Motorcycles, in Europe in the first 9 months sales + 10.6%, in Italy + 27.9%

Good performance of the two-wheeler market in Europe. In the first nine months of the year, in fact, registrations of motorcycles in the five major European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), equal to 792,819, recorded a 10.6% increase compared to the same period of the year. ‘previous year and 8.2% compared to the first nine months of 2019 (732,594 registrations), i.e. in a pre-covid period. This was announced by Acem, the association of European manufacturers. Due to the different impact of Covid-19 restrictions in spring 2020, almost all major domestic markets experienced volume increases in 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, with Italy showing the largest increase (+27, 9%). The United Kingdom, Spain and France also did well, registering an increase of 13.5%, 8.7% and 8.5% respectively, while registrations in Germany decreased slightly (-4.9%). remained stable overall in the six European moped markets considered (i.e. Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) compared to last year’s data, reaching a total of 206,751 units in the first nine months of 2021 (-0 , 2% compared to the same period in 2020). Compared to the first nine months of 2019, however, this is an increase of 6.8%. “These provisional results of 2021 – underlines Antonio Perlot, the secretary general of Acem – could have been even more positive, had it not been for the global shortage of semiconductors that affects the automotive sector and indirectly causes logistical delays for the production of some manufacturers. motorcycle “. The data for the last quarter, he notes, “will tell us if these trends are confirmed, but overall, the numbers confirm that two-wheelers remain an attractive and convenient solution for mobility and leisure activities”.