UK: motorcycle registrations -6.68% January to November
According to the latest available data from the MCIA, the motorcycle industry trade association in the UK, the second wave coronavirus lockdown appears to have had an effect on the UK market in November, but at -2.36% (5,382 units) motorcycle registrations have not been hit as badly as may have been expecting - the UK market was -6.68% (89,497 units) for the first eleven months of 2020.
Motorcycle registrations were +21.62% in October (7,882 units), having been +10.35% in September (13,384 units) and +31.87% in August (8,354 units).
In total PTW terms, YTD registrations are running at -5.76% (95,857 units), having been -1.26% in November (5,893 units). The small moped market in the UK has overtaken 2019 market performance at +9.26% (6,330 units) YTD.
Honda remained market share leader for November, followed by Lexmoto, Yamaha, KTM, Triumph, BMW and Kawasaki. The top selling Adventure Sport model was the Honda CRF 1100 Africa Twin; the top selling Scooter was the Yamaha NMAX 125; the top selling Sport/Touring model was the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 SX; the top selling Touring model was the BMW R 1250 RT. The most popular sector of the UK market remains Naked style machines (29,481 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) and between them they account for just over 80% of annual new registrations in Europe.
