The latest data released by ACEM (the Brussels based international motorcycle trade association) shows new motorcycle registrations at +8.3 percent for the period January to November 2016, at 918,540 motorcycles (against 848,503 during the same period of 2015).
Year-on-year motorcycle registrations increased in all of the largest European markets, including Italy (+11.4%, 186,203 units), Spain (+12.2%, 139,118 units), UK (+8.5%, 109,715 units), Germany (+7%, 157,156 units) and France (+3.5%, 150,323 units).
In total PTW (Powered Two-Wheeler) terms, ACEM say that at least 1,209,006 powered two and three-wheelers were registered during the first 11 months of 2016 in the EU. This represents an increase of 5.4% compared to the 1,146,948 vehicles registered during the same period of 2015.
Registrations performed positively in all of the key European markets, including Italy (+9.8%, 209,147 units), Spain (+11.7%, 154,869 units), UK (+7.1%, 117,647 units), Germany (+4.7%, 186,519 units) and France (+2.1%, 232,715 units).
Moped registrations were -2.7% for the period to November 2016 at 290,466 units compared to 298,445 registered during the same period of 2015.
Moped registrations increased in Spain (+8.1%, 15,751 units) and the Netherlands (+3.4%, 64,618 units). They remained stable in France (-0.1%, 82,392 units,) but declined in Italy (-1.9%, 22,944 units), Germany (-6.1%, 29,363 units) and Poland (-14.1%, 23,255 units).
