The latest data from the motorcycle industry trade association in Poland (PZPM) shows the second quarter and summer recovery in sales of new motorcycles continuing, with sales on low volumes at +30.39 percent (841 units) in October, having been +21.92 percent in September (1,040 units); they were running at -0.85 percent (13,294 units) through October 2018.
New mopeds are -29.64 percent YTD (15,306 units), with total new PTW registrations for the ten months to October at -18.66 percent (28,600 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) that are receiving their first domestic Polish registration; these machines provide valuable service, maintenance and PG&A income for Poland’s franchised and independent motorcycle shops and the vendors they buy from.
When the used motorcycles receiving their first registration in Poland are factored in, the total number of new and used motorcycles sold was +19.36 percent in October (4,180 units), having been +14.82 percent (5,051 units) for September and were running at +6.71 percent (70,316 units) for the YTD.
New and used mopeds were -21.26 percent YTD (23,719 units) and total new and used PTW registrations were -2.07 percent YTD at 94,035 units sold.
