For those who don’t know, the ACEM group is made up of 18 members that include various manufacturers, including BMW Motorrad, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), Ducati Motor Holding, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki and many more.
During 2023, we received positive signals from the market. In Italy, for example, in October, motorcycle and scooter registrations soared to +15%, exceeding 300,000 units since the beginning of the year.
A phenomenon that, according to ACEM’s analysis, continues to be confirmed in the European market after the first half of the year. In the first six months of the year, ACEM reported a growth of 11.3% compared to 2022, a growth that reaches 11.8% considering the first nine months of 2023.
The five largest European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) reached 873,985 units registered from January to September 2023. This translates into an increase of around 11.8 % – as specified above – compared to the same period in 2022 (781,839 units). A difference of 92,146 units, which is indicative of a market that, despite everything, is eager to grow with a solid core of enthusiasts and “new recruits” backing it up.
During the first nine months of the year, registrations increased considerably in Europe, starting with Italy, with 271,552 units, +19.4% year-on-year, Spain (with 154,019 units, +13.4%), Germany (190,490 units, +9.6%) and France (168,118 units, +8.7%), whose trend is very positive. On the other hand, volumes remained stable in the United Kingdom (89,806 units, -0.4%).
The situation is completely different for mopeds, which reached a total volume of 155,098 units in the six European markets monitored by ACEM (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain). In these countries, there was a 25 % drop compared to last year (206,927 units). The decrease is widespread in all the countries monitored, although with lower figures in Belgium (-2.7%) and Spain (-2.8%).
Antonio Perlot, Secretary General of ACEM, comments on the ACEM data: “The strong growth of the European market in the first nine months highlights consumers’ long-term interest in motorized two-wheelers, both for daily commuting and leisure. The first figures for October confirm the positive trend for motorcycles, with a partial recovery in moped volumes.”