UK: motorcycle registrations +31.87% in August 2020
The latest data available from the MCIA, the motorcycle industry association in the UK, shows that new motorcycle registrations in the UK were up massively in July 2020 by +41.96% (13,093 units) and were +31.87% in August at 8,354 units.
On a YTD basis, new motorcycle sales in the UK have now recovered to 'just' -12.44% for the first eight months of the year (62,848 units). In total PTW terms, YTD registrations are running at -11.85% (66,815 units). The small Moped market in the UK has just about caught up with 2019 sales YTD at -1.27% (3,967 units).
Honda was market share leader in August, followed by Yamaha, Lexmoto, Kawasaki, KTM, BMW, Triumph and Suzuki. The top selling Adventure Sport motorcycle was the Yamaha Ténéré 700; the top selling Sport/Touring model was the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 SX; the top selling Touring model was the Yamaha FJR 1300 AE. The most popular sector of the UK market remains Naked style machines (20,931 units sold YTD).
By way of context - motorcycle registrations in the UK grew slightly in 2019, +0.72% with 100,472 units sold. Along with Italy, France, Germany and Spain, the UK remains one of Europe's 'Big Five' markets (actually, the fifth largest) who between them account for over 80% of annual new registrations in Europe.
