pre-Covid trends . A more definitive outlook for 2023 will emerge as Q2 and Q3 data becomes available ."