2024
Germany February motorcycle registrations + 10.41 %
The latest data from the German motorcycle industry association ( IVM ) show motorcycle registrations for the 30,000 year to February 2024 up by + 6.22 % at 16,225 units , having been -3.52% on low volumes in January ( 4,436 ) and + 10.41 % ( 11,789 units ) in February 2024 . In motorcycle unit terms , that is the best 20,000 start to the year in Germany since before the global economic crisis of 2008 . In total PTW terms , the German market was + 4.15 % at 24,596 units to the end 10,000 of February 2024 - also the best since before 2008 . The top selling model YTD is the new BMW R 1300 GS with 1,193 units sold for a 7.35 % market share . This was followed by the R 1250 GS ( 2.48 % share ), the Kawasaki Z900 ( 2.08 %), BMW ' s S 1000 RR ( 1,96 %) and the Yamaha Ténéré 700 ( 1.78 %) in fifth spot . With six models in the top 20 , it is no surprise that BMW is market share leader in its home market , with 4,256 units sold for a 26.23 % market share . It was followed by Honda with a 14.88 % market share ( 2,414 units ); KTM on 10.60 % market share ( 1,720 units ); Kawasaki ( 8.18 %/ 1,327 units ) and Yamaha ( 7.12 %/ 1,156 units ). The top 10 market shares were rounded out by Suzuki ( 6.04 %), Triumph ( 4.09 %), Harley-Davidson ( 4.04 %), Ducati ( 3.72 %) and Husqvarna with 3.19 % in 10th spot . The top six electric PTW brands in Germany YTD were Zero , Vmoto , Electric Motion , Energica , KTM
The latest data available from the Motorcycle Industry Association ( MCIA ) in the UK show new motorcycle registrations up by + 5.73 % YTD at 10,450 units , with January + 5.11 % ( 5,656 units ) and February + 6.46 % ( 4,794 units ). This was the second-best UK motorcycle market performance for the first two months of the year
15,000
10,000
5,000
UK registrations to February
10,510
+ 5.28 %
PTW
11,065
2023
9,884
2024
+ 5.73 %
10,450
MOTORCYCLE
German registrations to February
23,616
+ 4.15 %
24,596
PTW
2023 2024
15,275
+ 6.22 %
16,225
MOTORCYCLE
and Livewire with 101 units sold between them . For the record - in motorcycle terms , the German market was up for ten out of 12 months in 2023 at + 16.41 % ( 125,748 units ). That was the second-best year for motorcycles in Germany since before the 2007 / 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent recession . In total PTW terms , the German market was + 6.98 % at 215,501 units . The used market in Germany saw 442,868 vehicles change hands in 2023 . The top selling motorcycle in Germany in 2023 was the BMW R 1250 GS with 7,529 units sold for a 5.99 % market share ( the Kawasaki Z900 was second , the Honda CB 750 Hornet third ). BMW retained its top spot as German motorcycle market leader with 23,978 units sold for 19.07 % market share , which marked some 4.4 % growth on its unit sales in 2022 . Honda took second spot , with Kawasaki third .
UK February motorcycle registrations + 5.73 %
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since before the 2008 financial crisis . Total new PTW registrations were + 5.28 YTD at 11,065 - reflecting the very small size of the UK moped market . Total scooter sales in the UK were 3,630 units YTD , up by + 10.1 %. The fastest growing sector in the UK motorcycle market is the ADV segment , which is up by + 22.4 % YTD ( 1,962 units ). ' Electrics ' were -4.0 % YTD , with just 404 units registered during the first two months of the year . The Yamaha MY-07 ABS Naked was the best-selling motorcycle in the UK in March ( 62 units ), followed by the BMW R 1300 GS ( 61 units ). The Beta RR 2T 300 , Royal Enfield Meteor 350 , Triumph Speed 400 and Suzuki GSX 800 R headed-up their respective market segments in the UK in March . For the record - the UK motorcycle market was down by -1.20 % in 2023 , at 107,215 units . Total PTW registrations were down further by -2.53 % ( 112,748 units ). Despite these statistics likely reflecting that the UK entered a small but definite technical recession in the second half of 2023 , the numbers were actually the third best for the UK motorcycle market since before the 2007 / 2008 financial crisis .
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