New motorcycle registrations down in SwitzerlandThe latest data from the motorcycle industry trade association in Switzerland (MotoSuisse) shows new motorcycle registrations in Switzerland down in April 2016 at 4,734 units (from 5,106 units in April 2014) and down by -10.35 percent for the first four months of the year so far at 10,446 units (from 11,652 January – April 2016).
Yamaha are market share leader so far in 2016 (1,865 units), followed by BMW, Honda, Harley-Davidson, Kawasaki, KTM, Ducati, Triumph, Suzuki and Aprilia in 10th place.
The top-selling model so far in 2016 in Switzerland was Yamaha’s MT-07 (482 units), followed by Honda’s new XRD 1000 L ‘Africa Twin’, the BMW R1200 GS, Yamaha’s MT-09 Tracer and the Kawasaki Z800. Yamaha have four models in the top twenty, Honda two and BMW five.
Total PTW sales in Switzerland were down by -9.37 percent in April, and are running -11.67 percent for the year-to-date at 16,414 units so far in 2016.
The top selling scooter so far this year in Switzerland has been the Vespa Primavera 125 3V; Yamaha are scooter market share leaders, followed by Honda and Vespa third.
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