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Subject: Motorbike & ATV sales figures for Europe and Asia-Pacific
Category: Business and Money
Asked by: kiblahs-ga
List Price: $25.00
Posted: 10 Jan 2003 18:00 PST
Expires: 09 Feb 2003 18:00 PST
Question ID: 141477
I would like to know the European & Asia-Pacific market for ATV and
off road motorbikes or dirtbikes for recreation and/or competitive
use:
that is the number of ATVs and motorbikes sold over the last 3 years 
and forecast sales for the next 3 years broken down by 
country, manufacturer and segments like ATV, Motocross, enduro,
Trials.
I want to breakout sales figures for agricultural or utility off road
bikes
and ATV

Request for Question Clarification by claudietta-ga on 12 Jan 2003 23:12 PST
Dear Kiblahs,

I just read your two questions and the answer by Bobbie7.  I have
researched this segment previousy, and I remember finding a lot of
data on the US market, including forecasts.  Are you still interested
in this information.  I can look more into it.

The international data was a lot more difficult to come by, as I
recall.  I can't promise anything, but if I run into anything I would
let you know.

Let me know if you are interested in more US figures,
Claudietta

Clarification of Question by kiblahs-ga on 13 Jan 2003 05:18 PST
Hi Claudietta
I am interested in more US data and forecasts
as well as the international info if you have it
rgds
Kiblahs

Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 20 Jan 2003 07:11 PST
I was able to find statistics on the European market for two-wheelers,
and some overall motorbike statistics for Asia. Just to tell you what
could be easily found. The ATV info is a bit tricky to find.

Clarification of Question by kiblahs-ga on 21 Jan 2003 15:48 PST
hi techtor
I can do without ATV numbers if your statistics show segment 
breakdowns (dirt/enduro/street/scooter) for 2-wheelers in european market
rgds
kiblahs

Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 21 Jan 2003 22:15 PST
The page I uncovered on the European market gives capacity segments
(50-125cc, 125-150cc, etc.) with the figures in percentages. There are
model segments in unit sales and percentages, and the model type
categorization is scooter, chopper, naked roadster, super sport,
trail, sport touring, others. And the statistics are for 1999. You
might want a later date.

Are you also still interested in US and world figures?

Clarification of Question by kiblahs-ga on 21 Jan 2003 22:54 PST
hi techtor 
unit sales and percentages for scooter, chopper, naked roadster, super sport,
trail, sport touring, others will do me fine although I would 
prefer something closer than 1999. But something is better than .....
Im trying to build a picture on the world market so 
any extra info on the US and world numbers would be welcomed
rgds
kiblahs

Clarification of Question by kiblahs-ga on 02 Feb 2003 23:20 PST
hi techtor
are you going to provide me with the european market numbers?
rgds
kiblahs

Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 03 Feb 2003 06:56 PST
Would you like to accept them as an officially posted answer (For
which you will pay $25), or would you like more info to be found? I'm
still looking... I found what looks like UK new registration figures,
given in segmented form.

Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 03 Feb 2003 07:13 PST
I forgot to state that the UK registration figures are for 2002. 

For Asia info, the Indian market has a lot of figures (fairly recent,
I think 2001), and I saw a Japan table on sales and production figures
by capacity (latest 1998). I'll throw those in if you want the answer.
Thanks.

Clarification of Question by kiblahs-ga on 03 Feb 2003 13:35 PST
I will accept the european/uk/asian/japan numbers as an official answer
with thanks
Answer  
Subject: Re: Motorbike & ATV sales figures for Europe and Asia-Pacific
Answered By: techtor-ga on 05 Feb 2003 01:26 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Kiblahs,
Thank you for accepting my proposal to post an answer to your
question. Below are the figures I collected. These are the easiest
data to find:

EUROPE

1999 Scooter and Motorcycle sales in capacity segments

Capacity 		Unit sales 		Percentage
50-125cc 		469,301 		37.3%
126-150cc 		241, 571 		19.2
1510-750cc 		276,983 		22
Over 750cc 		268,911 		21.4

1999 Scooter and Motorcycle sales in model segments

Model 		Unit sales 	Percentage
Scooter 	435, 649 	34.6%
Chopper 	173,310 	13.8
Naked Roadster  172,213 	13.75
Super sport 	148,883 	11.8
Trail 		109,850 	8.7
Sport Touring 	72,719 		5.8
Street 		48,513 		3.9
Others 		97,005 		7.7

Source:
The European Market for two wheelers (Full text of a speech given by
Jack Oortwijn, editor-in-chief of Bike Europe magazine, in Taichung,
Taiwan on November 16, 2000)
http://www.motorcyclesb2b.com/htm/editor/event/articles/speech.htm

European motorbike sales statistics charts:
http://www.motorcyclesb2b.com/htm/editor/event/articles/speech_charts.htm

Motobykz statistics 2002 - Top five year-to-date new registrations by
style
http://www.motobykz.co.uk/Sales-figures.htm
- This lists the most popular models, along with other statistics, in
the UK

