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Spain - 2023 motorcycle registrations + 13.44 %
According to the latest available data from ANESDOR , the motorcycle industry association in Spain , 2023 motorcycle registrations were up by + 13.44 % with 199,210 units sold . All except one month was up in Spain last year , and 2024 is off to a good start with January up by 17.23 % ( 15,440 units ) over a very respectable January 2023 which , itself , was up by 15.61 % over January of 2022 ( 13,171 units ). The best months in Spain last year were May and June , with both seeing over 21,100 units sold and up by + 10.30 % and 8.32 % respectively . The five months between March and July accounted for nearly half of annual sales , with October ( as elsewhere ) seeing the largest single-month percentage increase (+ 30.23 %/ 18,647 units ). Also as elsewhere , 2023 marked the strongest year for new motorcycle registrations since before the 2007 / 2008 financial crisis . Moped registrations in Spain were
The latest available data from the Italian motorcycle industry association ( ANCMA ) show new motorcycle registrations in 2023 up by + 14.88 % at 145,405 units , with all months in 2023 in positive territory . These are the best Italian market numbers since before the 2007 / 2008 financial crisis and the resulting recession . March was the strongest month in Italy last year with 18,225 units flying out of showrooms - + 25.85 % up over March of 2022 ; May was second strongest with 18,199 units registered (+ 11.39 %). The largest monthly increase in percentage terms in Italy in 2023 came in October with 10,584 units representing a + 33.08 % increase on 2022 . Nearly 57 % of Italy ' s annual 145,405 motorcycle registrations in 2023 were registered in the five months between March and July ( 83,806 units ).
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200,000
100,000
Spanish registrations
191,225
+ 11.82 %
PTW
213,821
175,524
2022 2023
+ 13.44 %
199,120
MOTORCYCLE
down by -6.37 % at 14,701 units . Total PTW registrations for Spain were up by 11.82 % at 213,821 units - also best data for the Spanish market since 2008 ( 309,710 units ). In displacement terms , it was larger cylinder capacity motorcycles ( and therefore , typically , the most expensive models ) that were the highest growth sector with machines over 750 cc up by + 24.1 % and those between 125 cc and 750 cc up by + 18.2 %. Scooters continue to be the most popular single sector in Spain with registrations up by
Italy - 2023 motorcycle registrations + 14.88 %
January 2024 showed registrations down a 400,000 little at -1.20% ( 9,730 units ) as it lapped an exceptionally strong 300,000 January 2023 ( 9,484 units ). In total PTW terms , the 200,000 Italian market was + 17.94 % in 2023 , with a massive 318,948 units 100,000 registered . Scooters were up by + 20.64 % at 173,543 units . Honda ' s SH 125 / 150 / 350 dominated the scooter market with 33,869 units sold between them , followed by the KYMCO Agility 125 R16 ( 8,263 units ) and the Piaggio Liberty 125 ABS ( 7,899 ). They were followed by two Adventure style scooters - the Honda Italia ADV 350 ( 6,333 units ) and the Honda X-ADV 750 ( 6,220 ). The top selling motorcycle was the Benelli TRK 502 / X ( 4,075 units ), followed by the Honda
+ 14.3 % ( 110,467 units - some 55 % of sales ). The total fleet ( Park ) of motorcycles and light vehicles in Spain is now 5,978,888 units - albeit with an average age of 17.4 years . Electrics were down for the first time in Spain ( if the Covid year 2020 is discounted ), with a drop of -13.0 % and a total of 14,930 units ( 6.6 % of the market ). Jose Maria Riano , the General Secretary of AMESDOR , said : " We end 2023 with the best data since 2008 . Good news not only for the sector , but also for mobility in our country due to all the advantages that motorcycles provide . " However , we start 2024 concerned that some of the measures announced by our Minister of the Interior may be counterproductive . We are the first to want to see safety improved and accident rates reduced , but some of the measures will harm the economy and set the ' new mobility ' sector back ."
Italian registrations
270,427
+ 17.94 %
318,948
PTW
2022 2023
126,573
+ 14.88 %
145,405
MOTORCYCLE
Africa Twin ( 3,880 ) in a market where Maxi Scooters and ADV / Enduro style machines continue to gain share . Italy ' s PTW units number means that , on its own , it is not far off being 60 % the size of the total United States combined Scooter , On-Highway , ADV (' Dual Sport ') and Off-Highway motorcycle / PTW market ( 551,342 units sold in USA in FY2023 /+ 2.6 %).
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Polis Mobility Cologne , DE • 22-24 May www . polis-mobility . com
Dhaka Bike Show Dhaka , BD • 23-25 May www . dhakabikeshow . com
Madrid Mas Moto Madrid , ES • 23-26 May www . ifema . es
Euro Bike Fest Pasohlavky , CZ • 23-26 May www . eurobikefest . cz
Concorso d ' Eleganza Villa d ' Este Como , IT • 24-26 May concorsodeleganzavilladeste . com
Bike Shed Show London , GB • 24-26 May www . bikeshedmoto . com
Isle of Man TT IOM , GB • 27 May-8 Jun www . iomtt . com
RELOAD . LAND Berlin , DE • 1-2 Jun www . reload . land
Custombike Show Norrtaelje , SW • 1 Jun www . custombikeshow . se
Wheels & Waves Biarritz , FR • 12-16 Jun www . wheels-and-waves . com
IRF24 Indian Riders Fest ( 5th ) Budweis Custom Show Ceske Budejovice , CZ • 13-16 Jun www . indianridersfest . eu
Club of Newchurch Festival Neukirchen am Grossvenediger , AT • 20-23 Jun www . newchurch . at
Adventure Bike Rider Festival Ragley Hall , GB • 28-30 Jun www . abrfestival . com
BMW Motorrad Days Berlin , DE • 5-7 Jul www . bmw-motorrad . com
World Ducati Week Misano , IT • 26-28 Jul www . ducati . com
Polish Bike Week Karpacz , PL • 1-4 Aug www . polishbikeweek . pl
World Speed Trials DEKRA Lausitzring , DE • 2-4 Aug www . swissperformance . ch
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