Australia motorcycles -4.1 percent Q2According to the latest data published by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) in Australia, there are signs of improvement in the registrations of new motorcycles there, with the second quarter down by -4.1 percent (compared to -13.1 percent for Q1).
The April to June sales period recovered some of the ground lost in the first quarter of 2017 when sales dipped by -6.7 percent, fuelling industry expectations for a positive second half outcome. Half-yearly sales for 2017 totalled 50,908 compared with 53,084 for the same January - June period in 2016.
Last year the Australian motorcycle industry recorded total sales of 114,783, its best annual result since 2009.
Both the road and off-road segments declined during the first half of 2017, with road bikes down -12.8 percent (20,118 units), while the off-road segment recovered sharply in Q2 and i now running only -1.7 per cent behind the YTD 2016 results (16,359 units).
The ATV/SSV market has seen continued strong growth in the first half, producing a +12.3 per cent increase in sales over the same period in 2016 (12,537 units); Honda is market share leader. Scooter sales, which have been in decline for several years, continued down at -14.4 per cent compared with Jan-June 2016 (1,894 units); Piaggio is market share leader.
Harley-Davidson narrowly retained its top-selling status overall among the road bikes with 4,433 sales for the first half, followed by Honda (4,201 sales) and Yamaha (2,865).
The top-selling manufacturer in the off-road category was Yamaha with 4,617 sales, followed by Honda with 4,359 sales and KTM with 2,834.
Overall, Honda is Australia’s top-selling overall motorcycle and powersports brand with 12,608 sales (YTD 2017), followed by Yamaha (9,827 sales), Kawasaki (4,567) and Harley-Davidson (4,433).
