NOVEMBER 2021 REGISTRATIONS
| Registrations by style | ||||||
| Year to Date | ||||||
| MOPEDS | Nov 2021 | Nov 2020 | Change | Nov 2021 | Nov 2020 | % Change |
| Moped Naked | 66 | 71 | -7.0% | 676 | 1064 | -36.5% |
| Moped Other | 77 | 75 | 2.7% | 799 | 540 | 48.0% |
| Moped Scooters | 389 | 365 | 6.6% | 5076 | 4756 | 6.7% |
| TOTAL MOPEDS | 532 | 511 | 4.1% | 6551 | 6360 | 3.0% |
| MOTORCYCLES | ||||||
| Adventure | 1057 | 907 | 16.5% | 18651 | 15461 | 20.6% |
| Competition | 602 | 519 | 16.0% | 5343 | 5113 | 4.5% |
| Custom | 752 | 483 | 55.7% | 8157 | 6702 | 21.7% |
| Modern Classic | 652 | 508 | 28.3% | 10252 | 9168 | 11.8% |
| Naked | 1451 | 1045 | 38.9% | 23281 | 21552 | 8.0% |
| Road Sport | 510 | 502 | 1.6% | 8004 | 9057 | -11.6% |
| Scooter | 1517 | 1344 | 12.9% | 24869 | 20348 | 22.2% |
| Touring | 125 | 70 | 78.6% | 2247 | 1956 | 14.9% |
| Unspecified | 24 | 4 | 500.0% | 115 | 140 | -17.9% |
| TOTAL MOTORCYCLES | 6690 | 5382 | 24.3% | 100919 | 89497 | 12.8% |
| TRICYCLES | ||||||
| Scooter | 35 | 59 | -40.7% | 510 | 475 | 7.4% |
| Other | 35 | 30 | 16.7% | 403 | 382 | 5.5% |
| TOTAL TRICYCLES | 70 | 89 | -21.3% | 913 | 857 | 6.5% |
| TOTAL REGISTRATIONS | 7292 | 5982 | 21.9% | 108383 | 96714 | 12.1% |
| Registrations by capacity | ||||||
| Year to Date | ||||||
| ENGINE BAND | Nov 2021 | Nov 2020 | % Change | Nov 2021 | Nov 2020 | % Change |
| 0 – 50cc | 868 | 630 | 37.8% | 9639 | 7319 | 31.7% |
| 51 – 125cc | 2552 | 2464 | 3.6% | 38529 | 35425 | 8.8% |
| 126 – 650cc | 1731 | 1195 | 44.9% | 20517 | 18656 | 10.0% |
| 651 – 1000cc | 1172 | 869 | 34.9% | 21036 | 18564 | 13.3% |
| over 1000cc | 969 | 824 | 17.6% | 18662 | 16750 | 11.4% |
| TOTAL REGISTRATIONS | 7292 | 5982 | 21.9% | 108383 | 96714 | 12.1% |
| Top ten brands Nov 2021 | ||
| 1 | Honda | 952 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 656 |
| 3 | Lexmoto | 503 |
| 4 | Triumph | 457 |
| 5 | Royal Enfield | 455 |
| 6 | KTM | 423 |
| 7 | BMW | 417 |
| 8 | Kawasaki | 289 |
| 9 | Piaggio | 238 |
| 10 | Vmoto | 236 |
REGISTRATIONS AVOID LOCKDOWN TRAP
UK
08/12/2021
Contrasting vividly with the “circuit-breaker” lockdown which shuttered showrooms again in November last year, and abetted by dealers being urgently reminded that they must sell or at least register all remaining derogated Euro 4 stock before the end of this year, November 2021 registrations bounced back smartly from four consecutive monthly retreats. BDN financial editor Roger Willis reports.
Total numbers rose by 21.9% to 7292. Motorcycles were 28.1% up at 5173. Scooters improved by 12.9% to 1517. Mopeds put on 4.1% to 532. Trikes posed the only negative note, falling by 21.3% to 70.
In capacity classes, 0-50cc soared by 37.8% to 868, allegedly led by Vmoto’s Super Soco CPx — which is actually a 125cc-equivalent scooter. Consequently 51-125cc, headed up by the Honda CBF125M, managed only a 3.6% increase to 2552. If MCIA statisticians had inserted the Super Soco CPx in its rightful place, that would have been a 10.6% rise to 2726. And 0-50cc would have grown by 10.2% to 694.
Strongest result was in the 126-650cc bracket, surging by 44.9% to 1731. It was dominated by Royal Enfield’s Meteor 350, which also claimed outright best-seller status. The 651-1000cc band grew by 34.9% to 1172, topped by the Triumph Trident. Over-1000cc machines were 17.6% higher at 969 with BMW’s R1250GS Adventure in charge.
Besides traditionally lower autumnal volumes anyway, cautionary messages from ongoing supply-chain pressure impacting stock availability and the aforementioned final exit from Euro-4 derogation have to be factored in when interpreting top-ten brand performance.
Honda’s market leadership in November was underlined by a 35.4% gain. Runner-up Yamaha increased by 13.5%. But while Lexmoto climbed back up into third spot, this Chinese flag carrier’s monthly registrations declined by 25.5% year-on-year. Triumph in fourth place put on 26.2% and its best-selling Trident 660 accounted for 17.3% of volume.
Then disruptors began to emerge. Royal Enfield achieved highest-ever brand ranking in fifth, only two bikes behind Triumph. That hot little Meteor cruiser was responsible for 62.4% of the brand’s registrations. KTM, on the other hand, slumped by 19.4% in sixth, even though its 300 EXC TPI enduro iron topped the competition style category.
BMW Motorrad sank to seventh but added a muscular 41.8%. And Kawasaki in eighth spot staged a recovery, rising by 14.2%. Anecdotally, judicious disposal of Euro 4 dust gatherers may have helped in both cases. Piaggio claimed a modest 3.6% advance in ninth. Saving the most spectacular milestone until last, Super Soco purveyor Vmoto became the first solely electric brand to be awarded a top-ten accolade.
For the eleven months of 2021 to date, total registrations grew by 12.1% to 108,383 — respectively 3.6% and 0.9% ahead of full-year tallies for 2020 and pre-pandemic 2019.