International Dealer News IDN 146 December 2018 / January 2019 | Page 6

STAT ZONE
UK: motorcycles +3.54 percent
UK registrations Jan-Oct 2018
to October
2018
2017
Australia’s motorcycle and All-
Terrain Vehicle
(ATV)/Side-By-Side Vehicle
(SSV) market declined by -6.2
percent in Q3.
National sales data released by
the Federal Chamber of
Automotive Industries (FCAI)
showed YTD registrations down
at 68,494 units compared to
73,058 for the first nine
months of 2017.
The 2018 market remained
relatively steady in terms of its
composition, with road bikes
remaining the most popular
category at 40 per cent of the
market. Off-road bikes took a
34 per cent share, ATV/SSVs
accounted for 21.5 per cent of
total sales, and scooters
recorded a slight increase to
4.5 percent of the overall
market.
Among the individual brands,
across the market Honda came
in at number one with 16,051
sales (23.4 percent market
share), Yamaha is in second
place with 14,393 sales (21
percent share), Kawasaki in
third with 6,857 sales (10
percent share), followed by
KTM with 5,792 sales (8.5
percent share) and Suzuki with
5,278 sales (7.7 percent share).
Road bike sales nationally
reduced by -7.5 per cent on the
2017 result. Honda came in as
6
segment leader, ahead of
Harley-Davidson and Yamaha
third. Yamaha, Suzuki,
Husqvarna and Indian all saw
increased sales to the end of
the 3rd quarter in 2018
compared with 2017.
In the off-road bike segment,
Yamaha again came in on top,
followed by Honda and KTM.
Overall, the off-road bike
segment suffered a -3.3
percent fall on its 2017 result,
with KTM and Honda as the
only volume brands to record
an increase in sales to the end
of the third quarter.
The ATV/SSV segment has
suffered the biggest reduction
in sales (compared to 2017),
with overall numbers being
down by -11.2 percent. Polaris
was the overall leader, with
Honda in second place and
Yamaha third. Disappointingly,
all brands have suffered a
reduction in sales for the year
so far.
In the smallest segment
(Scooters,) which only accounts
for 4.5 percent of total sales,
Honda was the leader, followed
by Piaggio and Vespa in third,
with most brands seeing an
increase in sales in this
segment (a +11.8 percent
increase in overall scooter
sales compared to Q3 2017)
last year.
INTERNATIONAL DEALER NEWS - DECEMBER 2018 / JANUARY 2019
+3.54%
40,000
60,000
80,000
20,000
TOTAL PTW
MOTORCYCLE
Poland: new motorcycle
registrations -0.85 percent
to October
120,000
Polish registrations Jan-Oct 2018
2017
2018
-2.07%
80,000
40,000
Australia: Q3 road
bikes -7.5 percent
+1.91%
1,554 units sold in total; followed by
Yamaha (884 units), KTM (591), BMW,
Lexmoto, Triumph, Kawasaki and
Harley-Davidson.
As is being seen elsewhere in Europe
and beyond, the fastest growing sector
in percentage terms is the 126-650 cc
market in the UK, where sales are
+17.7 percent YTD (17,705 units); the
largest single motorcycle sector by
displacement is the 651-1000 cc
market, which is down by -7.01
percent YTD at 23,004 units.
Motorcycles over 1000 cc are -0.9
percent YTD at 19,298 units.
The MCIA is reporting that the total
number of motorcycles registered for
road use in 2017 was 1.26 million
units.
The latest data from the MCIA (the
Motorcycle Industry Association)
shows motorcycle registrations in the
UK at +0.93 percent (6,748 units) for
October, having been +3.97 percent
for September (11,724 units) and
running at +3.54 percent YTD (89,347
units) as the UK market continues to
grow slowly.
The small UK moped market continues
to decline by -21.91 percent YTD
(4,609 units), with total PTW
registrations running at +1.91 percent
YTD (93,956 units).
The top-selling motorcycle in October
2018 was the Honda CRF 1000 (279
units), with Honda’s PCX 125 leading
the scooter market (210 units). Honda
was market leader in October with
100,000
NEW & USED PTW
The latest data from the motorcycle
industry trade association in Poland
(PZPM) shows the second quarter and
summer recovery in sales of new
motorcycles continuing, with sales on
low volumes at +30.39 percent (841
units) in October, having been +21.92
percent in September (1,040 units);
they were running at -0.85 percent
(13,294 units) through October 2018.
New mopeds are -29.64 percent YTD
(15,306 units), with total new PTW
registrations for the ten months to
October at -18.66 percent (28,600
units).
However, new model registrations are
only ever part of the story where the
Polish market is concerned. Poland is
an important market for pre-owned
vehicles (from elsewhere in Europe)
-18.66%
35,161
28,600
NEW PTW
that are receiving their first domestic
Polish registration; these machines
provide valuable service, maintenance
and PG&A income for Poland’s
franchised and independent
motorcycle shops and the vendors they
buy from.
When the used motorcycles receiving
their first registration in Poland are
factored in, the total number of new
and used motorcycles sold was +19.36
percent in October (4,180 units),
having been +14.82 percent (5,051
units) for September and were running
at +6.71 percent (70,316 units) for the
YTD.
New and used mopeds were -21.26
percent YTD (23,719 units) and total
new and used PTW registrations were
-2.07 percent YTD at 94,035 units sold.
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