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EU motorcycle registrations +6.8
percent January - October
(311,630 units compared to 345,540 during the year ago period), with
registrations down in the UK (-1.9 percent), Spain (-5.2 percent), France (-8.3
percent), Germany (-14.4 percent) and Italy (-15.8 percent).
Spanish recovery continues
Spanish Year to Date Registrations
2013
2013
+19.8%
2014
+25.4%
8,000
7,813
6,231
4,000
8,791
7,339
2,000
PTWs
Motorcycles
PTWs
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of 2013 and -18.8 percent for the same period in 2012.
In motorcycle terms the Italian market is +3.4 percent
for the first eleven months of the year at 52,968 units, of
which Enduro bikes (18,006 units) and Naked style bikes
(17,658 units) are by far the most popular sectors of the
market.
Of the 151,714 total PTW registrations for the year to
date in Italy (Jan-Oct inclusive), some 32.7 percent
(49,620 units) were of 501cc or higher.
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104,331
Motorcycles
of the next stage in the fleet renewal plans
(PIMA 7 and PIVE 4) with two-wheelers still
excluded despite the average age of the
motorcycle fleet in Spain exceeding 14
years.
"For us, this makes no sense on practical or
economic grounds. Motorcycles reduce
travel time and parking overhead, consume
less resources and produce fewer emissions,
therefore including two-wheelers in the
incentives and initiatives designed to
encourage the replacement of older bikes
would have a positive environmental,
lifestyle and state revenue impact".
Italian PTW registrations
fall by 16 percent in
November
THE latest data from ANCMA (Associazione Nazionale
Ciclo Motociclo Accessori), the Italian motorcycle
industry trade association, shows that total PTW
registrations fell by -16.1 percent for November, albeit
on low volumes (5,723 units compared to 6,819 units in
November 2013).
For the year to date, the Italian market is showing
modest growth at +1.2 percent (151,714 units),
compared to being -25.9 percent for the first 11 months
87,150
101,187
40,000
Italian Year to Date
Registrations
200,000
2013
2014
+1.15%
150,000
UNITS
UNITS
6,000
80,000
100,000
151,714
10,000
+19.3%
149,987
Spanish November Registrations
motorcycle registrations up by +25.4
percent (7,813 units) compared to
November 2013.
For the year to date, the Spanish market
is +19.3 percent compared to the first
eleven months of 2013, at 104,331 units
(compared to 87,150 for the year-ago
period).
In moped (small cc) terms, the Spanish
market remains weak, with sales down
11.7 percent in November on sales of just
978 units; -4.3 percent for the year to date
(13,607 units).
According to Jose Maria Riano, Secretary
General of ANESDOR, the November figure
is one that "exceeds our best estimates"
and "a decisive factor was the mild
weather, unusual for this time of year.
"The climate does not explain everything of
course. The improving economic situation is
critical, as are the advantages of two
wheels in terms of mobility.
"However, as mentioned previously, it is not
all good news following the announcement
UNITS
THE strong recovery seen in the Spanish
motorcycle market so far this year
continued in November, with the latest data
from ANESDOR, the motorcycle industry
trade association in Spain, showing new
2014
+15.9%
120,000
117,306
THE latest data from ACEM, the Brussels-based European Industry trade
association, shows cumulative motorcycle registrations in the EU up by +6.8
percent for the first ten months of 2014 (739,150 units).
Year on year motorcycle registrations have increased in
most of the key European markets,
including Spain (+ 19.8 percent), UK
(+11.8 percent), Germany (+8.1
percent), France (+3.7 percent) and
Italy (+2.1 percent).
Cumulative PTW registrations in the
EU are +1.2 percent for the first ten
months of the year, at 1,050,780 units.
The Spanish (+16.2 percent), UK
(+10.2 percent) and German (+2.9
percent) markets have seen growth, but others such as
Italy (-1.1 percent) and France (-1.3 percent) were
essentially flat for the first ten months of the year.
The moped market continues to shrink. The EU saw sales
down by -9.8 percent for the first ten months of the year
50,000
PTWs