ACCORDING to the latest data released by the motorcycle industry trade association in Switzerland the motorcycle market there was up at 3,730 units compared to 3,422 in May 2014, and is up by +14.36 percent for the year-to-date at 15,339 units.
In total PTW terms the market was down slightly in May (-70 units), but is running at +4.39 percent for the year-to-date at 24,599 units.
Yamaha are on top spot in total PTW market share terms, followed by Honda BMW, Harley-Davidson and BMW; Yamaha are also taking the largest market share of motorcycle sales, followed by BMW, Harley-Davidson, Kawasaki and Honda.
The top-selling motorcycles are Yamaha's MT-07, their MT-09 second, BMWs R 1200 GS third, the MT-09 Tracer fourth, with the Ducati Scrambler fifth. Some 51.3 percent of all motorcycle sales in Switzerland are over 500cc.
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