Spain - June YTD new motorcycle registrations +10.86%
The latest available data from ANESDOR - the motorcycle industry trade association in Spain - show that although the rate of growth in new motorcycle registrations in Spain in the first six months of 2023 has slowed a little, they were up by +10.86% at 101,422 units YTD.
Registrations were +15.61% (13,171 units) in January, +0.10% (12,436 units) in February, +21.78% (17,917 units) in March, +12.35% (15,587 units) in April 2023, +10.30% (21,160 units) in May and +8.32% (21,150 units) in June.
This is by far the strongest first six-month market performance for new motorcycle registrations in Spain since before 2009.
Moped registrations remain soft in Spain, at -10.46% down YTD (7,079 units). Total new PTW registrations YTD in Spain were +9.16% at 108,501 units.
The top-selling motorcycle and scooter brand in Spain YTD was Honda (24,399 units for a 24.1% market share), followed by Yamaha (12,052 units, 11.9% share) and KYMCO third (7,427 units, 7.3% share), with Sym up to fourth (6,626 units, 6.5% share) and BMW down to fifth (6,610 units, 6.5% share). They are followed by Piaggio, Kawasaki, Zontes, KTM and Peugeot.
The top-selling model in Spain in the first half year Q1 was Honda's PCX 125 (4,660 units for a 4.6% market share), followed by KYMCO's Agility City 125 (4,200 units YTD for a 4.1% share), the Honda SH125i (2,972 units, 2.9% share), the Sym Symphony 125 and Honda's Forza 125.
The top-selling models over 125 cc were Honda's ADV 350 (1,192 units), the Kawasaki Z 900 (1,445 units), Honda's XL 750 TransAlp (549 units), Yamaha's X-Max 300, the Honda Forza 350, Yamaha T-Max 500, Yamaha MT 07, BMW F750 GS, Yamaha XTZ 700 Ténéré and BMW R 1250 GS.
Electric motorcycle registrations were -23.9% compared to the year-ago period; with electric mopeds down -12.7%.
For the record: motorcycle registrations in Spain were +6.30% for the full year in 2022 at 175,525 units - essentially flat with 2019 as the equal best year for motorcycle registrations in Spain since before 2009. In total PTW terms, 2022 was +4.54% (191,225 units). Demand for electric powered PTWs was +53.1% for the full year at 10,188 units - which was 5.8% of total PTW sales.
