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The latest available data from ANESDOR - the motorcycle industry trade association in Spain - show that motorcycle registrations in the first four months of 2023 were up by 12.08 % at 59,111 units . Registrations were + 15.61 % ( 13,171 units ) and + 0.10 % ( 12,436 units ) for January and February , and + 21.78 % ( 17,917 units ) and + 12.35 % ( 15,587 units ) for March and April 2023 . This was by far the strongest first fourmonth market performance for new motorcycle registrations in Spain since before 2009 . Moped registrations remain soft in Spain , at -21.89 % down YTD ( 3,782 units ). Total new PTW registrations YTD in Spain were + 9.22 % at 62,893 units . The top selling motorcycle and scooter brand in Spain YTD was Honda ( 14,399 units for a 24.4 % market share ), followed by Yamaha ( 7,089 units , 12.0 % share ), KYMCO ( 4,121 units for a 7.0 % share ), Piaggio fourth ( 3,806 units , 6.4 % share ) and BMW fifth ( 3,754 units , also a 6.4 % share ). They were followed by Sym , Kawasaki , Zontes , Peugeot and KTM . The top selling model in Spain in Q1 was KYMCO ' s Agility City 125 ( 2,398 units YTD for a 4.1 % market share ), followed by Honda ' s PCX 125 and SH 125 , the Sym Symphony 125 fourth , and Honda Forza 125 fifth . The top selling models over 125 cc were Honda ' s ADV 350 ( 1,160 units ), the Kawasaki Z 900 ( 914 units ), Yamaha ' s XTZ / 700 Ténéré ( 710 units YTD ), the Honda Forza 350 and KYMCO DTX 350 fifth . Electric motorcycle registrations in Spain for the first four months of the year were -13.7 % compared to the year-ago period ( 1,111 units ), with electric mopeds down -26.9 %. For the record : motorcycle registrations in Spain were + 6.30 % for the full year in 2022 at 175,525

80,000

40,000

20,000

Spanish registrations to April

57,584

PTW

62,893 units - essentially flat with 2019 as the equal best year for motorcycle registrations in Spain since before 2009 . In total PTW terms , 2022 was

52,742

2022 2023

+ 9.55 %

60,000 + 12.08 %

59,111

MOTORCYCLE

+ 4.54 % ( 191,225 units ). Demand for electric powered PTWs was + 53.1 % for the full year at 10,188 units - which was 5.8 % of total PTW sales .

The Irvine , California based Motorcycle Industry Council ( MIC ) has reported that among leading brands , sales of new motorcycles and scooters decreased -2.1 % through the first quarter of 2023 ( 125,712 units ), compared to the same period of the previous year ( 128,368 units ). ATVs decreased -16.3 % among leading brands ; the grand total of powersports vehicle sales for Q1 , 2023 - as defined by the MIC - was down by -5.8 % at 164,199 units for the first three months of 2023 , compared to 174,327 units for the year-ago quarter . Two motorcycle segments did see Q1 increases . The Adventure Tourer ( aka ' Dual Sport ') segment continued its growth trend and was up by + 7.9 % ( 18,703 units ), with Off-Highway motorcycles up by + 6.5 % ( 38,561 units ). Total On-Highway motorcycles were -7.4 % at 64,940 units . Recognising the tremendous growth of the ADV market segment , the MIC Research and Statistics Department has added a new category to the MIC Retail Sales Report for the first time in decades . The latest report has divided the Adventure and Dual Sport categories as specific types , underneath the general ' Dual ' heading *.

Quarterly Retail Sales Flash Report - March 2023

Motorcycles and scooters accounted for 76.6 % of total new unit sales through Q1 , and ATVs represented 23.4 %. Scooters were -24.7 % for the quarter at 3,508 units . * The MIC is defining ' Dual Sport ' models as motorcycles certified by their manufacturers to be in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards , designed primarily for off-highway recreational use with the capability for legal use on public roads . The association is defining Adventure models as motorcycles designed primarily for on-highway use and capable of light duty off-highway riding . These machines incorporate

features such as small windscreens , long-travel suspension , engine guards , and are generally designed with either a rally-style front fender or a high front fender design . For the record : Total new powersports vehicle registrations in USA for 2022 were 733,537 units ( -6.2 % from 781,806 units in 2021 ). ATV units were -12.7 % at 186,321 . Total motorcycle registrations were -3.5 % at 537,216 units for the year , of which On-Highway were -5.4 % ( 297,174 units ); Off-Highway were -5.0 % ( 145,218 ); ' Dual ' were + 9.0 % ( 72,643 units ) and Scooters were -4.3 % ( 22,181 units ).

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