Motorcycle registrations September 2019

Better than in the previous year

Motorcycle registrations in September in 2019 increased by 6.88 percent compared to 2018. This is astonishing in that new registrations in August were still down 8.51 percent compared to the previous year's figures. For the full year 2019, the balance sheet so far is still positive: 7.28% is an increase compared to the new registrations in 2018 (Jan - Sep).
An interactive evaluation of the new registrations since 2002 can be found here.
 
Motorrad Neuzulassungen September 2019
An interactive evaluation of the new registrations since 2002 can be found here.

In terms of market shares by manufacturer, there was a swap of seats between Honda and Kawasaki compared to the August figures. Honda is now second behind BMW (22.2%) with a market share of 11.6% just ahead of Kawasaki with 11.5%. KTM, Yamaha and Harley Davidson are still well in the race, with market shares ranging from 11.5% to 9.1%. Suzuki, Ducati and Triumph have to settle for market shares below 5%.

Market shares Motorcycle Manufacturers September 2019

ManufacturerMarket
Bmw22,2%
Honda11,6%
Kawasaki11,5%
Ktm11,5%
Yamaha10,1%
Harley Davidson9,1%
Suzuki4,9%
Ducati4,6%
Triumph4,4%
In the top 50 of the newly registered bikes, however, little has changed: the BMW R 1250 GS continues to struggle at the top with 8,858 new registrations (Jan - Sep). The Yamaha MT-07 comes in second place, followed by the Kawasaki bestsellers Z900 and Z650. In contrast to August, there was not a single change in the top 10!

Top 30 motorcycle registrations January to September (cumulative)

Rank - Model - Approvals
1 BMW R 1250 GS 8.858
2 Yamaha MT-07 3,453
3 Kawasaki Z 900 2,920
4 Kawasaki Z 650 2,568
5 Honda CRF 1000 AFRICA TWIN 2.121
6 KTM 790 DUKE 1,918
7 Honda CMX 500 REBEL 1,712
8 KTM 390 DUKE 1,638
9 Yamaha MT-09 1.552
10 KTM 690 SMC 1,503
11 BMW F 750 GS 1.376
12 Yamaha MT-09 TRACER 1.366
13 Suzuki GSX-S 750 1,329
14 Suzuki SV 650 1,307
15 Honda CB 500 F 1,216
16 Honda CB 650 R 1,189
17 KTM 1290 SUPERDUKE R 1.165
18 Harley-Davidson STREET BOB 1,109
19 Kawasaki Z 900 RS 1,065
20 BMW F 850 GS 986
21 BMW S 1000 XR 983
22 BMW R 1250 R 966
23 KTM 790 ADVENTURE 954
24 BMW S 1000 R 931
25 Kawasaki NINJA 650 918
26 KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE 918
27 Kawasaki VULCAN S 915
28 Honda NC 750 X 887
29 Suzuki DL 650 V-STROM 881
30 BMW S 1000 RR 810
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