SEPTEMBER 2020 REGISTRATIONS
| Registrations by style | ||||||
| Year to Date | ||||||
| MOPEDS | Sep 2020 | Sep 2019 | Change | Sep 2020 | Sep 2019 | % Change |
| Moped Scooters | 785 | 564 | 39.2% | 3712 | 3772 | -1.6% |
| Moped Others | 229 | 202 | 13.4% | 1268 | 1012 | 25.3% |
| TOTAL MOPEDS | 1014 | 766 | 32.4% | 4980 | 4784 | 4.1% |
| MOTORCYCLES | ||||||
| Adventure Sport | 2782 | 2410 | 15.4% | 13764 | 16231 | -15.2% |
| Custom | 932 | 950 | -1.9% | 5730 | 6456 | -11.2% |
| Naked | 4639 | 4242 | 9.4% | 25570 | 29176 | -12.4% |
| Scooter | 2762 | 2323 | 18.9% | 16846 | 15968 | 5.5% |
| Sport/Tour | 359 | 355 | 1.1% | 2032 | 2133 | -4.7% |
| Supersport | 1035 | 937 | 10.5% | 6053 | 6893 | -12.2% |
| Touring | 260 | 284 | -8.5% | 1360 | 1857 | -26.8% |
| Trail/Enduro | 605 | 627 | -3.5% | 4739 | 5144 | -7.9% |
| Unspecified | 10 | 1 | 900.0% | 139 | 48 | 189.6% |
| TOTAL MOTORCYCLES | 13384 | 12129 | 10.3% | 76233 | 83906 | -9.1% |
| TRICYCLES | ||||||
| Scooter | 69 | 54 | 27.8% | 336 | 282 | 19.1% |
| Other | 46 | 29 | 58.6% | 327 | 311 | 5.1% |
| TOTAL TRICYCLES | 115 | 83 | 38.6% | 663 | 593 | 11.8% |
| TOTAL REGISTRATIONS | 14513 | 12978 | 11.8% | 81876 | 89283 | -8.3% |
| Registrations by capacity | ||||||
| Year to Date | ||||||
| ENGINE BAND | Sep 2020 | Sep 2019 | % Change | Sep 2020 | Sep 2019 | % Change |
| 0 – 50cc | 1150 | 802 | 43.4% | 5655 | 5108 | 107% |
| 51 – 125cc | 4957 | 4101 | 20.9% | 29168 | 27327 | 6.7% |
| 126 – 650cc | 2529 | 2605 | -2.9% | 15822 | 18662 | -15.2% |
| 651 – 1000cc | 3062 | 2806 | 9.1% | 16358 | 20151 | -18.8% |
| over 1000cc | 2815 | 2664 | 5.7% | 14873 | 18035 | -17.5% |
| TOTAL REGISTRATIONS | 14513 | 12978 | 11.8% | 81876 | 89283 | -8.3% |
| Top ten brands Sep 2020 | ||
| 1 | Honda | 2433 |
| 2 | BMW | 1627 |
| 3 | Yamaha | 1265 |
| 4 | Lexmoto | 1199 |
| 5 | Triumph | 997 |
| 6 | Kawasaki | 951 |
| 7 | KTM | 899 |
| 8 | Suzuki | 736 |
| 9 | Piaggio | 385 |
| 10 | Harley-Davidson | 355 |
FADING REGISTRATIONS GROWTH WARNING
UK
07/10/2020
September’s plate-change delivered a satisfactorily bumper volume as usual, to conclude the strangest summer sales season in living memory. But as useful as an overall 11.8% increase to 14,513 units might be to the trade in these stressful times, it also flagged up cautionary messages for the immediate future. BDN financial editor Roger Willis reports.
The 0-125cc market, which has boomed on its Covid-dodging budget commuter isolation advantage, continued to expand at pace, rising by 24.6% to 6107. But that growth rate had shrunk substantially from 41.8% in August. And September’s tally of 8406 machines in the 126cc-plus sector represented an advance of just 4.1%, against the 31.2% improvement recorded a month earlier. Recovery has slowed sharply.
Within these numbers, motorcycles were 8.3% up to 10,622, scooters added 18.9% at 2762 and mopeds stacked on 32.4% to 1014. In the niches, electric bikes rose by 90.3% to 314 and trikes were 38.6% higher at 115.
Among manufacturers, Honda inevitably held onto chart-topping status, although its registrations slid by 6.5%. This retreat came despite the CB125F taking both naked motorcycle and 51-125cc engine band plaudits. The PCX125 continued scooter domination too.
