International Dealer News IDN 145 October/November 2018

COMMENT: IDN forecasts "+7.0 percent growth" for 2018 full year ........................................................... Page 4
Honda: Sales up; wins Trials World Championship (again); Panasonic JV ....................................................... Page 12
Rieju to debut Cafe style 125 cc 4-stroke single 'Century' 6-speed ............................................................................ Page 14
DC AFAM: bought by Hoco Parts owner Powersports Distribution Group .......................................................... Page 14
EU motorcycle registrations
+7.2% January - June
2017
2018
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140,000
120,000
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continuing to decline - the European
moped market reached 121,740 units
during the first six months of 2018.
This represents a decrease of -32.1%
compared to the registration levels for
the first half of 2017 (179,260 units).
The largest markets for mopeds in
Europe were: France (27,640 units),
Netherlands (26,730 units), Germany
(12,790 units), Italy (10,000 units) and
Belgium (9,050 units).
Combined registrations of electric
mopeds, motorcycles and quadricycles
reached 21,100 units during the first
six months of 2018. This represents a
substantial increase of +49%
APR
MAY
119,878
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
According to the most recent quarterly
data released by ACEM, the Brussels
based international motorcycle
industry trade association for Europe,
total PTW registrations, including
electric 2 and 3 wheelers, grew by
+7.2 percent for the first six months of
2018 (+37,962 units) to 564,841
units for the January to June period.
Registrations for the all-important
second quarter were up by +8.59
percent (+28,495 units) to 360,314
for the April to June period, having
been +4.85% for the first quarter of
2018 (+9,467 units) at 204,537.
With 130,540 units (a +4.4% increase
on a year-on-year basis), Italy remains
the largest European motorcycle
market, followed by France (98,660
motorcycles, +7.8%), Germany
(97,620 motorcycles, +10.5%), Spain
(72,900 motorcycles, +8.2%) and the
UK (55,350 motorcycles, +3.4%).
Motorcycle registrations also
increased in most other European
countries, with the exception of some
relatively smaller markets such as
Ireland, Slovenia, Poland and Croatia.
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compared to the registration levels of
the first half of 2017 (14,160 units).
Most of the electric L-category vehicles
registered in 2018 are mopeds
(14,150 units), followed by
motorcycles (5,370 units) and a much
smaller number of quadricycles (about
1,580 units).
The largest European markets in terms
of volume were France, where
combined registrations of mopeds,
motorcycles and quadricycles totalled
5,430 units (+24.8% on a year-on-
year basis), followed by the
Netherlands (3,890 vehicles, 48.6%),
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