Shy sunny days for the motorcycle market in April
April was a positive month for a few manufacturers, but overall the French motorcycle market remains gloomy with a total of 16,127 registrations, an overall drop of -14.1%. Figures and analysis: this is the report on MNC !
Shy clearings in April
The fourth month of 2013 may have been less catastrophic than the previous months, but there is no cause for celebration: the motorcycle market in France fell by -14.1% compared to, despite one day openable in addition – which is not statistically insignificant! – and an overall better weather (read our).
While the sun was – finally! – back in the capital, the French continued to shun motorized two-wheelers, in particular the 125: only 4,586 found buyers last month, a quarter less than last year over the same period.
Piaggio scooters – the two-wheeled models, not the MP3 ones that fit in the box "tricycles" and not "motorcycles" – are the few to have beaten their scores of, with KTM motorcycles (+ 5.3%) and MBK scooters (+ 2.7%).
The other two heavyweights in the market, 125, Yamaha and Honda, saw their sales drop by a third. Peugeot, still fourth, follows the same trend but intends to catch up from the month of May with its new spearhead: the !
On the side of the "large" displacement (greater than 125 cc), the table – sales – is less gloomy with a total of 11,541 registrations, a decline limited to -8.6% compared to. In this sector, we witnessed a regrouping of the main players in April: Yamaha, which plunged by -24%, was closely followed by Honda (-16.9%) and Kawasaki (-3.4%). Their sales volumes fall sharply while at the same time, BMW, Suzuki and Harley-Davidson circulate in the "green".
Find all the figures, graphs and analyzes of the MNC Report for April 2013 on the following pages !
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