ACEM - registrations of motorcycles and mopeds in key European markets "broadly stable" during 2022
Registrations in the five largest European markets reached 950,400 units in 2022. This represents a slight increase of approximately 0.1% compared to 2021 (949,480 units).
Registration volumes showed an upward trend in Spain (176,960 units, +6.3% year-on-year) and the UK (109,300 units, +1.9%). They remained broadly stable in Italy (271,380 units, +0.7%) and Germany (199,400 units, +0.1%) and decreased in France (193,350 units, -6.6%).
Mopeds reached a total volume of 255,900 units in the six European primary moped markets monitored by ACEM (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain). This registration volume represents a reduction of -3.4% in comparison to last year (264,800 units).
ACEM Secretary General Antonio Perlot said: "The latest registration data show that the European market has overall remained stable in 2022, compared to 2021.
"Within a changing mobility environment and challenging economic landscape, it confirms that citizens continue to be positive about two or three-wheeled vehicles for their convenience in daily personal mobility and for the recreational opportunities they provide."
However, the national trade association statistics for the 'Big Five' sometimes follow different data capture and analysis protocols, resulting in some apparent variances.
Per the detailed reports in StatZONE, elsewhere in this edition, the IVM in Germany, for example, reports full year motorcycle registrations down by
-7.22% at 107,992 units - the lowest in Germany since 2016. However, the response of the German market to the 2020 licence changes could prove to be a decisive turning point for that market.
In Italy, ANCMA reports +6.35% (126,571 motorcycles) for FY2022 - on its data model, the best since before 2013.
In Spain, the ANESDOR data matches ACEM at +6.30% (approx. 175,000 motorcycles), essentially flat with 2019 as the second-best full year since before 2013. The MCIA's UK data pretty much matches that from ACEM at +2.01% (108,510 motorcycles) - the highest there since 2016.
