The latest data released by the German motorcycle industry trade association (IVM) show German motorcycle registrations up over 84 percent in December 2014, albeit on low volumes - 2,346 units (compared to 1,274 in December 2013), with the market closing out the year at +10.8 percent (96,823 units) over 2013 (87,423 units).
This means that last year was the fourth year in succession in which new motorcycle registrations increased in Germany.
In total PTW terms, the German market was up by just under 60 percent in December (3,203 units compared to 2,005 in 2013) and has finished +8.7 percent for the full twelve months of 2014 at 140,609 units.
Not surprisingly, BMW was the top selling manufacturer in Germany in 2014, taking 16.4 percent of the market. Honda was second, with 12.9 percent; followed by Yamaha with 11.3 percent, KTM with 8.6 percent, Kawasaki with 7.1 percent, Harley-Davidson with 7.5 percent, Piaggio with 7 percent, Suzuki with 5.4 percent, Ducati with 3.3 percent and Kymco with 1.9 percent.
