New motorcycle registrations August 2023

Strong August with 13.5 percent year-on-year growth

13.09.2023

Grafik: Motorrad Neuzulassungen August 2023

Graphic: Motorradtest.de

The strong middle class makes it possible

The motorcycle market in Germany remains robust in August 2023. A total of 11,147 motorcycles (everything except 125cc and scooters) were registered. This represents an increase of 13.5% compared to August 2022. Once again, the machines of the middle class were particularly in demand.

In terms of market share, Honda's march continues. With a whopping 18.3%, the Japanese are exactly 5 percent ahead of BMW - unthinkable a few months ago! Harley-Davidson and Suzuki can also look forward to quite good sales in August, while Ducati slips to ninth place in August. The smaller brands are at 17 percent. By comparison, in August 2018, this figure was still 8 percent.

BMW has only one motorcycle left in the top 20: the R 1250 GS is in 1st place as always, but sales figures for this bike are also declining sharply. This is no wonder, as the R 1300 GS is in the starting blocks. It's good for BMW that with the new F models (F 900 GS & Co.), BMW will soon be following suit in the middle class.

When looking at the top 50, it quickly becomes clear that Honda's success is essentially based on the two new mid-range machines Hornet 750 and Transalp 750. The Hornet even displaced the Kawasaki Z900 from 2nd place in August. Suzuki newcomer GSX-8S sells quite well (12th place), while the V-Strom 800 DE, on the other hand, is strangely still waiting for buyers in 39th place. However, this can also have to do with delivery problems, so these figures should be taken with a grain of salt.

Top 50 new registrations / motorcycles in Germany

Rank	Manufacturer	Model	Piece
1	BMW	R 1250 GS	670
2	Honda	CB 750 HORNET	385
3	Kawasaki	Z 900	307
4	Kawasaki	Z 650	281
5	Honda	XL 750 TRANSALP	209
6	Yamaha	MT-07	195
7	KTM	690 SMC	186
8	Husqvarna	701 SUPERMOTO	176
9	Honda	CBR 650 R	172
10	Yamaha	TÉNÉRÉ 700	167
11	Honda	CMX 500 REBEL	156
12	Suzuki	GSX-8S	153
13	Yamaha	MT-09	144
14	KTM	890 ADVENTURE	143
15	Honda	CB 650 R NEO SPORTS CAFE	142
16	KTM	790 DUKE	138
17	Aprilia	RS 660	137
18	Yamaha	TRACER 900	135
19	Honda	CRF 300 X	125
20	Honda	CMX 1100 REBEL	124
21	Honda	CB 500 F	122
22	Yamaha	YZF-R7	121
23	BMW	F 900 R	111
24	Kawasaki	NINJA 650	103
25	Suzuki	SV 650	98
26	KTM	390 DUKE	94
27	Honda	NC 750 X	91
28	Kawasaki	VULCAN S	91
29	Honda	NT 1100	90
30	KTM	790 ADVENTURE	88
31	Honda	CL 500	87
32	Suzuki	DL 650 V-STROM	84
33	Honda	CRF 1100 AFRICA TWIN	83
34	KTM	1290 SUPER DUKE R	81
35	Triumph	TIGER 900 RALLEY/GT	81
36	KTM	890 DUKE	80
37	Kawasaki	Z 900 RS	78
38	Harley-Davidson	BREAKOUT	77
39	Suzuki	DL 800 V-STROM	75
40	Harley-Davidson	SPORT GLIDE	74
41	Honda	CBR 500 R	74
42	Ducati	MULTISTRADA V4	73
43	KTM	350 EXC-F	73
44	Triumph	TRIDENT 660	72
45	KTM	300 EXC	69
46	BMW	F 900 XR	68
47	Ducati	SCRAMBLER 803	66
48	Royal Enfield	CLASSIC 350	66
49	Ducati	STREETFIGHTER V4	65
50	Triumph	TIGER 1200 GT/RALLY	64