Runner-up spot was snatched by BMW Motorrad, thanks to a 9.2% hike. No doubt the R1250GS Adventure claiming style category and over-1000cc accolades helped. Relegated to third, Yamaha lost 6.1%. The Ténéré 700’s 651-1000c leadership would have been some consolation.
Only 66 bikes behind Yamaha, premier Chinese brand Lexmoto soared by 53.9% in fourth place. Lexmoto’s rip-snorting LXR125SY remained the perennial steed of choice for supersport enthusiasts, just as its Echo Plus 50 owns the moped podium.
Completing the top five, Triumph managed only a 3.7% increase. Reliable informants point to an unfortunate paucity of desirable adventure bike stock coinciding with the new-plate month.
Kawasaki was best of the rest, adding 7% in sixth, with its trusty Ninja 1000SX maintaining residence at the front of sport/tour products. KTM, Austrian king of “name your own price” marketing, stacked on 40.7% to grasp seventh on the greasy pole.
Suzuki figured in eight place and posted a 3.4% increase, even though word on the street is that it has completely run out of popular 125cc motorcycle inventory. Piaggio made another guest appearance in ninth — without performance comparison availability because the brand was invisible during September last year.
Last and most definitely least came Harley-Davidson, suffering the ignominy of a 27.7% plunge while its UK dealer roadshow promotion of the Livewire electric Hog was in full swing. Clearly a success. Or not.
Royal Enfield deserves an honourable mention, having fallen off the chart’s bottom rung for a third month on the trot. The vanishing act of out-of-production 500cc Bullet models may be a factor. Nevertheless, its Interceptor 650 twin still took the 126-650cc engine band prize for a fifth consecutive month and actually increased September registrations by 17.5%.
FADING REGISTRATIONS GROWTH WARNING
UK
07/10/2020
September’s plate-change delivered a satisfactorily bumper volume as usual, to conclude the strangest summer sales season in living memory. But as useful as an overall 11.8% increase to 14,513 units might be to the trade in these stressful times, it also flagged up cautionary messages for the immediate future. BDN financial editor Roger Willis reports.
The 0-125cc market, which has boomed on its Covid-dodging budget commuter isolation advantage, continued to expand at pace, rising by 24.6% to 6107. But that growth rate had shrunk substantially from 41.8% in August. And September’s tally of 8406 machines in the 126cc-plus sector represented an advance of just 4.1%, against the 31.2% improvement recorded a month earlier. Recovery has slowed sharply.
Within these numbers, motorcycles were 8.3% up to 10,622, scooters added 18.9% at 2762 and mopeds stacked on 32.4% to 1014. In the niches, electric bikes rose by 90.3% to 314 and trikes were 38.6% higher at 115.
Among manufacturers, Honda inevitably held onto chart-topping status, although its registrations slid by 6.5%. This retreat came despite the CB125F taking both naked motorcycle and 51-125cc engine band plaudits. The PCX125 continued scooter domination too.
Runner-up spot was snatched by BMW Motorrad, thanks to a 9.2% hike. No doubt the R1250GS Adventure claiming style category and over-1000cc accolades helped. Relegated to third, Yamaha lost 6.1%. The Ténéré 700’s 651-1000c leadership would have been some consolation.
Only 66 bikes behind Yamaha, premier Chinese brand Lexmoto soared by 53.9% in fourth place. Lexmoto’s rip-snorting LXR125SY remained the perennial steed of choice for supersport enthusiasts, just as its Echo Plus 50 owns the moped podium.
Completing the top five, Triumph managed only a 3.7% increase. Reliable informants point to an unfortunate paucity of desirable adventure bike stock coinciding with the new-plate month.
Kawasaki was best of the rest, adding 7% in sixth, with its trusty Ninja 1000SX maintaining residence at the front of sport/tour products. KTM, Austrian king of “name your own price” marketing, stacked on 40.7% to grasp seventh on the greasy pole.
Suzuki figured in eight place and posted a 3.4% increase, even though word on the street is that it has completely run out of popular 125cc motorcycle inventory. Piaggio made another guest appearance in ninth — without performance comparison availability because the brand was invisible during September last year.
Last and most definitely least came Harley-Davidson, suffering the ignominy of a 27.7% plunge while its UK dealer roadshow promotion of the Livewire electric Hog was in full swing. Clearly a success. Or not.
Royal Enfield deserves an honourable mention, having fallen off the chart’s bottom rung for a third month on the trot. The vanishing act of out-of-production 500cc Bullet models may be a factor. Nevertheless, its Interceptor 650 twin still took the 126-650cc engine band prize for a fifth consecutive month and actually increased September registrations by 17.5%.