According to the latest statistics released by the motorcycle industry trade association in Poland (PZPM), the bad year there continues with the number of new motorcycles registered in October down by -17.31 percent (on small volumes of 645 units) and are running down by -33.39 percent (13,408 units) for the year-to-date.
New moped registrations were down by -16.02 percent in October (1,195 units) and are down for 2017 so far by -3.08 percent (21,753 units). In overall new PTW registration terms, the Polish market was +1.66 percent in October (1,840 units) and is -17.41 percent YTD (35,161 units).
However, new model registrations are only ever 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 – providing 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 up in October by +19.39 percent and exceeded new motorcycle registrations at 2,857 units, and are -0.69 percent YTD (52,489 units); used moped sales were -4.41 percent in October and are -10.89 percent YTD (8,372 units); total used PTW sales were +15.44 percent in October (3,312 units) and are running at -2.23 percent YTD (60,861 units).
In total, overall new and used motorcycle registrations combined were -10.37 percent in October (3,502 units) and are -9.71 percent YTD (65,897 units); new and pre-owned mopeds combined in Poland were +9.56 percent in September (1,650 units) and are -5.38 percent YTD (30,125 units).
Total combined new and pre-owned PTW registrations were +10.11 percent in October (5,152 units) and were -8.40 percent (96,022 units) in Poland for the first ten months of 2017.
