According to the latest statistics released by the motorcycle industry trade association in Poland (PZPM), the number of new motorcycles registered there in June was down by -36.46 percent (1,995 units) and are running down by -32.20 percent (8,961 units) for the year-to-date. Despite the decline from last year, that was the third best June in Poland in the past 10 years and the third best first six months market performance there.
New moped registrations were down by -8.78 percent in June (3,272 units) and are broadly flat for 2017 so far at +0.71 percent for the YTD (12,590 units). In overall new PTW registration terms, the Polish market was -22.56 percent in June (5,227 units) and is -16.27 percent YTD.
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 domestic Polish registration – 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 -1.82 percent in June (7,223 units) and are -2.01 percent YTD (34.045 units); used moped sales were -17.33 percent in June and are -12.34 percent YTD (4,790 units); total used PTW sales were -4.38 percent in June (8,425 units) but overall, they are running at -3.42 percent YTD (38,835 units).
In total, overall new and used motorcycle registrations combined were -12.04 percent in June (9,178 units) and are -10.37 percent YTD (43,006 units); new and pre-owned mopeds combined in Poland were -11.25 percent in June (4,474 units) and are -3.26 percent YTD (17,380 units).
Total combined new and pre-owned PTW registrations were -11.78 percent in June (13,652 units) and were -8.43 percent (20,493 units) in Poland for the first three months of 2017. The record of total new and used PTW registrations in Poland for a June was in 2011 when some 21,650 new registrations were recorded; 2011 was also the best seen for the first six months of the year (86,561 units).
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.
