Powered two-wheeler registrations decrease by 3.2% in January on a year-on-year basis
17 Mar 2015

Powered two-wheeler registrations decrease by 3.2% in January on a year-on-year basis

A total of 54,210 PTWs were registered in January 2015 in the EU. This represents a decrease of 3.2% compared to the 56,015 units registered in January 2014.  

 The UK, the Spanish and the Italian markets performed positively, with registrations increasing by 11.2%, 9.5% and 2.6% respectively. Registrations went down in France (-10.3%) and Germany (-14.7%).

Motorcycle registrations grew by 0.7% in January on a year-on-year basis. A total of 38,490 motorcycles were registered in January 2015, against 38,215 in January 2014. Year-on-year motorcycle registrations increased in key European markets including the UK (+14.5%), Spain (+11.7%), Italy (+7.1%). Registrations decreased in France (-8.5%) and Germany (-13.7%).

A total of 15,725 mopeds were registered in January 2015 in the EU, whilst 17,800 mopeds had been registered in January 2014. This represents a decrease of 11.7%. Registrations fell by 4.3% in Spain, 9.7% in the UK, 13.2% in France, 17.5% in Germany and 19.1% in Italy.


Documents available to download

ACEM - Statistical press release - January 2015.pdf [0.27 MB]

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