Scooter Sales Half Year Sales June 2010 FCAI posts half yearly results for all the major brands.
FCAI Road bikes remain the most popular form of two-wheeled transport
despite an overall drop in the number of people buying new motorcycles.
Figures
released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show
48,842 motorcycles, scooters and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) were sold
in the six months to June – a 12.1 per cent decline compared to the same
period in 2009.
“This half-yearly figure shows some brands
performing well despite a decline in the overall market,” FCAI Chief
Executive Andrew McKellar said.
Brands to record significant
increases include Kymco (114.8 per cent), Buell (62.6 per cent), Victory
(12.5 per cent) and BMW (11.9 per cent)
“There is an obvious
softening of demand during the winter months but increases in interest
rates in the first half of the year have certainly impacted on the
market,” he said.
Road-bikes were the most popular segment in the
marketplace recording 18,894 sales (10 per cent decrease) followed by
the off-road segment’s 16,625 sales (13.7 per cent decrease).
There
were 8,165 ATVs sold in the six months to June (down 16 per cent) and
scooter sales fell 8.4 per cent to record 5,158 sales.
“It is an
extremely competitive marketplace at the moment with many manufacturers
offering incentives for riders to trade-up or buy their first motorcycle
or scooter,” Mr McKellar said.
“These, added to the already sound
environmental and economic reasons to buy a motorcycle, should renew
confidence in the market place in the second half of the year,” he said.
Honda
was the overall market leader with 10,554 half yearly sales, followed
by Yamaha with 8,889 and then Suzuki with 7,079.
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