Statistics recently released by industry trade association JAMA, the Japanese Automotive and Motorcycle Association, show that Japanese motorcycle and PTW exports to Europe continued to improve in May this year.
Total PTW exports to Europe in May were up by 3.01 percent (8,486 units) compared to May 2013 (8,238 units) – when exports were -22.73 percent compared to May 2012.
Reflecting the pattern seen among European manufacturers of a return to growth from October last year, this means that since then, Japanese manufacturers have only shown a dip in exports to their European dealers in one month (-1.86 percent in April).
Within these figures 250cc+ motorcycle unit exports have now been up for 8 months straight months, with growth of 8.22 percent (7.375 units) over May 2013 – a month that saw exports to Europe down by -25.92 percent over April 2012.
Japanese manufacturer 250cc+ motorcycle exports to the United States were down -28.18 percent in May, the sixth month of decline there since October 2013. For the year to date, exports to the United States are down by -2.42 percent at 53,804 units.
Worldwide Japanese 250cc+ motorcycle exports were down by -3.61 percent in May (compared to -5.28 percent in May 2013 as compared to May 2012), but for the year to date, the Japanese manufacturers are up by 12.01 percent at 167,138 units.
Worldwide total PTW exports by the Japanese manufacturers were down by -7.73 percent in May this year, but for the year to date are running at +8.73 percent (201,943 units).
