Austrian motorcycle registrations +5.59 percent for first nine months of 2016The latest data released by the motorcycle trade association in Austria (arge2Rad) shows registrations of new motorcycles of over 125cc up by 15.94 percent in the third quarter of 2016 at 3,266 units, and up by +5.59 percent for the first nine months of the year at 12,176 units – continuing the start of market recovery in Austria that was first seen in the final quarter of 2015.
In total powered two-wheeler terms, registrations were up by +7.55 percent for the second quarter of the year in Austria, at 17,260 units, and are +5.20 percent (37,652 units) for the first nine months of the year.
Not surprisingly, KTM is Austrian market leader (in its home market), having sold 3,308 motorcycles in the first nine months of 2016 (+4.78 percent). Second was Honda (2,867/+0.49 percent); Yamaha third (2,499/+6.57 percent); BMW fourth (1,711 units/+7.41 percent) and Aprilia fifth (1,566 units/+1.89 percent).
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