The latest data from the IVM, the motorcycle industry trade association in Germany, shows motorcycle registrations down by -10.21% in August (9,004 units), having been +13.29% in July (12,275 units) but -10.28% in June (11,518 units) and -1.38% in May (13,660 units).
For the year January to August, the German motorcycle market is +4.45% at 96,516 units YTD but, as elsewhere in Europe, the trend is down after a strong start to 2019. In total PTW terms, August was -8.51% (14,505 units) and +7.32% (138,931 units) for the YTD.
The top selling model for the first eight months of 2019 remains the BMW R 1250 GS (8,330 units), way ahead of the Yamaha MT-07 (3,217) in second place and the Kawasaki Z900 in third (2,729), followed by the Z650 in fourth (2,395) and the Honda Africa Twin fifth with 1,869 units sold YTD.
With seven models among the top 30 best sellers, it is no surprise that BMW has stretched its German market dominance still further, having sold 21,599 units in total YTD for a commanding 22.38% market share (up +10.31% on the year ago period).
Kawasaki was second with 11,067 units sold for an 11.47% market share; Honda was a close third with 11,065 units sold (11.46% share); KTM fourth (10,951 units sold, 11.35% share); Yamaha fifth (9,734 units sold, 10.09% share) and Harley-Davidson sixth (8,753 units, 9.07% share).
Suzuki was in 7th place, followed by Ducati, Triumph, Husqvarna, Aprilia, Royal Enfield, Moto Guzzi and Indian Motorcycle in 14th.
Total motorcycle registrations for the full year 2018 in Germany were +7.35 percent on 2017 (108,296 units), with total PTW registrations +10.98 percent (155,184 units).
