-15.47 percent YTD
The latest data released by the MCIA (Motorcycle Industry Association) in the UK show new motorcycle registrations in November down by -18.64 percent (5,725 units), having been -13.65 percent in October (6,686 units), -24.04 percent (11,276 units) in September and -18.54 percent in August.
On a year to date basis the UK market is -15.47 percent (92,016 units).
Moped sales were -6.04 percent on low volumes in November and are running at -18.91 percent year-to-date (6,415 units).
In total PTW terms the UK was down -17.74 percent in November (6,238 units in total) and running at -15.70 percent YTD (98,431 units).
However, as elsewhere in Europe the statistics are misleading, due to the Euro 3 inventory pre-registration issue. British Dealer News recently reported MCIA CEO Tony Campbell as saying that when the Euro 3/Euro 4 impacts are taken in to consideration then he thinks the real picture for the UK market this year will be ‘flat’, if not slightly up on 2016, at around 107,000 to 110,000 units. That unit estimate now looks a little on the high side.
‘Naked’ style bikes remain the most popular in the UK at 29,275 units YTD, which is relative growth compared to other styles of bike, at -10.2 percent in a motorcycle market that is said to be down by down -15.47 percent overall. Adventure Sport Models (17,556 units YTD, the second most popular style of motorcycle in the UK) are up by +1.7 percent as they take sales from elsewhere. The UK scooter market has seen sales drop by -29.1 percent YTD (17,632 units) and the historically dominant Supersport market is down -26.0 percent (9,057 units YTD).
Honda was overall market share leader in November (motorcycles and scooters), having sold 1,129 units, followed by Yamaha (822), KTM (432) and Triumph (396).
The MCIA reports that the total number of road registered motorcycles in use has continued to grow with the latest available figures putting the number of “regular users of PTWs” at 1.445 million units in total, a nine-year high.
In 2016 UK motorcycle registrations were + 13.52 percent (118,990 units), a fifth straight year of growth for the UK market and the best annual market performance since before 2008. In total PTW terms the UK market was +11.86 percent for 2016 at 127,702 units - a third straight year of growth and also the highest annual market performance since before 2008.
