Sales of new motorcycles, ATVs and scooters in Australia during the first three months of the year totaled 25,526 units, an increase of 9.7 percent or 2,249 units compared to sales during the first quarter of 2011, reports the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).
ATV sales totaled 5,341 units, up 18.3 percent; Off-Road motorcycle sales totaled 7,489 units, up 8.7 percent; On-Road model sales totaled 9,985 units, up 14.5 percent; and Scooter sales declined 14.0 percent to 2,711 units.
“This is a strong outcome for new motorcycle sales in the first quarter of 2012,” FCAI Chief Executive Ian Chalmers said. “While it is still early days, the data is a promising indication that 2012 will be a good year for the motorcycle sector.”
Top 10 Most-Sold
Brands
Honda … 5,731
Yamaha … 4,034
Suzuki … 3,010
Kawasaki … 2,244
H-D … 1,843
KTM … 1,434
Polaris … 922
Triumph … 754
KYMCO … 488
BMW … 483
Top 10 Most-Sold On-Road
Models
Honda … CBR250R
Honda … CT110X
Kawasaki … Ninja 250R
Honda … CB125E
Yamaha … XVS650
Honda … CBR1000RR
Piaggio … Fly 150
H-D … FLSTF
H-D … FXDF
MCI … Riviera 50
Top 10 Most –Sold ATVs
Honda … TRX250
Yamaha … YFM90
Honda … TRX420TM
Honda … TRX500FM
CF MOTO … CF500
Honda … TRX420FM
Polaris … Hawkeye
Honda … TRX420FPA
Polaris … Sportsman 550 XP
Yamaha … YFM450FAP
Sales of ATVs and motorized two-wheelers during the first three months of the year totaled 5,481 units, up 10.2% compared to 4,924 units sold during the first quarter of 2011, says the Österreichischer Wirtschaftsverlag.
Q1 sales of motorized two-wheelers totaled 5,012 units, up 11.0% compared to 4,515 units during the same three-month period last year. Q1 sales of ATVs during the first three months of the year totaled 469 units, up 14.6% compared to 409 units during the first three months of 2011.
Top 10 Most-Sold 2-Wheeler
Brands
Vespa … 687
KTM … 679
Honda … 627
BMW … 503
Suzuki … 305
Yamaha … 302
Kawasaki … 266
H-D … 235
Ducati … 160
Triumph … 151
Top 10 Most-Sold
ATV Brands
Dinli … 67
CF MOTO … 65
Standard Motor … 53
Can-Am … 47
Taiwan Golden Bee … 45
KYMCO … 31
Polaris … 28
KTM … 26
Renault … 17
Dresel … 15
Sales of motorized two-wheelers in Brazil during the first three months of the year totaled 468,493 units, down 7.0% compared to sales of 503,647 units during the first three months of 2011, says the Association of Brazilian Manufacturers (Abraciclo).
Honda continues to be the market leader, with sales of
379,268 units in Q1. Second in market share, Yamaha sold 49,496 units during
the first three months of 2012.
Sales of motorized two-wheelers in Indonesia during the first three months of 2012 totaled 1,931,677 units, down 2.7 percent compared to 1,985,800 units sold during the same three-month period last year, according to figures compiled by the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI).
Sales in January totaled 645,863 units, down 2.9%; sales in February totaled 666,136, up 9.2%; and sales in March totaled 619,678 units, down 12.8%.
Sales were led by Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki.
Sales of motorized two-wheelers in Italy during the first quarter of 2012 totaled 50,161 units, down 15.0% compared to sales of 59,036 units during the first quarter of 2011, reports Confindustria ANCMA.
Scooter sales during the first three months of the year totaled 32,339 units, down 8.9% compared to the same three-month period last year; Motorcycle sales totaled 17,822, down 24.2%.
Top 10 2-Wheelers,
March 2012
Yamaha … TMAX 500
Honda Italia … SH 150
Honda Italia … SH 300
Piaggio … Liberty 125 RST
Honda Italia … SH 125
Piaggio … Beverly 350
Piaggio … Beverly 300
Yamaha … XMAX 250
KYMCO … Agility 125 R16
Piaggio … Vespa GTS 300 Super
Sales of scooters, mopeds and motorcycles in the United Kingdom during the first three months of 2012 totaled 22,409 units, up 2.7% compared to 21,814 units sold during the first quarter of 2011, according to the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA).
Scooter sales during the recently ended first quarter totaled 7,473 units, up 9.0% compared to 6,855 units in the comparable period last year; Moped sales totaled 2,893 units, down 3.0% compared to 2,983 units; and Motorcycle sales totaled 19,516 units, up 3.6% compared to 18,831 units.
Engine Size
0-50cc … 2,901 units
51-125cc … 7,998 units
126-650cc … 3,021 units
651-1000cc … 4,526 units
Over 1000cc …
3,963 units
Japan’s four major powersports vehicle manufacturers produced 3.8% fewer units in 2011 but managed to increase exports by 2.3% as they fought adverse business conditions brought on by the Great East Japan Earthquake, subsequent Fukushima nuclear power plant accident and major disruptions in Japan’s electric power supply.
PRODUCTION
Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki & Yamaha produced 638,987 units at their domestic factories in 2011, down 3.8% compared to 664,175 vehicles produced in 2010, according to figures compiled by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA).
