It no doubt has a lot to do with Euro 3 carry-over inventory being pre-registered in December, but according to the latest statistics released by the motorcycle industry trade association in Poland (PZPM), the number of new motorcycles registered there between January and May was down by -31.04 percent (at 7,006 units) and in May was down by -33.26 percent (2,013 units).
New moped registrations were down by -1.67 in May at 3,053 units (having been up by +38.22 percent in March and down by -10.44 in April), giving a YTD total of 9,318 units. Total new PTW registrations were -17.24 percent in May (5,066 units) and are -14.42 percent for the YTD (16,324 units). The PZPM say that this is “the worst result of new PTW registrations in May since 2005.”
However, new model registrations are only part of the story where the Polish market is concerned. Poland is an important market for pre-owned vehicles from elsewhere in Europe, receiving their first registration in Poland, and they provide valuable service, maintenance and PG&A income for Poland’s franchised and independent motorcycle shops and the vendors they buy from.
Used motorcycle sales were -5.44 percent in March (7,316 units) and -2.07 percent YTD (26,822 units); used moped sales were -12.44 percent in May and are -+10.52 percent YTD (3,588 units); total used PTW sales were -6.42 percent in May (8,414 units), and overall are running -3.15 percent YTD (30,410 units).
In total, new and used motorcycle registrations were -13.24 percent in May (9,329 units) and are -9.91 percent YTD (33,828 units); new and pre-owned mopeds in Poland were -4.77 percent in May (4,151 units) and are +0.14 percent YTD (12,906 units); total new and pre-owned PTW registrations were -10.80 percent in March (13,480 units) and were -7.41 percent overall (46,734 units) in Poland for the first five months of 2017.
The full year 2016 saw 25,844 new motorcycles registered in Poland, with estimates of the net of Euro 3 pre-registrations suggesting that the market was down by some 6 percent/2,500 units over 2015. New and used motorcycle registrations combined were up by +1.43 percent for 2016 at 83,298 units. The total number of new and used/first registered PTWs of all kinds, including the pre-registrations of carry-over Euro 3 inventory in Poland, was down by -6.49 percent at 117,309 units for 2016. Poland is the EU’s 9th largest market for new motorcycle registrations and the 7th largest total new PTW market, according to ACEM statistics.
www.pzpm.org.pl
