Motorcycle new registrations March 2020

18.5 percent fewer new registrations due to the Corona crisis

21.04.2020

Due to the Corona crisis, new motorcycle registrations fell by 18.5 percent year-on-year in March 2020. Although this is a smaller decline than expected, the shops were not closed until mid-March, so the decline in April is likely to be even more drastic.

For motorcycle dealers, the Corona crisis is a catatrophy, as is the case for almost all retailers that rely on customer contact. Online sales were allowed during the Corona crisis, but the bikers' appetite for buying may still have been limited. In this respect, the decline of "just" almost 20 percent is already a little surprising. Bright spot: Since 20 April, car and motorcycle dealers have been allowed to reopen their shops and sell motorcycles - of course only under the applicable distance and hygiene conditions. An interactive evaluation of the new registrations since 2002 can be found here.

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

In terms of market shares, BMW was able to increase its dominance to 29% compared to February. Kawasaki has moved up to second place, followed by KTM, Honda and Yamaha. The winner of March is Suzuki: after the market share in February was still at a measly 3 percent, this rose to 5 percent in March.

Top 50 Motorcycles in March 2020

Manufacturer		model	quantity
1	Bmw	R 1250 GS	3.028
2	Kawasaki	Z 900	901
3	Bmw	R 1250 RS	622
4	Kawasaki	Z 650	569
5	Bmw	S 1000 RR	559
6	Yamaha	MT-07	508
7	Bmw	R 1250 R	506
8	Ktm	690 SMC	500
9	Yamaha	Ténéré 700	498
10	Ktm	790 DUKE	457
11	Bmw	F 750 GS	392
12	Bmw	F 900 R	367
13	Honda	CRF 1100 AFRICA TWIN	360
14	Ktm	790 ADVENTURE	356
15	Suzuki	SV 650	356
16	Bmw	S 1000 XR	352
17	Ktm	390 DUKE	349
18	Bmw	F 900 XR	348
19	Bmw	R 1250 RT	342
20	Bmw	F 850 GS	341
21	Yamaha	MT-09	327
22	Ktm	1290 SUPERDUKE R	319
23	Yamaha	MT-09 TRACER	315
24	Kawasaki	NINJA 650	311
25	Honda	CRF 1000 AFRICA TWIN	311
26	Ktm	1290 SUPER ADVENTURE	311
27	Kawasaki	Z 900 RS	310
28	Honda	CB 650 R	306
29	Suzuki	GSX-S 750	303
30	Honda	CB 500 F	277
31	Bmw	S 1000 R	273
32	Harley-Davidson	STREET BOB	270
33	Kawasaki	VULCAN S	262
34	Husqvarna	701 SUPERMOTO	260
35	Bmw	G 310 R	251
36	Triumph	ROCKET 3	244
37	Harley-Davidson	SPORT GLIDE	237
38	Honda	CB 1000 R NEO SPORTS CAFE	222
39	Bmw	R NINE T PURE	214
40	Honda	NC 750 X	213
41	Ktm	300 EXC	211
42	Bmw	R NINE T SCRAMBLER	207
43	Suzuki	DL 650 V-STROM	192
44	Kawasaki	VERSYS 1000	185
45	Bmw	NINE T	180
46	Royal Enfield	CONTINENTAL GT 650	178
47	Kawasaki	NINJA 1000 SX	177
48	Moto-Guzzi	V85 TT	175
49	Ducati	PANIGALE V4 SPECIALE	172
50	Honda	CBR 650 R	167