According to the latest data released by the motorcycle industry trade association in Germany (IVM, Essen), new motorcycle registrations in December were up by +12.83 percent on low volumes (2,647 units), leaving the German market with a healthy +5.59 percent growth for the full year (102,235 units) - the best German market performance since 2009.
In total PTW terms December was up by +48.30 percent (4,750 units) in Germany and is +7.07 percent (at 150,550 units) for the year-to-date - the best annual market performance in Germany since 2008.
The top-selling motorcycle in Germany in 2015 was BMW’s R 1200 GS (7,225 units), followed by Yamaha's MT-07 (3,184 units) and BMW’s R nineT (2,650 units), with the Kawasaki ER-6n fourth and Yamaha MT-09 fifth.
Seven out of the top 20 best selling motorcycles in Germany last year were BMW models.
The top-selling motorcycle manufacturer in Germany in 2015 was therefore BMW with 16.14 percent market share (24,293 units, +5.65 percent compared to 2014), with Yamaha second with 13.25 percent of the German motorcycle market (19,953 units, +25.97 percent) and Honda third with 11.66 percent market share (17,550 units, -3.19 percent) on their 2014 market share.
KTM are fourth with a +8.62 percent market share (12,978 units), which is up by 6.89 percent on their 2014 share, with Kawasaki fifth (7.13 percent share, 10,730 units, up by +6.89 percent on 2014) and Harley-Davidson sixth with a 6.55 percent share (9,857 units, down -6.82 percent). Piaggio are sixth (down by -2.56 percent); Suzuki eighth (+14.26 percent); Ducati ninth (up by a massive +23.54 percent, selling 5,751 units, 1,662 of which were Scramblers); and Triumph tenth (-10.71 percent, 5,009 units).
