Japanese made motorcycle exports to Europe –17.18% YTD
The latest available data from JAMA (the automotive trade association in Japan, which includes representation of motorcycle manufacturers among its membership) show Japanese made 250 cc+ motorcycle exports to Europe down by -17.18% for the year to June at 102,354 units.
January was down by -5.95% (19,596 units) with February down by -20.69% (19,991 units); March was down by 5.95% again (24,657 units), with April down by -13.97% (19,034 units). May was down badly at -38.58% (just 9,072 units) with June almost as bad again at -30.67% (10,004 units).
Japanese made motorcycle exports to USA were down low single digits at .-5.14% (47,279 units) with worldwide motorcycle exports from Japan’s ‘Big Four’ home factories down by -12.08% (195,531 units).
In total PTW terms (all units/displacements) exports to Europe were -14.67% (109,614 units); +10.54% to USA (66,591 units) and -5.99% globally (238,214 units).
For the record: Japanese made motorcycle exports to Europe were +7.57% in 2025 (235,603 units), +5.87% to USA (100,706 units) and +9.45% globally (433,092 units). Total global PTW exports from the ‘Big Four’ Japanese factories were +7.62% (519,816 units).
