Patenting of motorcycles grew more than 30% in March

Patenting of motorcycles grew more than 30% in March

“March was another month of significant growth for motorcycles and it is seen that the behavior of the market will continue to rise, beyond the problem of imports both in units and also in parts, but it is noteworthy that the sale of motorcycles continues to strengthen. and growing, product of the need to use the motorcycle as a means of transport in more and more provinces and cities, in the case of the smallest units, but also in those of the medium segment, because the motorcycle is also being used for trips and transfers of many kilometers“, detailed the president of ACARA, Ricardo Salomé.

Imported motorcycles represented barely 1.6% of the total number of patents. Within this segment, the main supplier countries were Brazil (32%), China (23%), India (9%) and Thailand (9%). Compared to last year, a significant increase in the participation of Brazil was observed in the face of a significant decline in Asian purchases.

Salomé also highlighted the coordinated work between companies and the Government to promote the sector and highlighted the role of the financing program of Banco Nación, “My Moto, which largely explains this trend that will not stop anytime soon.”

In this way, in the three accumulated months of the year, 112,654 units were patented, this is 28.5% more than in the same period of 2021, in which 87,686 motorcycles had been registered.

As for the brands, there were no changes in the positions in the first positions with respect to the last month. Honda continued to lead the market with 9,159 units, followed by Motomel with 7,063 and Corven with 5,923.

Yes, changes were perceived in terms of the most patented model, since the first step was now occupied by the Honda Wave 110, the historical leader of previous years that had fallen to fourth position but recovered, followed by the Motomel B110, which came to be also fourth. The Gilera Smash, which he led for much of last year, completed the podium.

Source: Ambito

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