Bike sales decrease in Australia during first quarter of 2017
Motorcycle sales decline locally between January to March.
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The national motorcycle market suffered a 13.4 percent decline in the first quarter of 2017 compared with the same period of last year, according to the latest sales data published by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).
Sales for the 2017 first quarter totalled 21,794 compared with 25,160 for the same January-March period of one year ago. The 2017 sales tumble comes after a busy 2016, in which the industry recorded its best annual result since 2009.
Both the road and off-road segments recorded declines during the first three months of 2017, with road bikes down 15.5 percent and off-road down 15.3 percent. Scooter sales, which have been in slow decline for several years, also fell 22.3 percent.
Harley-Davidson retained its top-selling status overall among the road bikes with 2261 sales for the first quarter, followed by Honda (1943) and Yamaha (1455). The top-selling manufacturer in the off-road category was Yamaha with 1734 sales. It was followed by Honda (1467) and KTM (1393). Piaggio remained top-seller in the scooter market with 293 sales.
Of the supersport models sold, the Honda CBR500R was once again the top-seller during the first quarter, ahead of the CBR300R and BMW’s S 1000 RR. The Yamaha YZF-R3 and Kawasaki Ninja 300 both sold more, however they are grouped with the sports-touring models. A complete sales analysis is available to download below.
Top 10 supersport models sold (JAN-MAR 2017):
1. Honda CBR500R 221
2. Honda CBR300R 131
3. BMW S 1000 RR 78
4. Ducati 959 Panigale 70
5. Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 54
6. Honda CBR1000RR 49
7. Suzuki GSX-R1000 48
8. Yamaha YZF-R1 41
9. Ducati 1299 Panigale 36
10. Triumph Daytona 675 36
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