Kawasaki

Kawasaki unit sales up in “developed markets” for 2016-2017 fiscal

For their full year 2016-2017 (the period to March 31st 2017) Kawasaki is reporting net sales from its Motorcycle & Engine division of 313.0 bn yen, down by -6.1 percent (-20.5 bn yen) from the same period of 2015/2016; with operating income down by -25.5 percent at 11.7 bn yen. It ascribes the decline to the appreciation in the value of the yen during the period and in the sales of motorcycles to its “emerging markets”.
Total worldwide motorcycle, UTV, ATV and PWC unit sales in the full year were 540,000 units (up from 524,000 units 2015 – 2016); of which 153,000 were motorcycle sales in “developed markets” (up from 135,000 units and generating 112.6 bn yen), 321,000 were sales in “emerging markets” (down from 328,000 and generating 86.9 bn yen) and 66,000 units were utility vehicles, ATVs and PWC (up from 61,000 and generating 73.3 bn yen).
The Motorcycle (and Engine) division delivered 20 percent of overall corporate net sales, down from 22 percent in 2015-2016.