It’s been something of six-of-one, half-a-dozen-of-the-other across European motorcycle markets over the first half of the year. France and Germany both experienced moderate drops in the number of PTW registrations, but Italy and Spain both achieved modest gains over the six month period.
Total motorcycle registrations across the five largest European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK) rose by 1.7% to 610,757, compared to 600,810 for the same period of 2023.
In comparison to the relatively static motorcycle market, moped registrations in the six largest European markets (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) had a torrid time. Total registrations, at 84,666, were down 15.1% compared to the 99,772 sold in the same period in 2023. These disappointing figures come on top of a 24.5% reduction in moped registrations from 2022 to 2023.
Commenting on the figures, Antonio Perlot, ACEM secretary general, said: “Data for the first semester of 2024 confirm long term trends, with growth for motorcycles (an increase of 22% since 2019) and a reduction in moped volumes (a decrease of 29% since 2019), partly due to a transfer to light motorcycles. Overall, registrations reflect European citizens’ continuously growing interest in powered two-wheeled mobility, for urban and leisure usages”.