StatZone - Spain, Italy, UK, Japan, China
SPAIN - November +9.1 percent
SPAIN - November +9.1 percent as ANESDOR calls for
equal treatment with new car purchase incentives. The improvement in the
Spanish market that began in September continues, with November registrations
up by +9.1 percent over November 2012 at 6,235 units.
However, decline in the first half of the year will
take some time to be restored, with total registrations for the year-to-date
down a lot less than they were, in percentage terms, at -7.1 percent, for a total of 87,214 units registered.
Commenting on the performance of the market in
Spain, Jose Maria Riano, Secretary General of ANESDOR, the motorcycle industry
association in Spain said that "the November registration statistics
provide further evidence that improving economic conditions and consumer
confidence in Spain are reflected in the positive trend we are now
seeing".
He went on to say "however, the year-to-date
decrease of -7.1 percent and the aging nature of the fleet (14.1 years for
motorcycles against 12 years old for passenger cars) shows that our market is
still being affected by absence from some of the economic initiatives in Spain,
such as Plan PIVE old vehicle replacement scheme (the Efficient Vehicle Incentive Programme).
"There
is no reason why motorcycles and their owners should be discriminated against -
only 3 percent of the total budget to encourage owners
to change their vehicles sooner is being targeted towards replacement of
Powered Two Wheelers despite the overwhelming economic and public benefits that
full extension to our industry would deliver".
ITALY - November -4.75 percent
Registrations declined
to -1.23 percent in September, but October and November saw decreases of -14.92
(10,220 units from 12,141 in 2012) and -4.75 percent (6,782 units from 7,120 in
2012) respectively. This brings the total units registered for the 11
months of the year-to-date to 149,923,down -25.94 percent from 202,445 in the same period
in 2012.
United
Kingdom - November up +4.03 percent
Total UK motorcycle registrations for November were
up +4.03 at 4,308 units (up from 4,141 in November 2012).
Total motorcycle registrations for the year to date
are up slightly at 77,632 (+0.54 percent compared to 77,212 for the
year-ago-period.
However, total UK PTW registrations remain down for
the year to date, at -2.42, with 87,794 units registered (down from 89,968 a
year ago). The November figure was down slightly after a couple of months of
positive figures at -0.59 (5,062 units registered, down from 5,092 in November
2012).
Japanese
Manufacturer exports to Europe for October
Japanese exports of motorcycles to Europe rose by
+28.95 percent in October, at 9,956 units, which is up from 7,721 in October
2012. This is the highest monthly figure since April of this year.
However, total exports for the year remain in
negative territory - 99,834 units exported to Europe for the first ten months
of 2013 (-20.56 from the 125,677 seen in the first ten months of 2012).
Total Japanese Manufacturer PTW exports to Europe
follow a similar pattern - up +23.35 percent for the month of October (11,536
units exported, up from 9,352 units in 2012); with total PTW exports remaining
negative for the year-to-date, at 113,476 units exported, down -18.51 percent
from 139,248 in the equivalent 2012 period.
Chinese exports and production
Chinese exports remained positive in November, with
757,600 units exported (up +6.9 percent from November 2012), bringing the total
units exported to 8,374,200 for the year to date, up +2.7 percent from the year
ago period.
Chinese Production remains down for the year to
date, but positive for the month of November (the first positive month since
January this year). In November 1,982,000 units were produced, up by +6 percent compared to November 2012.
