According to the latest data available from ANESDOR, the motorcycle industry trade association in Spain, new motorcycle registrations were down by -4.41 percent in June (16,732 units) and are -7.83 percent for the first six months of 2017 (67,349 units YTD).
Overall, total PTW registrations in June were -1.97 percent at 18,791 units (+3.76 percent in May). For the first six months of 2017 the market is -5.18 percent (76,547 units).
In moped terms June was +23.66 percent at 2,059 units; for the year-to-date moped sales in Spain are +20.06 percent (9,198 units).
General Secretary of ANESDOR Jose Maria Riano says that “after a very positive 2016, the start of 2017 has been marked by the effects of the new European emission regulations (Euro 4), which has led to a steep decline in the sales of motorcycles as prices have increased.”
Riano has again pointed to the age of the motorcycle fleet (“park”) in Spain (at an average of 14.7 years old), saying “the administration must embrace measures to encourage the acquisition of new vehicles.” He again calls on the government to start incentivising replacement of older machines with new models through fiscal reform initiatives.
