Motorcycle new registrations December 2019

Losses in December, full year 2019 positive.

17.01.2020

In December 2019, new registrations for motorcycles fell by 3.2 percent compared to the previous year. Exactly 1,936 motorcycles were newly registered in December 2019. These figures have been communicated by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). The full year 2019, on the other hand, is positive compared to 2018. A total of 168,307 motorcycles were newly registered in 2019. This is an increase of 6.3 percent compared to the previous year.

An interactive evaluation of the new registrations since 2002 can be found here.

Time to take a look at the full year 2019. BMW ranks 1st in new registrations with a total of 24,868 bikes. That's about 8 percent more new registrations compared to 2018. BWM's market share is thus 22 percent. Striking: Only the BMW R 1250 GS was able to place in the top 10 of the best-selling bikes in 2019. The chasers Yamaha, Honda, KTM and Kawasaki, on the other hand, have placed at least two bikes in the top 10.

Top 3 manufacturers in 2019

Manufacturer	Registrations	Market
Bmw	24.868	22%
Honda	13.211	11,69%
Ktm	13.033	11,53%

Top 30 Motorcycles in 2019

Rank / Model / New registrations in 2019
1 BMW R 1250 GS 9.417
2 Yamaha MT-07 3,708
3 Kawasaki Z 900 3,141
4 Kawasaki Z 650 2,720
5 Honda CRF 1000 AFRICA TWIN 2,434
6 KTM 790 DUKE 2,074
7 Honda CMX 500 REBEL 1,786
8 KTM 390 DUKE 1,745
9 Yamaha MT-09 1.653
10 KTM 690 SMC 1,646
11 BMW F 750 GS 1,484
12 Yamaha MT-09 TRACER 1.465
13 Suzuki SV 650 1,390
14 Suzuki GSX-S 750 1,376
15 Honda CB 500 F 1,278
16 KTM 1290 SUPERDUKE R 1.245
17 Honda CB 650 R 1,235
18 Harley-Davidson STREET BOB 1,225
19 Kawasaki Z 900 RS 1,138
20 BMW F 850 GS 1.066
21 BMW S 1000 XR 1,051
22 KTM 790 ADVENTURE 1,041
23 BMW R 1250 R 1.033
24 KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE 1.020
25 Kawasaki VULCAN S 982
26 BMW S 1000 R 970
27 Kawasaki NINJA 650 968
28 Honda NC 750 X 955
29 Suzuki DL 650 V-STROM 927
30 KTM 300 EXC 888