International Dealer News 191 July/August 2026 IDN 191 July/August 2026

COMMENT: Nobody can manufacture time on a CNC mill- it isn ' t made out of 6061 T6 heat treated billet aluminium................. Page 4
Kawasaki: " The European market is gradually recovering following the 2025 pull-back "........................................................ Page 8 KTM: " Significant revenue growth of + 70.2 % vs. Q1 2025 " to € 331.3m.............................................................................. Page 10 BMW: Deliveries down by-4.2% for Q1 2026 vs. the year ago at 42,735 units...................................................................... Page 10

JUL / AUG‘ 26 ISSUE # 191

Most motorcycle manufacturers are reporting unit sales increases and improved profits for 2025 and 2026 YTD

The last edition of International Dealer News was published in April so here we present a roundup of OE manufacturer full year and most recent quarter financial data. Taken with the ' Stat-ZONE ' national trade association data on pages 6 & 7 it forms a unique international motorcycle industry reporting service. Some OEM fiscal data( e. g. Hero, Stark and others) also appears in our Briefs news columns. This reporting is mostly based on the manufacturer ' s own published reported data. The nature of the details released( and their reporting cycles) varies from company to company and, especially in the case of the Japanese ' Big-4 ', takes a global perspective. European data has been incorporated where possible and we have added information from some additional sources where possible.
OEM REPORT PAGES 1-12
For its Q1 2026( January to March), Yamaha reports that " nearly all its business segments saw higher sales " with marked growth in the motorcycle business ". In corporate terms, President, CEO and Representative Director Motofumi Shitara is quoted as saying that " the strong sales we saw in nearly all of our businesses, particularly in the motorcycle business, led to higher overall revenue, while we also recorded higher profits thanks to those higher sales, appropriate cost controls, and exchange rates working
in our favour. This was despite the impact of U. S. tariffs and rising raw material prices. " At the moment, we expect lower tariff-related expenses following the U. S. Supreme Court ' s ruling against reciprocal tariffs as unconstitutional and from our main products being given exceptions from iron and aluminum tariffs. On the other hand, rising raw material prices and the impact of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East continue to leave the business environment uncertain." In its Land Mobility Business, which is primarily its motorcycle activity, revenues were 479.9 bn yen( an increase of 91.9 bn yen or 23.7 %
compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year). Operating income was 49.0 bn yen( an increase of 21.2 bn yen or 76.3 %). " Motorcycle unit sales in developed markets grew overall thanks to demand growth in Europe and the U. S., which offset declining sales in Japan. In emerging markets Vietnam made a return to normal operations after the production and shipment suspensions that occurred last year. Emerging market unit sales grew overall with higher numbers recorded primarily in Thailand, India, and the Philippines. As a result, the Company recorded higher revenues that,
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STATZONE PAGES 6-7
150,000
100,000
50,000
German registrations to May
2025 2026
+ 26.33 %
72,895 92,085
47,149
57,063
PTW MOTORCYCLE
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+ 21.03 %
H I P E R F O R M A N C E O F F R O A D T Y R E S
News rooM 6-25, 48 Proguide 26-44 STATZONE: 6-7