Italy - motorcycle registrations +32.07%
According to the latest data from ANCMA (the motorcycle industry trade association in Italy, and the owner of EICMA), the Italian motorcycle market was up by +2.31% at 8,911 units in September, having been down by -8.44% in August (6,096 units), -5.95% in July (14,209 units) and -1.63% in June (16,610 units).
For the year to date, the Italian motorcycle market is still well ahead of the same period in 2020 (and 2019) at +32.07% for the first nine months (103,783 units) and has had its best first nine months since before 2011.
In total PTW terms, the Italian market was +27.98% for the first nine months with 235,771 new units registered (compared to 184,227 in 2020 and 198,364 in 2019). That is also the best first nine months for total PTW registrations in Italy since before 2011.
It is worth noting that all the motorcycles and scooters registered in Italy (and elsewhere in EU member states) since January 1st, 2021 will have needed to be Euro 5 compliant models.
The best-selling motorcycle in Italy YTD remains the Benelli TRK 502/X with 5,818 units registered in the period January to September, followed by the BMW R 1250 GS (3,586 units), the Yamaha Tracer 9 (2,712 units) and the Honda Africa Twin (2,564).
For the record - though the final stage of the Euro 4/5 transition distorted the figures, new motorcycle registrations were 94,108 units for the full year in 2020, having been 98,883 units in 2019 (+6.26% compared to 2018).
