JULY 2020 REGISTRATIONS
| Registrations by style | ||||||
| Year to Date | ||||||
| MOPEDS | Jul 2020 | Jul 2019 | Change | Jul 2020 | Jul 2019 | % Change |
| Moped Scooters | 634 | 476 | 33.2% | 2421 | 2797 | -13.4% |
| Moped Others | 218 | 14 | 54.6% | 892 | 689 | 29.5% |
| TOTAL MOPEDS | 852 | 617 | 38.1% | 3313 | 3486 | -5.0% |
| MOTORCYCLES | ||||||
| Adventure Sport | 2258 | 1530 | 47.6% | 9685 | 12832 | -24.5% |
| Custom | 1171 | 843 | 38.9% | 4143 | 4940 | -16.1% |
| Naked | 4452 | 3440 | 29.4% | 17989 | 22745 | -20.9% |
| Scooter | 2879 | 1768 | 62.8% | 11981 | 12184 | -1.7% |
| Sport/Tour | 327 | 224 | 46.0% | 1502 | 1646 | -8.7% |
| Supersport | 950 | 751 | 26.5% | 4426 | 5472 | -19.1% |
| Touring | 223 | 178 | 25.3% | 955 | 1472 | -35.1% |
| Trail/Enduro | 794 | 488 | 62.7% | 3707 | 4114 | -9.9% |
| Unspecified | 39 | 1 | 3800.0% | 106 | 37 | 186.5% |
| TOTAL MOTORCYCLES | ||||||
| TRICYCLES | ||||||
| Scooter | 63 | 40 | 57.5% | 226 | 202 | 11.9% |
| Other | 62 | 36 | 72.2% | 243 | 251 | -3.2% |
| TOTAL TRICYCLES | 125 | 76 | 64.5% | 469 | 453 | 3.5% |
| TOTAL REGISTRATIONS | 14070 | 9916 | 41.9% | 58276 | 69381 | -16.0% |
| Registrations by capacity | ||||||
| Year to Date | ||||||
| ENGINE BAND | Jul 2020 | Jul 2019 | % Change | Jul 2020 | Jul 2019 | % Change |
| 0 – 50cc | 980 | 674 | 45.4% | 3733 | 3721 | 0.3% |
| 51 – 125cc | 5371 | 3306 | 62.5% | 20220 | 20452 | -1.1% |
| 126 – 650cc | 2721 | 1965 | 38.5% | 11671 | 14730 | -20.8% |
| 651 – 1000cc | 2518 | 2184 | 15.3% | 11853 | 16092 | -26.3% |
| over 1000cc | 2480 | 1787 | 38.8% | 10799 | 14386 | -24.9% |
| TOTAL REGISTRATIONS | 14070 | 9916 | 41.9% | 58276 | 69381 | -16.0% |
| Top ten brands Jul 2020 | ||
| 1 | Honda | 2554 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 1607 |
| 3 | Lexmoto | 1163 |
| 4 | BMW | 959 |
| 5 | Kawasaki | 921 |
| 6 | Triumph | 829 |
| 7 | KTM | 802 |
| 8 | Harley-Davidson | 457 |
| 9 | Suzuki | 433 |
| 10 | Piaggio | 396 |
REGISTRATIONS BONANZA IN JULY
UK
11/08/2020
Latent demand for bigger bikes united with an already surging appetite for small-capacity machines to give the trade a July summer treat, according to latest MCIA registrations data. BDN financial editor Roger Willis reports.
Total monthly registrations soared by 41.9% to 14,070. Motorcycles were 37% up at 10,214. Over-50cc scooters stacked on 62.8% to 2879. Mopeds rose by 38.1% to 852 and even trikes reached a three-digit tally, 64.5% up to 125.
Most welcome news was the revival for larger-capacity bikes. The 651-1000cc sector swung from a 9.3% decline in June to 15.3% up in July. And over-1000cc kit, which was 1.6% down in June, has risen by a stupendous 38.8% during the past month. In the 126-650cc arena, June’s improvement of 11% has translated into a boost of 38.5% this time around.
However, all three of the above segments were still substantially behind on a year-to-date basis. At the end of July, shortfalls were 20.8% for 126-650cc, 26.3% for 651-1000cc and 24.9% for over-1000cc.
The really hot story remained extraordinary progress by up-to-125cc products, as self-isolating solutions for commuters increasingly eager to avoid risky mass transit on trams, trains and buses. In sheer volume, 51-125cc scooters and motorcycles dominated July’s statistics, climbing by 62.5% to 5371 machines.
And YTD, this game changer was now just 1.1% under the position in pre-coronavirus 2019 — which obviously didn’t suffer from two months of gestural sales when dealers were locked down. By the end of August, 51-125cc stuff should be boasting annualised growth. Over-50cc scooters are in the same YTD league, running just 1.7% down at the moment. And mopeds, currently trailing by 5%, could play catch-up too.
So which top-ten brands benefited the most, year-on-year against July 2019? Certainly not Harley-Davidson, suffering the ignominy of a 6.9% retreat, the solitary loser in eighth spot. Honda led the field, adding 34.2%, the top-registered PCX125 scooter claiming about one-fifth its total.
Yamaha, running an aggressive incentivised dealer test-ride promotion, made the biggest proportional advance of 77.4% in second place. Chinese flag carrier Lexmoto underlined ownership of the final podium step, 76.2% up. BMW Motorrad and Kawasaki completed the top-five group, respectively on 42.1% and 21.3% gains.
Triumph, known to be struggling with key stock availability, came sixth with a more modest 15.6% increase. KTM followed, rising by 28.1%. Suzuki in ninth put on a useful 37.9%, albeit from a very low base. Piaggio, lacking year-on-year comparison, crept into tenth.
For the market overall, YTD numbers amounted to 58,276, now only adrift by 16%. But although scooters and mopeds were in sight of full recovery, motorcycles languished 20.2% down at 42,513.
NMDA COMMENT ON JULY MOTORCYCLE REGISTRATIONS
UK
12/08/2020
“Scooters and motorcycle sales saw a 41.9% rise compared with July last year. The public remain cautious to return to trains and buses, which is notably benefiting scooters and motorcycle sales”, said Stephen Latham, Head of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA) which represents motorcycle retailers across the UK. Motorcycle sales grew by 42.0% with a total of 13,093 units registered in July. All variants of showed increases in registrations. Total Scooter sales rose by over 56.6% to 3,576 units, up from 2,284 in the July 2019. This is shows that these machines are continuing their increase in popularity among commuters seeking a viable alternative to public transport. The continued rise in popularity for scooters follows the positive campaign the NMDA, alongside the MCIA, have run recently to spread the message of ‘unlocking your freedom’ through advising that bikes are ‘COVID-safe to ride’. The biggest selling model in July was the Honda PCX125 with 458 registrations. Overall, Honda continued to outsell all other brands with 2,554 bikes sold, followed by Yamaha with 1,607 registrations, with Lexmoto, that champion in the sale of budget price 125cc bikes, coming in at third with 1,163 new machines. Latham continued, “Current riders and new entrants to the motorcycle market are becoming increasingly assured of the benefits of motorcycles. The benefits are that it permits isolated travel, a less congested commute and lower fuel consumption. It’s a shame that the Government do not instruct all local authorities to allow bus lanes to be used by scooters and motorcycles, instead, they retain a fixation that push bikes are the only way to commute.” Results taken from the Motorcycle Industry Association Press Statistics – New Motorcycle registrations. |