Brussels, Belgium. Registrations of power 2-wheelers across the top 10 markets in Europe were down 19% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of 2024. This result is mainly a consequence of the introduction of the Euro 5+ emissions standards on Jan. 1, 2025, and it was anticipated after the very positive results of 2024.
Germany, Austria and the UK saw the harsher decreases, reporting respectively a -41%, -27% and -22% compared to last year. On the other hand, Switzerland limited the loss to -6%, while Poland and Spain were the only countries to report positive growth, +3% and + 6%.
Italy remains the largest market in Europe, with 73908 (-13%) registrations in the first quarter, followed by France with 37978 registrations (-19%) and Germany in third position with 31390 registrations (-41%).
We expect this negative trend to continue during the course of 2025, however the first quarter should be the most negative one, and we expect the rest of the year to show less decrease. PSR
