The latest statistics released by the IVM, the motorcycle industry trade association in Germany, show new motorcycle registrations up by +38.08 percent in September at 8,303 units for the month – the best September market performance in Germany since before 2008.
Cumulative new motorcycle registrations for the first nine months of the year are +6.23 percent at 99,973 units so far – also the best first nine-month market performance in Germany since before 2008.
In total powered two-wheeler terms, the market in Germany was up by +29.27 percent in September (12,831 units) and is +4.48 percent for the year-to-date at 142,338 units.
The top selling model in Germany so far this year is the BMW R 1200 GS (6,356 units), followed by Yamaha’s MT-07 (3,068 units), Kawasaki’s ER-6n (2,459 units), Honda’s CRF 1000 ‘Africa Twin’ (2,216 units) and the BMW R nineT (2,170 units) as the fifth strongest selling model in Germany so far this year.
With seven models in the top 20 sellers list it is no surprise that BMW remains motorcycle sales market share leader for the first nine months of the year in its home market, having sold 21,656 units for a 21.31 percent market share (actually down a little from the 21,309 units they sold for a 23.01 percent market share in the first nine months of 2015).
Yamaha is second with a 11.98 percent market share (11,975 units sold YTD), Honda third with 11.53 percent of the German market (10,495 units), KTM in fourth place with 10.50 percent (10,495 units) and Harley-Davidson overtaking Kawasaki for fifth spot with 10.20 percent (10,198 units).
Sportsbikes have taken 30.54 percent of the new motorcycle market in Germany so far this year (30,533 units), with Enduro bikes the second largest sector at 24.01 percent of the German motorcycle market (24,007 units); so-called “Classically styled” bikes (Naked style models mostly) are the third most popular style of bike in Germany so far in 2016, taking 21.99 percent of the market (21,985 units), followed by “Chopper” style bikes as the fourth most popular sector (12.59 percent, 12,585 units YTD).
