Motorcycle registrations +7.9 percent in EU markets January - April 2016 The latest data released by ACEM (Association des Constructeurs Européens de Motocycles), the Brussels based international motorcycle industry trade association, shows that motorcycle registrations in the EU were up by +7.9 percent for the first four months of the year.
A total of 321,085 motorcycles were registered between January and April 2016, against 297,577 during the same period of 2015. Year-on-year motorcycle registrations increased in most key European markets, including Italy (68,482 units, +18.8%), Spain (41,753 units, +15.9%), the UK (37,134 units, +9.9%), Germany (62,980 units, +1.2%) and France (52,465 units, +0.4%).
A total of 408,362 powered two and three-wheelers were registered during the first four months of 2016 in the EU. This represents an increase of +4.7% compared to the 390,179 vehicles registered during the same period of 2015.
Registrations performed positively in most key markets, including Italy (75,699 units, +16.7%), Spain (46,240 units, +14.5%), UK (39,738 units, +8.8%) and Germany (73,688 units, +0.6%). They decreased marginally in France (75,444 units, -0.1%).
A total of 87,277 mopeds were registered during the first four months of 2016 in the EU, whilst 92,602 had been registered during the same period of 2015. This represents a decrease of -5.8%. Moped registrations increased in the Netherlands (18,821 units, +0.8%), but decreased in Italy (7,217 units, -0.3%), France (22,979 units, -1.1%), Germany (10,688 units, -2.9%) and Poland (5,815 units, -32.8%).
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