National motorcycle, ATV and SSV sales for the nine months to the end of September declined 7.8 percent compared with the same period in 2016, according to the latest sales data published by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).
Honda topped FCAI January to September 2017 sales with a market share of 22.8 percent, ahead of Yamaha with 19.9 percent share, Kawasaki third with 9.5%.
Yamaha’s WR450F topped the off-road segment selling 1069 units, this is down 23.1% from 2016 YTD. The Honda CRF50F is a close second with 1065, a number that is sure to increase significantly with Christmas around the corner and will most likely overtake the big Yammi.
KTM holds market share in the Enduro segment despite Yamaha’s WR450F selling the single most units with five of its models cracking the top-1o. The Austrian manufacturer’s best seller was the 350 EXC-F (500 units, down 10.9%) followed by the 300 EXC (470 units, down 17%), 500 EXC-F (437 units, down 27.3%), 450 EXC-F (375 units, down 7.6%) and the 250 EXC (193 units, up 19.9%). This brings KTM’s combined total to 1975 versus Yamaha’s combined total of 1398 – this includes 329 sales for the WR250F. Note, these numbers are only for the Top-10 Enduro category and do not includes sales for motorcycles not inside the top-10.
The Africa Twin posted the highest number of units sold for the Adventure Touring Category with 580 units sold, up 30% from YTD 2016. Suzuki’s consistent DR650SE posted the second highest sales number (360) with the BMW R 1200 GS in third (288).
In motocross, Yamaha’s YZ250F and YZ450F duo were the two best sellers (632, 541) while Honda’s CRF450R and CRF250R were third and fourth best sellers with honda shifting 494 and 468 units respectively.
Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries Press Release
National motorcycle, ATV and SSV sales for the nine months to the end of September declined 7.8 percent compared with the same period in 2016, according to the latest sales data published by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.
Industry sales for the nine months totalled 73,141, with Honda holding a market lead of 22.8 percent, ahead of Yamaha with a 19.9 percent share and 14,546 sales, Kawasaki third (9.5%, 6,936 sales) and Harley-Davidson fourth (8.9%, 6,526 sales).
Road bikes were again the highest volume segment, with 29,625 sales or 40.5 percent of the total motorcycle market. This volume represents a decline of 14.9 percent on-road bike sales for the corresponding nine months of 2016. The market leader in road bikes was Harley-Davidson, followed by Honda and Yamaha.
Although coming off a low volume base, both Indian and Victory motorcycles posted strong increases during the period of 16.4 and 47.1 percent respectively.
Off-road bikes represented 32.9 percent (or 24,066 sales) of the total market during the nine months to the end of September, with this segment’s sales down 5 percent on the corresponding period in 2016. Yamaha led this segment ahead of Honda and KTM. A standout performer in the off-road segment was Husqvarna, which posted a 31.6 percent increase.
The ATV and SSV segment grew by 4.5 percent during the nine-month period to snare a 22.8 percent share (or 16,657 sales) of the total motorcycle market. Polaris led this segment followed by Honda and Yamaha.
The scooter segment again experienced a decline in sales, down 14 percent on the first three quarters of 2016. Scooters represented just 3.8 percent of total industry sales, or 2,793 units. Italian maker Piaggio was the segment’s best-seller, followed by Honda and Vespa.
