The National Motorcycle Dealers Association is encouraged by the rise in October registrations. “It is positive to see an impressive 6.7% increase following last month’s sales growth on the back of the September plate change,” said Sue Robinson, director of the NMDA, which represents motorcycle retailers across the UK.
The latest new motorcycle and scooter figures showed a significant increase in scooter sales which were up 14.1%, although the year to date figure is still down -5.2%. Sales of 51cc-125cc models, the largest market segment were up 15.5% – this sector represents around 35% all motorcycles sold.
Robinson continued: “It is encouraging to see that the overall motorcycle market is becoming stable. This month’s 6.7% growth in sales means that there have been 440 more motorcycles registered than in October 2012, fuelling speculation that consumer confidence is on a high.”
Full registration figures for October will be published in BDN’s statistics section or click here.
