Poland: new motorcycles -0.81% January to August 2020
The latest data from the motorcycle industry trade association in Poland (PZPM) shows new motorcycle registrations at +16.15% in August (2,057 units), having been +29.47% in July (3,027 units) and +22.82% in June (2,949 units), showing that the market for new motorcycles receiving their first registration in Poland has recovered well from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As elsewhere in Europe, the Polish market got off to an excellent start (although on low volumes), having been up by +51.74% and +22.06% in January and February respectively.
In YTD terms, the Polish market for new motorcycles is now essentially flat and therefore fully caught up at -0.81% (15,513 units) for January to August. New mopeds are -24.54% (11,688 units) YTD, with total new PTW registrations at -12.62% (27,201 units) YTD.
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 other retailers, and for the vendors they buy their parts, accessories and apparel from.
When these units are factored in, the total number of new and used motorcycles sold from January to August 2020 was 62,000, which is just -8.76 over the same period in 2019 (67,949 units). Indeed, sales were +8.02% in April, +15.95% in May, +15.12% in June, +8.12% in July and +1.92% in August.
The total of new and used mopeds combined registered in Poland YTD was 18,406 units
(-19.55%) and total new and used PTWs are running at -11.47% YTD (80,406 units).
For the full year 2019, total new motorcycle registrations were +31.53% for the full year, with the total of all new and used PTWs at +12.35% (113,650 units in total, overall).
