International Dealer News IDN 118 Apr/May 2014 | Page 16

STAT ZONE

Growth in Spanish market

SPANISH REGISTRATIONS - MARCH

Motorcycle
registrations far exceed small cc PTW
registrations in Spain (at a ratio of 6:1
in 2013) and to the surprise of most
international industry observers always
have done. For the first quarter of this
year the Spanish market was worth
20,565 motorcycles, up 24.9 percent
on the first quarter of 2013.
Having been down by 33.3 percent
in 2013 (compared to 2012), March
motorcycle sales in Spain were up by
45.4 percent (8,482 units versus 5,832
in March 2013), though compared to
Northern Europe the peak selling
months in Spain tend to be in the
summer rather than the spring.

market in Spain at +21.1 percent for
the first