WORLD PERSPECTIVE
PTW Sales Boom – Knibb Gormezano and Partners 
http://www.kgpauto.com/News/Vol14/article14-9.html
- World Powered two-wheeler sales 1997: 7.5 million units
- 1998: 20 million units (17 million of which are in Asia only)

UNITED STATES
Motorcycle Sales up for 10th Year
http://www.bikerevents.com/news.cfm?newsid=2142
- US Motorcycle sales reach 788,000 in 2001; 742,000 in Jan-Oct 2002
- In 2001, highway motorcycles form 62% of the market, off-highway 31%

UNITED KINGDOM
2002 MOTORCYCLE MARKET ANALYSIS from the Motorcycle Industry
Association
http://www.iic.de/downloads/pdf/service-auto/Motorcycle_Industry.pdf
(I'm not sure though if this is just really UK info... the site went
down for maintenance so I couldn't check.)

MOPEDS        Dec 2001 /Dec 2002 /To date 2001 /To date 2002 /2001
Total
Moped 
Scooters 	1,969 	1,940 	40,096 	31,894 	40,096 
Moped 
Others 	          297 	481 	5,309 	4,219 	5,309
TOTAL 
MOPEDS 	        2,266 	2,421 	45,405 	36,113  45,405

MOTORCYCLES 
Adventure 
Sport 	        154 	115	3,406 	2,944 	3,406
Custom 	        309 	330 	7,984 	8,285 	7,984
Scooter 	1,428 	1,621 	32,200 	28,761 	32,200
Sport/
Touring 	602 	611 	17,499 	18,283 	17,499
Supersport 	1,072 	994 	32,624 	31,311 	32,624
Touring 	148 	241 	3,895 	5,039  	3,895
Traditional     804     639 	19,158 	18,483 	19,158
Trail/Enduro    432 	613 	7,131 	9,212  	7,131
TOTAL 
MOTORCYCLES 4,949 	5,164 	123,897 122,318 123,897

SUMMARY 
SCOOTERS 	3,397 	3,561 	72,296 	60,655 	72,296
TOTAL MCS 
AND MOPEDS
(excluding 
scooters) 	3,818 	4,024 	97,006 	97,776 	97,006
TOTAL
REGISTRATIONS   7,215 	7,585 	169,302 158,431 169,302

Press Information from the Motorcycle Industry - March 2002 Statistics
http://www.mcia.co.uk/pressreleases/
20020412-2002%20PROMISES%20TO%20BE%20GOOD%20YEAR%20FOR%20BIKE%20INDUSTRY.pdf

ASIA AS A WHOLE
Yahoo News Jan. 9, 2003 - Growth in motorbike demand in Asia to
outpace United States: Yamaha
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/030109/afp/030109095738eco.html
- Total demand for motorcycles in Asia was 20.1 million units.
- Forecast for 2003: 21.1 million units

TAIWAN
China Ecomonic News Service - Motorbike Makers Look Abroad to
Compensate for Lagging Local Sales, Feb. 2001
http://www.cens.com/linerpt/20010701061.html
- Total 2001 unit sales in Taiwan: 767,383 units

Infotrade Media Co. Ltd. - Opportunities Abound at the 2002 Taipei
International Auto/Motorcycle Parts and Accessories Show, Sept 13,
2002
http://www.motortrader-asia.com/news/index.php3?news_func=show&news_goid=4
- Taiwan Jan-Sept 2002 domestic motorcycle/scooter market: 690,000
units

THAILAND
Thai two-wheeler market
http://www.kimeng.co.th/research_info/_eng/company_focus/vehicles/020816_spsu.asp
- Has a chart with market shares of motorcycle companies in Thailand
for 1995 to @nd Qtr 2002

INDIA
Automeet: Auto Statistics - Indian Motor Vehicle sales (4 & 3
Wheelers) & Two Wheeler charts
http://www.automeet.com/sal-01.html

Business Line India - Mobikes, plastic-bodied scooters gaining ground
http://www.blonnet.com/businessline/2001/09/18/stories/031807ak.htm
Given in percentages, for 2000-2001
Geared scooters 	16.6%
Gearless scooter 	7.47
Motorcycles 		57.56
Mopeds 			18.37

India Infoline.com - Sector report homepage for Indian two-wheeler
(and three-wheeler) market
http://www.indiainfoline.com/sect/attw/db00.html

Cybersteering.com - MURAD ALI BAIG on Motoring in India – Two wheeler
sales for July 2000 in India
http://www.cybersteering.com/pulmain/motoring/bulletin/08200.html
- Gives unit sales figures per brand for July 2000

India Infoline.com – Two Wheelers on Overdrive, January 3, 2002
http://www.indiainfoline.com/auto/feat/twwh.html
- Gives unit sales figures per brand for Dec 2000, Nov 2001 and Dec
2001

Indiacar.net - Motorcycle Sales Roar in 2002 - Dec 28, 2002
http://www.indiacar.net/news/n4584.htm

Sify Auto – Scooters Pip Motorcycles in November, 
http://www.carstreet.com/bikes1/fullstory.asp?code=28
- November (2002?) two-wheeler sales total: 321,066 units (note the
misplaced comma in the figures numbers on this page.

