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Wednesday 24th June 2015

EU motorcycle registrations + 4.9 percent for first four months

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The latest data released by ACEM, the Brussels based international motorcycle industry trade association, says that motorcycle registrations grew by +4.9% during the first four months of 2015 on a year-on-year basis. A total of 295,760 motorcycles were registered between January and April 2015, against 281,950 during the same period of 2014.

Year-on-year motorcycle registrations increased in key European markets including Spain (36,025 units, +17.4%), the UK (33,690 units, +13.8%), Germany (62,210 units, +3.8%) and Italy (57,425 units, +1.3%). Registrations were down in France (52,265 units, -2.7%).

Total Powered Two-Wheeler (PTW) registrations were up by +0.2 percent for the first four months of the year (January - April 2015).

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A total of 388,000 powered-two and three-wheelers were registered during the first four months of 2015 in the EU. Registrations were up in Spain (40,380 units, +16.8%) and the UK (36,425 units, +11.7%), but down in Germany (73,220, -0.6%), Italy (64,660 units, -1.2%) and France (75,490 units, -5.6%).

A total of 92,250 mopeds were registered during the first four months of 2015 in the EU, whilst 105,130 mopeds had been registered during the same period of 2014, representing a decrease of -12.2%.

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Registrations increased in Spain (4,360, + 12%), although they decreased in the UK (2,735 units, -9.6%), France (23,225 units, -11.5 %), Italy (7,230 units, -17.8%) and Germany (11,010 units, -19.8%).


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