The latest figures for the major European markets from ACEM show that the majority of countries are enjoying substantial gains overall, with improvements of up to 19.4%. All, that is, except the UK, which realised a loss of 0.4% compared to Q3 of 2022.
In the electric motorcycle sector it is more of a mixed bag, with France, Italy and Spain all having double-digit losses, but Germany bucked the trend with a near 15% gain.
Across the biggest moped markets it was universally bad news, with Belgium down 2.7%, Spain 2.8%, Italy 13.5%, France (Europe’s biggest moped market) down 18.7%, Germany 43.0% and the Netherlands reducing by a whopping 45.6%.
Commenting on the latest figures, Antonio Perlot, ACEM secretary general, said: “Strong growth of the European market in the first nine months highlights consumers’ sustained long-term interest in powered two-wheelers, both for daily commuting and for leisure. Early figures for October confirm the positive trend for motorcycles, with moped volumes partially recovering”.