Business news : The fall accelerates for for two-wheelers French market.

Thierry Archambault, Deputy Chairman

Paris, May 15, 2013 -International Chambre Syndicale de l'Automobile and Motorcycle presented today to the press the results of the French market 2/3 Wheels Motorized the first term in 2013. 

Thierry Archambault, Deputy Chairman, and Eric Seynes, President of the motorcycle branch of CSIAM, said that the market for two and three wheelers accused at the end of April 2103 a decrease of 20.3% compared to the same period in 2012, with a total of 55,701 registrations.  

After a disastrous March (-28.9%) marked by a winter that never stopped, April reduced the decline in half with 14% and found a similar trend in January and February. In pooled data, analysis by market segment shows that all segments are affected. 

And for mopeds 50cc, the new home market stood at 28,227 units, marking a baissecumulée 14.8% (-10.8% in April). Scooters resistant than mopeds gearbox thanks in part to maintain the professional markets (La Poste, fast food ...). 

The market for 125cc recorded 12,850 registrations, down -26% Compared to 2012 (-25% in April). Like last year, the bike (-31.4%) declined more sharply than the scooter (-24.6%). 

For more than 125cc, which were up in 2012, the decline was 17.5% (-8.6% in April), compared to last year, with 32,328 units. Unlike cyclists and 125cc motorcycles and scooters are exactly the same trends.The scooter market (all capacities) recorded a decline of 17.5% with 25,023 registrations when the motorcycle market (all capacities) shows an overall decline of 19.6% to 34,220 units. 

These figures confirm the prediction of a bear market in 2013, as the CSIAM had exposed during his press conference on 16 January 2013. It should also consider the weather first quarter of 2013 which played a major role in the dramatic decline.

So in the month of March 2013, there were in France: 62% of sunny days and less than 2012, 140% of rainy days and two more days of snow that did not exist in March 2012, finally the whole month the average temperature was 5 ° against 12 ° in March 2012! 

Whatever the weather changes in the coming months, such setbacks are difficult to catch and place the die 2/3 RM in trouble.

The press kit includes detailed tables of results 1semester 2013 2WD new market can be downloaded now on the site of the CSIA:
www.csiam.fr

For more information and additional information:Jean Rol-Tanguy (JRT AUTOCOM - 06 81 39 53 78-jrt.autocom @ wanadoo.fr)