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[RideApart] - European Motorcycle Sales Higher Than Expected in 2018
European Motorcycle Sales Higher Than Expected in 2018
As the USA struggles to support its tariff-punished industry, the European motorcycle market showed a 7.2 percent growth in nearly all its two-wheeled sectors in the first half of the year In an industry that supports 156,000 employees, it’s good news that the overall two-wheeled sector continues to gain traction. Within the first 6 months of 2018 new motorcycle ownership across Europe increased by almost 42,000 during the same period in 2017—from 564,851 to 526,889. NOT: Indian Helps Polaris Increase Sales by 21 Percent Sales of mopeds smaller than 50cc may have dropped 32.1 percent from 179,262 to 121,746 between the first half of 2017 and first half of 2018, but electric motorbike registrants have spiked. 21100 new e-bikes purchased for a total jump of 49 percent. That figure includes electronic bicycles, which require no license or insurance to operate and are the perfect urban machine in densely-populated European cities, where fuel costs are high and EU 5 omission regulations more prescient. This is reflected in the comments made by Antonio Perdot, Secretary General of the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM). ALL: Triumph Experiences Record Sales in 2017 “The latest increase in sales, particularly in the motorcycle segment, is a very positive development. Newer and more environmentally friendly vehicles are being added to the European vehicle fleet, which according to our estimations is now close to 36 million units.*At the same time, the motorcycle industry continues working intensively on the development of new vehicles that will comply with the upcoming Euro 5 environmental standard, currently being discussed by the EU institutions.” It could also be that Europeans reacted to the increased media attention devoted to the motorcycle industries on both sides of the pond thanks to a trade battle between the EU and the US after President Trump chose to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Or, as is the case in North America, this could be the beginning of a surge in interest in the “better way” combined with longer stretches of agreeable weather in the Northern Hemisphere. STURM UND DRANG: Six OEMs with Positive 2017 Sales Numbers Whatever the reason, the 17 ACEM member manufacturers of L-category vehicles (motorcycles, mopeds, three-wheelers, and quadricycles)—BMW Motorrad, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), Ducati Motor holding, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, KYMCO, MV Agusta, Peugeot Scooters, PIAGGIO, Polaris Industries, Renault, Royal Enfield, Suzuki, Triumph Motorcycles, and Yamaha—are on track to have a great 2018. More from RideApart:
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