ACEM statistical release - Registrations 2023 in key European markets: motorcycles up, mopeds down
New motorcycle registrations in five of the largest European markets (i.e. France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) reached 1.049.898 units at the end of 2023. This represents an increase of approximately 10.5% compared to the same period in 2022 (950,437 units).
Motorcycle registration volumes significantly increase in Italy (320,186 units, +18% year-on-year) and Spain (201,115 units, +13.6%). Germany (213,801 units, +7.2%) and France (206,731 units, +6.9%) also showed an upward trend, whilst volumes remained broadly stable in UK (108,065 units, -1.2%).
Moped registrations reached a total volume of 193,145 units in the six European moped markets monitored by ACEM (i.e. Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain). This registration volume represents a reduction of 24.5% in comparison to last year (255.909 units). The reduction is peaking in the Netherlands (34.027 units, -45.1%) and Germany (17.627 units, -40.5%), followed by France (75.426 units, -19.1%) and Italy (18.737 units, -13.3%), with one-digit reductions in Belgium (-3.8%) and Spain (-5.2%).
Jakub Faryś - President of the Polish Automotive Industry Association is adding:
In Poland, the year 2023 closed with 38,617 new single-track vehicles registered. Compared to 2022, this was an increase of 9.3% (+3,293 units). Higher results were last recorded in 2020 and before 2018. Of the total number of unicycles, 72% were motorbikes: 27,756 units. (+16.1% y/y) and it is these that determine the positive result of the entire group, with the record result achieved by them. Mopeds, on the other hand, came in at 10,861 (-4.8%). And just as motorbikes are breaking previous records, mopeds are becoming increasingly marginalised. Their result is the lowest since 2005 (the oldest available data).
We present the report prepared by ACEM on the registration of new motorcycles in the EU. For more click here