JAPAN
IndiaInfo Online.com - Sector Reports: Automobile - Two Wheelers, Dec
14 2002
http://www.indiainfoline.com/sect/attw/ch07.html
- 1998 figures
0-50cc 		744,900
50-125cc 	177,092
126-250cc 	65,659
251cc-above 	75,329

INDONESIA 
Two Wheeler Imports - Can it be for real?
http://www.indiainfoline.com/auto/twow.html
- 1997 two-wheeler sales: 1,806,066 units
- 1998 two-wheeler sales: 430,948 units
- 1999 two-wheeler sales: 487,759 units
- Jan-May 2000 two-wheeler sales: 291,316 units

PAID REPORTS
Motorcycles, Scooters and Mopeds by The-infoship.com
http://www.the-infoshop.com/study/go9710_motorcycles_toc.html

BY COMPANY
Motorcyle News Wire – Victory Motorcycle Sales for 2001 even with 2000
http://www.motorcyclenewswire.com/news.cfm?newsid=1880

Deccan Herald, Nov 2, 2002 - Bajaj Auto sales drop in Oct, bikes rise
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov02/b6.asp

Hero Honda Achieves Annual Production of 1 million units in FY2000 -
April 12, 2001
http://world.honda.com/news/2001/c010412_3.html

Motorcycle Newswire - Honda Motorcycle Unit Sales Up 33.4% For Q1 2002
http://www.motorcyclenewswire.com/news.cfm?newsid=2047

MOTORCYLE AND TWO-WHEELLER SITES

The Motorcycle Industry Association (currently under maintenance)
http://www.mcia.co.uk

American Motorcycle Network
http://www.bikerevents.com

Automeet - Information about Indian automotive market (includes a
two-wheeler section)
http://www.automeet.com

Motorcycle News Wire
http://www.motorcyclenewswire.com

MotorcyclesB2B - has a market report link at the bottom
http://www.motorcyclesb2b.com


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I also referred to this previous question:
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=141069
I was wondering if the answer here did not give you enough data. 

Thanks and may this information be of great help to you.

Clarification of Answer by techtor-ga on 05 Feb 2003 01:28 PST
I must apologize for the chaotic tables. I had trouble measuring the
tabs between columns. I hope you don't find them too troublesome to
follow.
kiblahs-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
thanks for the great detail :)

Comments  
Subject: Re: Motorbike & ATV sales figures for Europe and Asia-Pacific
From: techtor-ga on 05 Feb 2003 01:34 PST
 
Let me post the UK table again to see if it comes out properly
(fingers crossed):

UNITED KINGDOM
2002 MOTORCYCLE MARKET ANALYSIS from the Motorcycle Industry
Association
http://www.iic.de/downloads/pdf/service-auto/Motorcycle_Industry.pdf
(I'm not sure though if this is just really UK info... the site went
down for maintenance so I couldn't check.)

MOPEDS  	Dec 2001 	Dec 2002 	To date 2001To date 2002 2001 Total
Moped 
Scooters 	1,969 	1,940 	40,096 	31,894 	40,096
Moped 
Others 	297 		481 		5,309 	4,219 	5,309
TOTAL 
MOPEDS 	2,266 	2,421 	45,405 	36,113  	45,405

MOTORCYCLES 
Adventure 
Sport 	154 		115		3,406 	2,944 	3,406
Custom 	309 		330 		7,984 	8,285 	7,984
Scooter 	1,428 	1,621 	32,200 	28,761 	32,200
Sport/
Touring 	602 		611 		17,499 	18,283 	17,499
Supersport 	1,072 	994 		32,624 	31,311 	32,624
Touring 	148 		241 		3,895 	5,039  	3,895
Traditional 804 		639 		19,158 	18,483 	19,158
Trail/Enduro 432 		613 		7,131 	9,212  	7,131
TOTAL 
MOTORCYCLES 4,949 	5,164 	123,897 	122,318 	123,897

SUMMARY 
SCOOTERS 	3,397 	3,561 	72,296 	60,655 	72,296
TOTAL MCS 
AND MOPEDS
(excluding 
scooters) 	3,818 	4,024 	97,006 	97,776 	97,006
TOTAL
REGISTRATIONS 7,215 	7,585 	169,302 	158,431 	169,302
Subject: Re: Motorbike & ATV sales figures for Europe and Asia-Pacific
From: techtor-ga on 05 Feb 2003 01:36 PST
 
Oh, well, it was worth a try. :(

If you have any clarification to make, don't hesitate to post it. :)
Subject: Re: Motorbike & ATV sales figures for Europe and Asia-Pacific
From: techtor-ga on 05 Feb 2003 07:44 PST
 
Thanks for the 5-star rating! Most wonderful of you! :)

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