According to the most recent data released by the Japanese Automotive & Motorcycle Association (JAMA), Japanese motorcycle manufacturer exports of 250cc+ machines to Europe were down by 9.55 percent at 17,075 units in November 2014.
This was the first month they had been down in 2014 (in fact the first time since September 2013), but for the 11 months from January to November 2014 they were +22.7 percent at 157,460 units (130,455 for the same period in 2013).
In total PTW terms Japanese manufacturer exports to Europe were down by -11.99 percent in November (only the second month they had been in negative territory since September 2013), but were running at +17.94 percent for the 11 months of 2014 to date (174,507 units compared to 147,965 for the first 11 months of 2013).
Worldwide Japanese manufacturer 250cc+ exports to all markets were +10.13 for the period January to November 2014 (359,144 units), with total PTW exports to all markets +8.16 percent (465,584 units).
Japanese manufacturer 250cc+ exports to the United States were +1.58 percent for the period January to November 2013 (120.699 units) with total PTW exports +3.58 percent (162,554 units).
