Motorcycles Data

ASEAN Motorcycles Industry represents the 22.4% of the global two-wheeler market and in the 2019 consolidated the position with sales up 5.3%, at the second highest level ever of 13.75 million units. Honda dominates ahead of Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki. However, BMW, Triumph, KTM, Piaggio, Ducati are producing in the region and Harley-Davidson is arriving.

Ducati Motor Global Sales declined in the 2020 for the 4th year in a row. At 48.000 sales (-9%) Ducati performance was the worst among all premium motorcycles brands, with the Italian icon losing market share in all markets and losing even at home, with Italian sales down 25%

Indian Motorcycles, the American brand owned by Polaris Industries, increased global sales in the 2020 although sales lost in the US. The manufacturer scored great performance in several countries, including Russia, New Zealand, Australia and in the entire European region.

Argentine Motorcycles Market has taken a new pathway although economic situation remains dire. Thanks top the Q4 recovery, the 2020 ended with a lost of 17% while a strong recovery is expected in 2021. Honda dominates the market ahead of four local manufacturers.

United States Motorcycles Market positive start was frozen in March by the spread of Covi19 and the first quarter 2020 sales have been 145.996, down 10.6%. At the end of February, Harley-Davidson Chief Executive Matt Levatich resigned, leaving the motorcycle maker after years of declining sales and limited success attracting younger riders to its iconic brand.

Brazilian Motorcycles Market keeps upside down trend. In November sales were 101.881 (+8.1%) reducing the annual gap. However, year to date figures at 858.000, are down a deep 15.2% from the correspondent period last year. Kawasaki is shining while Harley-Davidson & Suzuki struggle.

Latin America motorcycles market in the 2019 was almost negative with sales at 3.2 million, down 6.4% from the previous year, despite the two largest markets, Brazil and Colombia grew up in double-digit. Unfortunately all the other 14 countries we track have reported a negative performance. While original outlook for the 2020 was positive, the Covid19 arrival in the region is now deteriorating all the economic indicators, severely hurting the industry

Colombian Motorcycles industry was in a great shape and the start of 2020 was up in double digit, following the previous two years growth. Unfortunately, the arrival of Covid19 in the country, forced the government to shut down all not necessary activities and in March the market fell down 22.5%, ending the first quarter flat. 

Gogoro Global Development has been heavily hit in the 2020, when the covid19 limited the achievement of international development. However, the near 30% drop reported in the first 11 months is mainly correlated to the lost in the domestic Taiwanese market.

Niu is a recently born brand with the mission to invent a new style for urban mobility. The company, Jiangsu Niu Electric Technology Co. is based in Wujin, Changzhou, China since the fall of the 2014 and is projected to achieve the milestone of 1 million e-scooter sold (from business start) by the end of 2019. Probably is - as self-defined - the global leader in the segment.

European Electric Scooter and Motorcycles Market is actually in the third stage of development and the higher technology and smart mobility solutions applied concentrated the market in few manufacturers. Following the record sales hit in the 2019 with 61.629 registrations, the effects of Covid19 will dramatically increase the opportunity for this segment.

Egyptian Motorcycles industry felt down 34% in the 2019 continuing on the negative pathway started few years ago. Indeed the market had been penalized by increased price due to high inflation and new duties which killed the relevant rickshaw segment. The motorcycles segment has been moderately positive with Bajaj as market leader ahead of Honda.

Israel Motorcycles Market in the 2019 declined 7.1% following the previous six years growth. The market is dominated by Taiwanese SYM and Kymco which have a combined market share near 40%. Kawasaki is the best premium brand with an outstanding level of sales in the year, up 52%.

Iran motorcycles industry was topping the World a decade ago when sales reached the 1.5 million per year. Then, the introduction of limits to the two-wheeler emission killed the local industrial system, boosted the price of imported models and resulted in a collapse not yet ended. In the 2018, the market hit the lower level in the last 30 years, just over the 100.000 units.

Morocco Motorcycles Market kept losing terrain in the 2018, when sales fell down near 10k compared with the previous year. The industry is still under the effect of the 2015 law which requires the registrations of all vehicles, including the below 50cc, causing a shock to a market dominated by low-displacement moped imported from China.