According to the latest statistics released by the motorcycle industry trade association in Poland (PZPM), the number of new motorcycles registered there in March was down by 20.81 percent at 2,081 units, with the year-to-date -8.88 percent at 3,733 units. New mopeds were -41.56 percent in March (1,727 units) and are -41.43 percent (2,944 units) YTD, making the total of new PTWs YTD in Poland 6,677 units (-26.88 percent).
However, that is only part of the story where the Polish market is concerned. Poland is an important market for used vehicles - used motorcycles imported into Poland and first registered there were also down in March, at -18.64 percent (6,070 units) and are -13.53 percent for the YTD at 11,331 units.Used mopeds were also down in March (-36.05 percent) and are -20.99 units for the YTD, making the total of used PTWs receiving a first registration there -55.56 percent YTD (6,815 units); putting the combined total of new and used motorcycles at -12.42 percent for the first three months of the year, with the total new and used PTWs at -20 percent YTD (19,573 percent).
Although comparisons with Europe's other major markets are not precise, as this is the only market where imported used vehicles are recorded in such numbers, they are units that are being registered in Poland for the first time (rather than domestic re-sale units), so on this basis 125,455 units registered there in 2015 made Poland Europe's 5th largest total PTW market behind France, Italy, Germany and Spain (when these Polish trade association statistics are compared to ACEM's reporting for new units in the EU).
www.pzpm.org.pl
