JULY 2022 REGISTRATIONS
| Registrations by style | ||||||
| Year to Date | ||||||
| MOPEDS | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | Change | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | % Change |
| Moped Naked | 59 | 81 | -27.2% | 383 | 390 | -1.8% |
| Moped Other | 133 | 72 | 84.7% | 661 | 420 | 57.4% |
| Moped Scooters | 552 | 620 | -11.0% | 3354 | 3172 | 5.7% |
| TOTAL MOPEDS | 744 | 773 | -3.8% | 4398 | 3982 | 10.4% |
| MOTORCYCLES | ||||||
| Adventure | 1806 | 1988 | -9.2% | 13969 | 12546 | 11.3% |
| Competition | 520 | 560 | -7.1% | 3829 | 3387 | 13.0% |
| Custom | 860 | 941 | -8.6% | 5182 | 4751 | 9.1% |
| Modern Classic | 1194 | 1179 | 1.3% | 7646 | 6709 | 14.0% |
| Naked | 2270 | 2593 | -12.5% | 14731 | 15284 | -3.6% |
| Road Sport | 873 | 1066 | -18.1% | 6151 | 5337 | 15.3% |
| Scooter | 2342 | 2983 | -21.5% | 16546 | 16294 | 1.5% |
| Touring | 294 | 226 | 30.1% | 1922 | 1581 | 21.6% |
| Unspecified | 22 | 21 | 4.8% | 67 | 73 | -8.2% |
| TOTAL MOTORCYCLES | 10181 | 11557 | -11.9% | 70043 | 65962 | 6.2% |
| TRICYCLES | ||||||
| Other | 61 | 52 | 17.3% | 205 | 284 | -27.8% |
| Scooter | 31 | 55 | -43.6% | 334 | 314 | 6.4% |
| TOTAL TRICYCLES | 92 | 107 | -14.0% | 539 | 598 | -9.9% |
| TOTAL REGISTRATIONS | 11017 | 12437 | -11.4% | 74980 | 70542 | 6.3% |
| Registrations by capacity | ||||||
| Year to Date | ||||||
| ENGINE BAND | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | % Change | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | % Change |
| 0 – 50cc | 1075 | 1149 | -6.4% | 6671 | 5789 | 15.2% |
| 51 – 125cc | 3950 | 4525 | -12.7% | 24370 | 24193 | 0.7% |
| 126 – 650cc | 2305 | 2287 | 0.8% | 15623 | 13264 | 17.8% |
| 651 – 1000cc | 1991 | 2504 | -20.5% | 15353 | 14430 | 6.4% |
| over 1000cc | 1696 | 1972 | -14.0% | 12963 | 12866 | 0.8% |
| TOTAL REGISTRATIONS | 11017 | 12437 | 11.4% | 74980 | 70542 | 6.3% |
| Top ten brands Jul 2022 | ||
| 1 | Honda | 1804 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 1083 |
| 3 | Triumph | 713 |
| 4 | BMW | 608 |
| 5 | KTM | 608 |
| 6 | Royal Enfield | 581 |
| 7 | Lexmoto | 533 |
| 8 | Kawasaki | 382 |
| 9 | Ducati | 324 |
| 10 | Suzuki | 287 |
JULY REGISTRATIONS: COST-OF-RIDING CRISIS?
UK
09/08/2022
A third consecutive month of new bike registrations declining by double-digit percentages underlined the raw fact that money is now increasingly too tight to mention for many aspiring to higher-value discretionary purchases. PR spin from the MCIA, such as its latest headline claim that “the first seven months of 2022 are now tracking at a positive 6.3% up” simply won’t wash anymore. BDN financial editor Roger Willis reports.
Annualised consumer price inflation heading for at least 13% and remorselessly rising domestic energy costs will almost certainly see year-to-date PTW market data written in red ink by September or possibly earlier. Widespread shortages of desirable products in dealer showrooms, owing to global supply-chain constraints, aren’t helping either. Manufacturers freely admit that situation isn’t going to be resolved in the second half of this year.
For the record, overall July numbers were 11.4% down to 11,017 machines plated. Motorcycles were 8.6% lower at 7839. Scooters plunged by 21.5% to 2342. Mopeds went backwards by 3.8% to 744 and trikes dropped by 14% to 92.
Over-650cc motorcycles geared to monied leisure/enthusiast markets — and representing the prime source of cashflow for dealers — took the hardest hit, falling by 17.6% to 3687 machines. Up-to-125cc mobility and delivery fleet products retreated by 11.4% to 5025.
Sitting in between, the 126-650cc sector spanning higher-end mobility to A2 entry-level or low-end leisure remained marginally positive by 0.8% on 2305. Significantly, a combined total of 325 budget-priced Royal Enfield Meteor and Classic 350cc products took a dominant 14.1% sector share, improving from an 11.4% share in the previous month.
Royal Enfield was also unique star of the MCIA’s top-ten chart of major brands, adding 21.8% to 581 bikes in sixth spot. All the rest were losers. Honda led the field on 1804 but was 10.7% down. Yamaha executed a 34% dive to 1083. Triumph sank by 26.3% to 713. BMW Motorrad dealers registered 608 machines, 13.3% fewer than in July last year. KTM completed the top five 6% in arrears, also on 608.
Lexmoto ignominiously followed Royal Enfield’s stellar performance, plunging by 19.7% to 533 — even though its wares sit in the cheap seats too. Then Kawasaki incurred a horrendous 41.3% loss to 382 in eighth place. In the back row, Ducati dropped by 6.1% to 324 and Suzuki lost 5.3% at 287.
In the aforementioned year to date, total registrations stood at 74,980, just 6.3% or 4438 units ahead of perdition. At the end of June, YTD numbers had been 10.1% or 5858 higher. During May, after the rot first set in, YTD was 19% or 8198 up.