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Sales of used motorbikes and mopeds regrow 7% until May (13/06/2013)

According to data from the Institute of Automotive Studies (IEA) for an Internet portal, the number of sales of mopeds and motorcycles used until May 2013 accumulated a total of 116,052 units, 7.3% more than recorded in the same period in 2012.

If we segment the data, we see that sales of used motorcycles have fallen by 0.7% over the same period of 2012, while sales of used motorcycles have grown by 10.1%.

In addition, data from the portal leading motorcycle Spain, show that the average price of moped and motorcycle used in Murcia Spain in May stood at € 4,396, representing a decrease of 2.1% over the month of April.

However, this price stood 10.5% above the national average recorded.

Spent Roger explains that "despite the good news on the VO segment, the motorcycles sector is suffering a lot and need to bolster their sales to recover. Therefore it is important to work in spreading the benefits of this medium transport, such as improving mobility in large cities and minimal greenhouse gas emissions. "

Spent adds that "the positive data in the used motorcycle sales, coupled with the decline in the market for new bike, make the sales ratio is maintained in 3 used bikes sold by each new".

As for the age of the total units transferred, 41.6% are between five and ten years, 32.5% over ten years, 13.3% between three and five years, 9.3% between one and three years, and only 3.2% have less than a year.

The data recorded by the portal in the month of May show that the type of media used bike more offered in Spain is the naked (20%), followed by sports (18.5%) and custom (10.4% ).

While the types most in demand are the naked (18.5%), the sports (16.6%) and +125 cc scooters (13.3%).

As for the engine, one that accumulates most of the supply is from 501 to 750cc.

(33.7%), followed by 51 to 125cc bikes.

(15.1%) and those having 751 to 1,000 cc.

(13%).

Instead the most sought displacements are slightly more powerful, starting with the bikes from 501 to 750cc.

(31.5%), followed by 751 to 1,000 cc.

(15.7%) and those over 1000cc.

(15.5%).

The brands offered in motorcycles used in the month of May are Honda (18%), Yamaha (16.6%) and Suzuki (14.4%).

While, according to data from the IEA, the leading brands in the first five months of the year on mopeds and motorcycles are used as in previous months, Yamaha - sales leader also on mopeds-segment, Honda - also leader in the tourism-, Piaggio - who also leads sales in the scooter segment, and Suzuki.

The average price falls in most of the regions

With regard to the Autonomous Communities, in May only Canary Islands (+0.2%), Baleares (+0.1%) and Castilla y Leon (+0.1%) show slight increases in the price of jet time from the previous month.

The other regions experienced declines and the sharpest declines in the average price of used motorcycles are registered in Cantabria (-5%), La Rioja (-4.4%) and Aragon (-3.6%).

As for prices, Catalonia (€ 3,565), La Rioja (€ 3,601), Navarra (€ 3606) and Castilla y León (€ 3,725) communities that record an average price of second-hand bike lower in the month May.

By contrast, the Canary Islands (€ 4492), Valencia (€ 4,467), Murcia (€ 4,396) and the Balearic Islands (€ 4380) are those that reflect a higher price for used bike.

Source: Agencias

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