The latest data released by the motorcycle industry association in Spain (ANESDOR) shows motorcycle registrations in September at +19.06 percent (12,597 units) and +22.26 percent for the year-to-date (103,677 units).
In total PTW terms registrations were +17.23 percent in August (14,054 units) and are +20.46 for the year-to-date (115,863 units). Moped registrations are also up in Spain - one of the few markets in Europe where they are at +8.63 percent YTD.
The 2014 ACEM data shows Spain registering 111,460 new motorcycles and 124,953 total PTWs, making it Europe's 4th largest market; 2015 is on track to be Spain's best year since 2011, with the trade association forecasting 150,000 new PTWs registered by the end of the year.
ANESDOR Secretary General Jose Maria Riano says that "This positive trend represents 25 months of uninterrupted growth ... with millions of Spaniards choosing two wheels for their daily commute".
However, he is still calling on the Spanish government to do more to boost the sector: "The sector needs measures for fleet renewal as the average age of Spain's motorcycle park is some 14 years. Changes to the present tax framework could incentivise replacement of older machines with newer and environmentally better models".
