Italy , Europe ’ s largest motorcycle market , + 13.3 percent
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<<< Continued from cover with the best growth seen in Spain + 7.6 percent ( 17,173 units ) and the Netherlands + 2.9 percent ( 67,825 units ), with France , Europe ’ s largest moped market , stable at + 0.1 percent ( 89,732 units ) and Italy ( 24,575 units ) with -0.2%. Motorcycles , mopeds and quadricycles registered in Europe in 2016 with a cylinder capacity of less than 125 cc accounted for 49 percent of the 1,307,206 units total PTW market ( 672,551 units ); vehicles with a cylinder capacity between 126cc and 500cc accounted for 19 % of the total ( 268,103 units ); vehicles with engines between 500cc and 1000cc were 20.6 percent of the market ( 283,868 units ); vehicles with engines of 1000cc or more totalled 150,444 units , 10.9 % of the total ; the 500cc + market was 434,312 units ; the 125cc + market was 702,415 units in 2016 . Registrations of electric mopeds , motorcycles and quadricycles in the EU reached 22,402 units . Of these , 11,314 units were mopeds ( 50.5 % of the total ); 7,148 were quadricycles ( 31.9 % of the total ); and 3,513 were electric motorcycles ( 15.7 % of the total ). The largest markets for electricallypropelled mopeds , motorcycles and quadricycles were France ( 7,396 units ), the Netherlands ( 5,203 units ), Italy ( 2,385 units ), Spain ( 1,604 units ) and Germany ( 1,501 units ). Of all mopeds , motorcycles and quadricycles registered in the EU ,
Some markets have seen the return to growth have a greater impact than others , and information released in February by the IVM , the motorcycle industry trade association in Germany , cites the growth having gone straight to the statistics for the overall size of the ‘ Bike Park ’ in Germany , the total number of motorcycles and other PTWs on the road there , with new record levels reached . Now positioned as Europe ’ s second largest market in new motorcycle registration terms ( behind Italy still , but ahead of France now ), the IVM says that there are now more than 6 million PTWs on the road there in total , or at least road-registered , with 4,092,288 of them classed as motorcycles , with an additional 1,942,465 PTWs of under 50cc . The latest monthly data from the IVM ( at the time of going to
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Italy , Europe ’ s largest motorcycle market , + 13.3 percent
1.6 % were electric vehicles . Internal combustion vehicles and vehicles equipped with hybrid propulsion represented 98.4 % of the total registrations . The Secretary General of the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers ( ACEM ), Antonio Perlot , said that “ 2016 was a very positive year for the industry , with registrations increasing in most European countries , particularly in the largest European markets . “ Strong demand for PTWs of all kinds across Europe is a testament to their inherent advantages . Mopeds , motorcycles and quadricycles have reduced purchasing and running costs , are easier to park than cars , and reduce travelling times and congestion in cities . “ Notwithstanding this , our sector still faces a delicate situation . Although more than 1.3 million vehicles were registered in Europe in 2016 , that figure is about half the 2.43 million units registered in 2007 before the economic crisis hit . “ According to our latest estimates ,
press ) showed motorcycle registrations for January in Germany at a statistically misleading -26.85 percent , but on such low volumes ( 1,812 units ) it is likely that the sales of preregistered Euro 3 units will have meant that the market was at worst broadly level with January 2016 , in all likelihood somewhat up . In total Powered Two-Wheeler terms ( PTW ), the German market was -36.69 percent at 2,210 units registered . The top-selling motorcycle in Germany in 2016 was BMW ’ s all conquering R 1200 GS , with 6,932 units sold , and it maintained that position in January , with another 279 units sold . However , 2016 ’ s second and third best sellers ( Yamaha ’ s MT-07 / 3,398 units and the Kawasaki ER-6n / 2,629 units ) were supplanted by the BMW R nineT ( 115 units of all variants ) about 156,000 jobs are generated directly or indirectly by our sector in the EU . Activities such as manufacturing of vehicles , parts and components , as well as the repair and maintenance of vehicles and manufacturing of protective equipment , to name just a few examples , create jobs all over Europe - particularly in countries such as Italy , France , Germany , Austria , Spain and the UK . “ Exports of motorcycles , parts and accessories to foreign countries are essential to sustaining jobs in the motorcycle sector in Europe . In addition to a stronger domestic European market , we need a European trade policy that not only secures strategic free trade agreements with key partners , but also one that prevents protectionist policies abroad ”.
German ‘ Bike Park ’ at record levels
and their S 1000 RR third ( 72 units ); Honda ’ s CRF 1000 ‘ Africa Twin ’ is now up to fourth from fifth , with the Ducati Multistrada now fifth – but all on such low volumes that it is perfectly possible that enough preregistered Yamahas were sold that the MT-07 could have maintained its 2016 momentum . Indeed with 11 models in the Top 20 , it is no surprise that BMW has continued to hold on to its
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2,000 1,000 number one spot in market share terms , scoring a massive and no doubt equally massively missleading 37.06 percent of all January ’ s new motorcycle registrations in Germany ; Honda is shown as second at this stage with a 9.32 percent share , Ducati is third , followed by Yamaha and Harley-Davidson , as Europe ’ s ‘ petrol heads ’ continue to gobble up them “ Big Inchers ” in increasing numbers !
German registrations - Jan 2017
3,491
-36.69 %
2,210
TOTAL PTW
ACEM Secretary General Antonio Perlot : “ We need a European trade policy that not only secures strategic free trade agreements with key partners , but also one that prevents protectionist policies abroad ”.
2,477
2016
1,812
MOTORCYCLE
2017
-26.85 %