International Dealer News IDN 114 Aug/Sept 2013 | Page 7

STAT ZONE GERMANY: JUNE 2013 20.000 JUNE 2013 JUNE 2012 GERMANY: 2013 YEAR-TO-DATE 100,000 2013 2012 15.000 -1.09% +3.58% UNITS 80,000 +4.06% 10.000 60,000 +1.51% 84,814 59,059 MOTORCYC MOTORCYCLES C CLES 5.000 9,040 13,774 9,407 14,267 40,000 MOTORCYC MOTORCYCLES Y YCLES TOTAL PTWS P 20,000 <<< have not only continued to decline throughout the last 12 years, but, to all intents and purposes disappear as a strategic market driver - with this year’s market likely to settle at a mere 25 percent of that seen at the height of the market 13 years ago. • 59,948 TOTAL P L PTWS Japanese 250cc+ exports continue to decline DATA released by the Japanese Automotive and Motorcycle trade association (JAMA) has revealed that exports of motorcycles of over 250cc by the big four Japanese manufacturers are still in decline on a worldwide basis; with exports to Europe continuing to fall off a cliff. In June, worldwide Japanese exports were down by -18.36 percent ( at 19,668 units) compared to June 2012, with European exports down by -35.38 percent (5,553 units) compared to 2012 – which is believed to be the lowest June number for more June 2012 Europe Overall 8,593 24,090 June 2013 5,553 19,668 Change -35.38% -18.36% 2013 to date 70,113 202,170 2012 96,467 168,890 Change -27.32% -16.46% than a decade. On a year to date basis, worldwide Japanese motorcycle exports are down by -16.46 percent at 168,890 units, with exports to Europe spectacularly down by -27.32 percent (70,113 units). In terms of total PTWs (Powered Two Wheelers), Japanese manufacturer exports to Europe were down by -29.22 percent (they'd been down -22.73 percent in May this year). Worldwide exports fell by -28.11 percent (-8.51 percent in May). The picture is somewhat better in the United States though where monthly Japanese PTW imports fell in June for only the second time this year so far (-17.8 percent, as opposed to growth of 5.32 percent in May) with year-todate figures for the first six months of 2013 now showing US imports of Japanese made two-wheelers as having grown by 0.26 percent - down a little from the 3.95 percent growth seen for the year-to-date to the end of May this year. ` • China motorcycle production ACCORDING to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) for the first 6 months of 2013, Chinese motorcycle production decreased by -3.05 percent to 11,274,501 units, of which 1,154,073 units were three wheelers (up 2.62 percent on the first 6 months of 2012). In June specifically, production was down -2.26 percent compared to June 2012, at 1,965,604, which was down by -0.29 percent on May this year. Data for the period from January to May this year showed exports totalling 3,782,800, which was up by 4 percent on the first five months of 2012; this is said to mean that exports are running at their second highest level for the last five years, and totalled $2,035 billion in value. According to leading Chinese motorcycle industry magazine Chinamotor, domestic Chinese motorcycle sales were down by -6.66 percent (5,680,800) for the period from January to May this year, accelerating a decline in domestic sales, with overall production and sales being described as dropping to “the lowest level in recent years”. Chinamotor goes on to say that with an increasing number of cities banning and limiting the use of motorcycles, more Chinese consumers are buying cars instead of two-wheelers. Small cc units (150cc and 250cc especially) are maintaining “rapid growth” and this is said to be due to increased international demand for small bikes. Chinese motorcycle production year-to-date 2012 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June YTD 1,624,300 1,818,700 2,098,248 1,994,920 2,076,900 2,011,100 11,624,168 2013 1,937,200 1,431,600 1,767,500 1,963,400 1,971,300 1,965,604 11,036,604 change 19.26% -21.28% -15.8% -1.58% -5.09% -2.26% -5.00% In terms of large displacement motorcycles, Chinese production, as is widely known, is very small indeed, with imports dominating the top end of the market. For the first five months of this year, production of large displacement machines was up by 2.89 percent, but this represents a sector of just 3,710 units. There are said to be some 98 motorcycle manufacturers in China, and despite production and sales uncertainties, it is reported that the sector’s total industrial output value, industrial sales value, operating revenue, and total profit was up in the first four months of this year compared to 2012. Industry-wide operating revenue is put at 39,313 billion yuan for the first four months of this year. • www.chinamotorworld.com 83,893 UNITS INTERNATIONAL DEALER NEWS - AUG/SEPT 2013 7