According to the latest data released by the motorcycle trade association in Spain (ANESDOR), the motorcycle market there is down a little in November at -2.29 percent (10,942 units) following a 25-month sequence of increases, but is still at +19.4 percent for the first ten months of the year (114,608 units).
Registrations of road-going motorcycles were up by +13.6 percent in October (3,184 units), with models of over 751cc up by +29.1 percent.
In moped terms the Spanish market was -7.51 percent in October, but is still +6.81 percent for the year-to-date (13,489 units); in total PTW terms the market was - 2.97 percent in October, but is +17.75 percent for the year-to-date (128,097 units).
ANESDOR say the lower number of working days in October 2015 compared to October 2014 will have been one of the factors in the slight decline. Secretary General Jose Maria Riano points to the fact that the market in Spain has already surpassed last year's 12-month market in just 10 months (110,396 motorcycle registrations in 2014, 124,593 total PTW registrations in 2014).
Riano again repeated ANESDOR's call for greater government support for the sector, especially in terms of VAT incentives and in licensing/driver permit costs - which he says would help address the issue of the aging bike park in Spain.
Honda lead the way in Spain in market share terms (18,873 units), followed by Kymco, Yamaha, Piaggio and Suzuki. The top selling model in Spain so far this year is Kymco's Agility City 125, followed by their Super Dink 125 and Honda's SH 125. The Piaggio Liberty 125 was the top seller in October.
