The latest data from ANESDOR, the motorcycle industry trade association in Spain, shows motorcycle registrations +3.48 percent for January (11,051) and +16.95 percent for February (10,748 units) to make the YTD +9.71 percent (21,799 units) - the best first two-month Spanish market performance since before 2009.
The moped market in Spain appears to be recovering (+59.69 percent, 2,860 units), though comparisons with the year-ago period are difficult because of the moped sector's 2017/2018 Euro 4 transition.
In total PTW terms the YTD in Spain was +13.85 percent (24,659 units registered in total).
Honda is market share leader in Spain so far this year, selling 4,959 units YTD for a 22.7 percent market share. Yamaha was second (3,062 units/14.0 percent); Kymco third, followed by BMW, and Piaggio fifth. The top selling motorcycle so far in 2019 is the Kawasaki Z 900.
Jose Maria Riano, Secretary General of ANESDOR, says that "the increase in the motorcycle market in the first two months of 2019 continues the trend we saw last year and points to ever more citizens choosing motorcycles as a transport option because of their urban mobility advantages. The figures also reflect the better winter weather so far.
"During 2018 the market in Spain recovered the growth trend after overcoming the Euro 4 regulatory change seen at the start of 2017. That brought a sharp drop in registration statistics during the first half of 2017."
Scooters were the largest motorcycle registrations sector in Spain in 2018, taking 58% of the 158,086 registrations for a +10 percent growth (92,016 units). Road bikes increased +19 percent to 58,980 units, with the small off-road sector growing +25 percent (6,810 units) after a big decline in 2017.
Motorcycles up to 125 cc grew +15.5% in 2018 to 86,170 units; motorcycles over 215 cc were +12.9% (79,916 units). ANESDOR is projecting 3% growth for 2019 (3.5%/163,600 units are expected to be motorcycles, with mopeds +2.3%).
