International Dealer News IDN#135 February/March 2017

COMMENT: Urbanisation, outreach and innovation.......................................................................... Page 4 Spanish motorcycle registrations up + 17.1 percent in 2016; PTWs + 16.1 percent.................................... Page 9 BMW sets new sales record in 2017, up by + 7.5 percent in Europe.......................................................................... Page 11 Kawasaki unit sales in Europe + 10 percent for Q3...................................................................................................................... Page 16

EU motorcycle registrations + 8.3 percent for the first 11 months of 2016( Jan-Nov)

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The latest data released by ACEM( the Brussels based international motorcycle trade association) shows new motorcycle registrations at + 8.3 percent for the period January to November 2016, at 918,540 motorcycles( against 848,503 during the same period of 2015). Year-on-year motorcycle registrations increased in all of the largest European markets, including Italy(+ 11.4 %, 186,203 units), Spain(+ 12.2 %, 139,118 units), UK(+ 8.5 %, 109,715 units), Germany(+ 7 %, 157,156 units) and France(+ 3.5 %, 150,323 units). In total PTW( Powered Two-Wheeler) terms, ACEM say that at least 1,209,006 powered two and threewheelers were registered during the first 11 months of 2016 in the EU. This represents an increase of 5.4 % compared to the 1,146,948 vehicles registered during the same period of 2015. Registrations performed positively in all

of the key European markets, including Italy(+ 9.8 %, 209,147 units), Spain(+ 11.7 %, 154,869 units), UK(+ 7.1 %, 117,647 units), Germany(+ 4.7 %, 186,519 units) and France(+ 2.1 %, 232,715 units). Moped registrations were-2.7 % for the period to November 2016 at 290,466 units compared to 298,445 registered
during the same period of 2015. Moped registrations increased in Spain(+ 8.1 %, 15,751 units) and the Netherlands(+ 3.4 %, 64,618 units). They remained stable in France(-0.1 %, 82,392 units,) but declined in Italy(-1.9 %, 22,944 units), Germany(-6.1 %, 29,363 units) and Poland(-14.1 %, 23,255 units).
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