The full year 2024 new motorcycle registration data released by ACEM , the Brussels based international motorcycle trade association at reaching 1,155,640 units in Europe ' s ' Big Five major markets ( Italy France Germany , Spain , UK ) for a 10.1 % market growth compared to 2023 ( 1,049,898 ) - excellent for the perceived market conditions , issues and wider pressures that Europe ' s consumers are facing . Motorcycle registration volumes increased in Germany ( 248,618 units , + 16.3 %), in Spain ( 229,685 units , + 14.2 %), in Italy ( 352,294 units , + 10 %), in France ( 214.049 units , 3.5 %), and in UK ( 110,994 units , 2.7 %), showing an upward trend in all countries . That said , as with the data from Europe ' s national motorcycle industry trade associations , some caution is needed with all data at this time . OEMs ' Channel Stuffed ' unsold 2024 inventory in the final months of 2025 , preregistering models that would no longer be fully compliant when the

Euro 5 + regulations became active at the start of January 2025 . Moped registrations reached a total volume of 180,591 units in the six European moped markets monitored by ACEM ( Belgium , France , Germany , Italy , the the Netherlands and Spain ). This registration volume represents a reduction of -6.5 % compared to 2024 ( 193,145 units ).

Italy finished the year positively with an increase of moped registrations ( 22,301 units , 19 %) and Belgium followed ( 30,716 units , -0.2 %) with no significant change compared to 2023 . The other markets saw annual moped registration volumes reductions despite a good increase at the end of 2024 ( due to the rush to

preregister unsold inventory ) - Germany ( 14,790 units , -16.1 %), France ( 65,978 units -12,5 %), Spain ( 14 , 574 , -12 , 0 %) and the Netherlands ( 32,232 units , -5.3 %). Antonio Perlot , ACEM Secretary General , is quoted as saying that : " The strong growth in motorcycle registrations across Europe ’ s largest markets in 2024 demonstrates the increasing appeal of motorcycling for urban mobility and leisure . However , it should be acknowledged that a consistent part of this growth is also linked to stock registrations ahead of the new Euro5 + emissions standard , which was fully introduced on 1st January 2025 – a market correction is therefore to be expected in the first half of 2025 . " Euro5 + builds on the previous emissions standard , with additional requirements for durability , strengthening L-category vehicles as a viable and attractive choice for European citizens , and a solution for policy-makers to decrease congestion and make cities more liveable ."