Motorcycle and moped registrations on the rise in the EU

A total of 408,362 powered-two and three-wheelers were registered during the first four months of 2016 in the EU, an increase of 4.7 per cent compared to the 390,179 vehicles registered during the same period of 2015. Registrations increased in most key markets, including Italy (75,699 units, 16.7 per cent), Spain (46,240 units, 14.5 per cent), UK (39,738 units, 8.8 per cent) and Germany (73,688 units, 0.6 per cent), although they decreased by 0.1 per cent in France, where 75,444 units were registered.
May 31, 2016 Read time: 1 min
A total of 408,362 powered-two and three-wheelers were registered during the first four months of 2016 in the EU, an increase of 4.7 per cent compared to the 390,179 vehicles registered during the same period of 2015.

Registrations increased in most key markets, including Italy (75,699 units, 16.7 per cent), Spain (46,240 units, 14.5 per cent), UK (39,738 units, 8.8 per cent) and Germany (73,688 units, 0.6 per cent), although they decreased by 0.1 per cent in France, where 75,444 units were registered.
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