Spain: motorcycle registrations -3.8 percent YTD through OctoberAccording to the latest data available from ANESDOR, the motorcycle industry trade association in Spain, new motorcycle registrations were up by 0.7 percent in October (12,259 units) and are -7.2 percent for the first ten months of 2017 (117,489 YTD).
Because of the statistical effects of Euro 3 pre-registrations at the end of 2016, ANESDOR has revised down its full-year 2017 forecast to -12.7 percent, but that doesn’t take into account the fact that, from a dealer and consumer point of view, and regardless of how heavily incentivised the Euro 3 carry-over inventory will have represented additional showroom sales, which the 2017 registration figures can’t include.
The moped market in Spain in October was up by +31.6 percent (2,002 units) and at 17,606 units YTD the sector is +23 percent through October. As elsewhere in Europe, it should be noted though that mopeds are now going through a similar (if statistically smaller) pre-registration issue to that experienced in motorcycle sales at the end of 2016.
New EU emissions regulations for mopeds come into effect on January 1st 2018.
