According to the latest data published by ACEM , the Brussels based international motorcycle industry trade association , new motorcycle registrations ( vehicles with two or three wheels and an engine capacity of more than 50cc ) in all of Europe ’ s EU markets were up by + 13.3 percent in 2016 at 1,009,529 units ( 891,219 in 2015 ). The largest market for motorcycles in Europe was Italy , with 195,290 units registered (+ 13.5 % on a year-on-year basis ); followed by Germany + 15.1 percent ( 174,624 units ); France + 6.6 percent ( 163,335 units ); Spain + 17 percent ( 155,003 units ) and the UK + 13.4 percent ( 119,889 units ). Some caution is required when comparing these figures with prior years because the major motorcycle manufacturers and many larger dealers artificially inflated the end of year activity ( November and December 2016 ) with pre-registrations of unsold Euro 3 compliant 2016 inventory before the December 31 st deadline - Euro 4 compliance became mandatory |
PTWs + 9.1 percent for all new registrations effective January 1 st 2017 . In total Powered Two-Wheeler ( PTW ) terms , registrations were + 9.1 percent at 1,307,206 units , with the moped market still soft at -3.5 percent for 2016 ( 327,786 units ).
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France remains the largest European market for overall PTW registrations and was + 4.2 percent in 2016 ( 253,067 units ), followed by Italy + 11.8 percent ( 219,865 units ); Germany + 15.1 percent ( 174,264 units ); Spain + 15.9 percent ( 172,176 units ) and the UK + 11.7 percent ( 128,637 units ). Moped registrations continue to decline in most European markets ,
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