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The European PTW market in 2007
2,5 million vehicles registered in the EU last year
The European PTW market is still flourishing. After breaking the 2 million units threshold in 2005, it touched the 2,5 million units landmark at the end of 2007. Last year the PTW market grew by a remarkable 10.1%. According to figures transmitted by the ACEM statistical correspondents the trend of the 50cc segment (mopeds and scooters) is now positively oriented after 10 consecutive years of decline, and the volume approaches one million units. For 2007 the registrations of motorcycles over 50cc recorded the 5th consecutive positive year with +3% and 1,5 million units.
Since 2002, when the PTW registrations reached their lowest point (1.873.822 units), the market has recovered steadily and in 2007 it reached 2.5 million vehicles, with a +32% increase.
The moped share of the overall registered PTWs in Europe in 2007 accounts for 40% of the market indicating an inversion of its previous negative trend compared to last year when only 35% of the market belonged to mopeds.
However, it must be noted that this last years considerable leap forward is mainly due to a better statistical coverage of extra-EU moped imports. In fact, in 2007 registrations of two-wheeled vehicles under 50cc alone marked an extraordinary performance of +23% compared to a +16.4% between 2005 and 2006.
The current fleet of PTWs in Europe amounts to approximately 30.000.000 vehicles. Over the last few years, EU market trends clearly show that PTWs answer the mobility needs of an increasingly higher share of the European population.
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[INDEX]
ACEM'S POSITION ON GREEN PAPER ON URBAN MOBILITY
OPEN LETTER ON EUROPEAN INFRASTRUCTURE DIRECTIVE
1000 SUPPORT ROADSAFETY CHARTER