Honda produced 200,493 powersports vehicles in Japan in 2011, down compared to 201,007 units in 2010; Kawasaki produced 115,420 units last year, up compared to 112,752 units in the prior 12-month period; Suzuki produced 160,200 units, down compared to 167,606 units; and Yamaha produced 162,821 units, down compared to 182,734 units.
EXPORTS
The four manufacturers exported 504,985 vehicles from Japan in 2011, up 2.3% compared to 493,464 units shipped in 2010.
Honda shipped 121,914 units in 2011, up compared to 106,400 units 2010; Kawasaki shipped 109,067 units last year, nearly even to 109,019 units in the prior year; Suzuki exported 116,273 units, up compared to 113,184 units; and Yamaha shipped 157,731 units, down compared to 164,861 units.
Powersports vehicle shipments to the U.S. in 2011 totaled 164,875
units, up compared to 88,074 units shipped stateside in 2010.
EXPORTS TO
THE U.S.
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
50cc & Under 9,182
4,065 8,344 24,303
21,331
51-125cc 12,259 8,556 1,479 28,840 40,955
126-250cc 23,878 12,176 24,230 54,021 60,875
Over 250cc 119,556 63,277 126,602 265,198 331,978
Total 164,875 88,074 160,655 372,362 455,139
Two-wheeler and ATV sales registrations in the United States in 2011 totaled 662,931 units, down 4.8 percent compared to 696,428 units in 2010, said the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC).
Two-wheeler sales in 2011 totaled 440,899 units, up a scant 0.3% compared to 439,678 units in 2010. ATV sales in 2011 totaled 222,032 units, down 13.5% compared to 256,750 units in 2010.
2-Wheeler & ATV Sales in the U.S.
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
2-Wheelers 440,899 439,678 521,876 879,910 948,464
ATVs 222,032 256,750 321,181 454,098 637,642
Total 662,931 696,428 843,057 1,334,008 1,586,106
U.S. 2-Wheeler Sales by Segment
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Scooter 31,850 28,483 31,451 76,748 54,255
On-Hwy 312,124 306,702 357,691 611,133 647,633
Dual 26,868 23,531 27,210 45,250 36,837
Off-Hwy 70,057 80,962 105,524 146,779 209,739
Total 440,899 439,678 521,876 879,910 948,464
Up to 2011, the 2-Wheeler market hadn’t experienced growth since reaching sales of 1,022,332 units in 2006. ATV sales have been in decline since a sales high of 812,970 units in 2004.
The last annual growth for the combined 2-Wheeler & ATV market
occurred in 2005, when sales of 1,789,427 units signaled 0.6% growth compared
to sales of 1,778,369 units in 2004.
Figures are based on the MIC Retail Sales Report, which includes sales
registrations for Aprilia, Arctic Cat, BMW, Buell, Can-Am, Ducati,
Harley-Davidson, Honda, Husaberg, Kawasaki, KTM, Moto Guzzi, Piaggio, Polaris,
Suzuki, Triumph, Vespa, Victory and Yamaha.
Brazil’s main suppliers of motorized two-wheelers sold 2,044,422 units in 2011, up 11% compared to sales of 1,818,181 units in 2010, according to figures compiled by industry association Abraciclo. The main suppliers assembled and/or manufactured 2,137,417 motorized two-wheelers in Brazil in 2011, up 14.4% compared to 1,830,614 units produced in 2010.
SALES
2011 2010
Dafra* 56,229
units 59,322 units
Harley-Davidson 5,011
units 3,357 units
Honda 1,629,098
units 1,397,907 units
Kasinski* 58,362 units 23,762 units
Kawasaki 10,583 units 8,033 units
Suzuki* 27,744
units 55,637 units
Traxx* 20,765
units 30,811 units
Yamaha 236,630 units 228,090 units
PRODUCTION
2011 2010
Dafra 51,993
units 51,832 units
Harley-Davidson 4,935
units 2,833 units
Honda 1,687,436
units 1,441,662 units
Kasinski 61,636 units 23,722 units
Kawasaki 11,606 units 10,710 units
Suzuki 27,744
units 55,637 units
Traxx 16,713
units 28,328 units
Yamaha 275,354 units 208,923 units
*Dafra represents Taiwan's SYM, Germany's BMW & Italy's MV Agusta
*Kasinski represents Korea's Hyosung
*Traxx represents China's Jialing
*Suzuki sales/production only collected through August
Taiwan’s three largest manufacturers of powersports vehicles – Kwang Yang Motor Co. Ltd. (KYMCO), Sanyang Motor Co. Ltd. (SYM) and Yamaha Motor Taiwan Co. Ltd. (YMT) – cumulatively sold 1.146 million powersports vehicles worldwide in 2011, up 16.4% percent compared to sales of 958,079 units in 2010.
Domestic sales for the three OEMs last year totaled 618,697 units, up 16.0% compared to 519,448 units in 2010; export sales totaled 528,117 units, up 16.9% compared to 438,631 units.
The market figures recently released by the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Association (TTVMA) further suggest the three OEMs produced 1.148 million units domestically in 2011, up about 15.9% compared to the production of 964,983 units in 2010 but short of the 1.417 million units built in 2008.