It no doubt has a lot to do with Euro 3 carry-over inventory being pre-registered in December, but according to the latest statistics released by the motorcycle industry trade association in Poland (PZPM), the number of new motorcycles registered there in March was down by -11.73 percent (1,837 units) and are running down by -21.30 percent (2,938 units) for the year-to-date. This was the third best March in Poland in the past 10 years.
New moped registrations were up by +38.22 percent in March (2,387 units) and are +25.65 percent for the YTD (3,699 units); total new PTW registrations were +10.92 percent in March (4,224 units) and are -0.60 percent for the YTD (6,637 units).
However, new model registrations are only part of the story where the Polish market is concerned. Poland is an important market for pre-owned vehicles from elsewhere in Europe, receiving their first registration in Poland – and they provide valuable service, maintenance and PG&A income for Poland’s franchised and independent motorcycle shops and the vendors they buy from.
Used motorcycle sales were +29.04 percent in March (7,883 units) and +8.81 percent YTD (12,329 units); used moped sales were +19.46 percent in March and are -2.43 percent YTD (1,527 units); total used PTW sales were +28 percent in March (8,723 percent), but overall are running -32.36 percent YTD (8,723 units).
In total, new and used motorcycle registrations were +18.64 percent in March (9,670 units) and are +1.35 percent YTD (15,267 units); new and pre-owned mopeds in Poland were +32.56 percent in March (3,277 units) and are +15.90 percent YTD (5,226 units); total new and pre-owned PTW registrations were +21.88 percent in March (12,974 units) and were +4.70 percent overall (20,493 units) in Poland for the first three months of 2017. The record of total new and used PTW registrations in Poland for a March was in 2008 when some 11,000 new registrations were recorded.
The full year 2016 saw 25,844 new motorcycles registered in Poland, with estimates of the net of Euro 3 pre-registrations suggesting that the market was down by some 6 percent/2,500 units over 2015. New and used motorcycle registrations combined were up by +1.43 percent for 2016 at 83,298 units. The total number of new and used/first registered PTWs of all kinds, including the pre-registrations of carry-over Euro 3 inventory in Poland was down by -6.49 percent at 117,309 units for 2016. Poland is the EU’s 9th largest market for new motorcycle registrations and the 7th largest total new PTW market, according to ACEM statistics.
www.pzpm.org.pl
