The latest data released by the German motorcycle industry trade association (IVM) shows new motorcycle registrations up by +12.99 percent (7,621 units) for August 2015 and +6.77 percent (88,047 units) for the year-to-date.
That was the best August market performance in Germany, in new motorcycle registration terms, since 2012 and the best for the first eight months of the year for a decade, confirming the return to pre-recessionary levels in Germany reported in the last edition of International Dealer News.
In total PTW terms August was +15.61 percent in Germany (12,912 units - the best August market performance for at least 10 years), and the market is +7.28 percent (126,307 units), also the best performance for the first 8 months of the year for a decade or more.
Motorcycle registrations in Germany in July were +13.66 percent (12,912 units); total PTW registrations +15.27 percent (17,329 units).
