The Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA) has printed its figures for April, which present progress within the bike market, each for combustion and electrical two-wheelers.
In comparability to April 2021, the year-to-date progress of the bike market within the UK is 32.4%, whereas the expansion within the month of April alone is 4.2% in comparison with 2021, in response to the MCIA’s figures for April.
In whole, 11,327 two-wheelers have been registered in April 2022, bringing the year-to-date whole as much as 39,510. In comparability, final yr noticed 10,874 two-wheelers registered in April, which then introduced the year-to-date whole to 29,844.
The hottest bikes of April have been scooters (the place the most well-liked mannequin was the Honda PCX 125), with 2,681 registered in April, bringing the year-to-date whole as much as 9,119. After scooters are journey bikes (the place the most well-liked mannequin has been the Triumph Tiger 660 Sport), with 7,524 bought by means of the yr as far as of April, though nakeds (the place the most well-liked mannequin has been the Honda CBF 125 M) outsold adventurers in April: whereas there have been 1,810 journey bikes registered in April, there have been 2,152 bare registrations.
Electric bikes additionally continued to indicate progress in April. There has been a 68.5% enhance in electrical registrations in 2022’s April year-to-date in comparison with 2021, whereas in April alone the rise in electrical registrations has been 32% in comparison with final yr.
Of specific notice is the rise in recognition within the 11-15kW class, which may be seen as 125cc-equivalent. To-date in 2022, this class has seen a 3,150% enhance in registrations in comparison with 2021. This reveals the utility of electrical energy in a interval the place gasoline costs are so excessive. Of course, gasoline costs have decreased barely in more moderen weeks, whereas gasoline and electrical costs are anticipated to extend additional later this yr, which may have a destructive affect on electrical gross sales. But, general, it has been a optimistic month – and begin to the yr – for the electrics.