Market reports – The French motorcycle market has made a successful comeback – Page 1: A successful return to the market

The French motorcycle market makes a successful comeback

Market reports - The French motorcycle market has made a successful comeback - Page 1: A successful return to the market

The sunny month of September 2016 confirms the good results of the motorcycle market recorded in August: sales of motorcycles and scooters of 125 cc and more increased by + 12.3% compared to a calm month of September 2015. MNC review.

Page 1: Successful return to the market

13,219 motorcycles (motorcycles and scooters over 50 cc) found takers in France in September 2016. This is around 1,500 units more than, an encouraging increase of 12.3% which confirms the positive tendency to accumulate (+ 3.1%).

From a meteorological point of view, if the summer of 2016 was long overdue for the whole month of, it ended with a month of September as hot as it was dry: perfect conditions for riding on his good old two-wheeler. motorized and wanting, if necessary, to buy a brand new one !

The improvement in the French market is all the more satisfactory as it does not benefit from any statistical artifice: as in September 2015, customers had 22 days last month to visit dealers and as many days to register their news. frame in prefecture.

In the 125 cc sector, business was good compared to the start of the 2015 school year as 5116 machines were registered, i.e. a jump of + 9.2% which has helped to raise the overall bar considerably: since January 1, 13,219 small motorcycles and scooters have found takers. The decline is limited to -1.9%.

The leader maintains its large market share while continuing to let go. Their distant pursuers (,,, and …!) Thrive – more or less – correctly, unlike and who descend in the ranking.

On the side of "more than 125 cc", the situation is even better: sales increased by + 14.9% over the ninth month (+ 5.6% over the first three quarters). In total, the bar of 80,000 motorcycles and maxiscooters is crossed, but that of 100,000 (crossed the last time in) will be hard to find: it would be necessary to complete the whole year at + 7.5%…

Compared to last August, large engines have accelerated significantly (+2300 parts approximately). And compared to September 2015, the big brands have almost all improved. Most of the indicators are green: dark green for,, and, lighter green for,, and. Alone and are "purple".

The details and the complete analysis of the evolution of the market during the last two months of 2016 are available on the following pages (on or as a one-off purchase): good reading !

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