According to the latest data released by the motorcycle trade association in Spain (ANESDOR), the motorcycle market there was up by +32.40 percent in February at 9,047 units (from 6,833 in February 2015).
For the first two months of the year new motorcycle registrations in Spain are +29.69 percent at 17,684 units, compared to 13,636 units for the first two months of 2015.
In Moped terms the Spanish market was -9.73 percent on low volumes in February (974 units), making it down by -3.88 percent so far in 2016. In total PTW terms the market was +28.36 percent in February at 10,021 units, making it +25.97 percent for the first two months at 19,642 units.
At the end of 2015 ANESDOR announced that it expected the strong growth seen in 2015 to continue, with total PTW registrations for 2016 reaching some 162,000 units - that would be further growth of around 9 percent from the 148,000 units sold in 2015 - 131,595 of which were motorcycles (+19.55 percent over 2014).
At the time Jose Maria Riano, the General Secretary of ANESDOR, had said that "2015 has been a very positive year for the sector in Spain" and that in looking beyond the statistics "the motorcycle is clearly the choice of transport for millions of citizens in Spain, especially for their daily commute - PTWs are a major solution for mobility in Spain, reducing travel times between 50 and 70 percent, and reducing congestion and pollution".
Pointing to the greater age of the PTW fleet in Spain than is the case in neighbouring and nearby countries, he had again repeated his call for greater government support for the sector, "the average age of PTWs in Spain is 14.7 years. Despite the growth in new registrations, the fleet actually aged further in 2015 - pointing to a strong growth in the total motorcycle park here. We believe that a review of the financial framework in which the PTW industry operates is needed in Spain and that simplifying driving licenses would also favour fleet renewal".
