According to the latest data released by the motorcycle industry trade association in Germany (IVM, Essen), new motorcycle registrations in March were down by 11.31 percent at 19,413 units; year-to-date the German market is down by -4.85 percent so far, at 28,752 motorcycles for the first quarter.
In total PTW terms March was down by -11.18 percent (25,274 units), and the total PTW market in Germany is -4.86 percent (at 37,883 units) for the year-to-date.
The top-selling motorcycle in Germany in the first quarter of 2016 was BMW's all conquering R 1200 GS (2,367 units), followed by Honda's new CRF 1000 'Africa Twin' (969 units), Yamaha's MT-07 (780 units), the BMW S 1000 XR and BMW R nine T.
Six out of the top 10, and 10 out of the top 20 best selling motorcycles in Germany in the first quarter of 2016 were BMW models, so no surprise that they are market share leaders there at 27.17 units (7,812 units, +3.36 percent).
Honda were second at 11.14 percent market share (3,204 units), which puts them up by +10.71 percent for the first quarter, which is no doubt thanks in large part to the popularity of the new CRF 1000L 'Africa Twin'. KTM is third (10.44 percent share), Kawasaki fourth (10.18 percent share), Yamaha fifth (9.74 percent share).
