Yamaha tops 2015 national off-road sales charts
Motorcycle sales remain steady during last year.
Source: Supplied.
Australia’s new motorcycle market was steady in 2015, with motorcycle, ATV and scooter sales reaching 108,711 to be on par with 2014 figures. Honda was the largest selling brand, holding 22.5 percent of the total market.
In second place was Yamaha with 21.4 percent (23,290), while Kawasaki was third with 9.8 percent (10,675), Suzuki fourth with nine percent (9806) and Harley-Davidson fifth with nine percent (9790).
Off-road motorcycle purchases accounted for almost 35 percent of total market sales, with 37,982 Australians taking home a new off-road bike. The popularity of them has remained relatively steady from 2014, with the 37,982 sales representing a 0.8 percent increase on 2014 figures.
Yamaha again led the market for off-road motorcycles, selling 31.7 percent (12,048) of the total off‑road bikes sold. Yamaha was followed by Honda with 27.2 percent (10,318), KTM with 15.2 percent (5787), Suzuki with 11.7 percent (4432) and Kawasaki with 9.8 percent (3713).
The Yamaha TTR50 was the highest selling off-road model overall after edging out the Honda CRF50F, with Yamaha’s PW50 third overall. Leading the way in motocross was the YZ250F, while in enduro it was the WR450F that sold most.
Top 10 combined off-road models sold (JAN-DEC 2015):
1. Yamaha TTR50 2375
2. Honda CRF50F 2343
3. Yamaha PW50 1953
4. Honda CRF110F 1381
5. Kawasaki KLX110 1259
6. Yamaha WR450F 1185
7. Honda CRF230F 1134
8. Yamaha TTR110 1039
9. Yamaha YZ250F 969
10. Honda CRF250L 940
Top 10 motocross models sold (JAN-DEC 2015):
1. Yamaha YZ250F 969
2. Yamaha YZ450F 868
3. Honda CRF450R 862
4. Honda CRF250R 842
5. Kawasaki KX450F 574
6. Kawasaki KX250F 551
7. KTM 50 SX 485
8. Yamaha YZ250 434
9. KTM 85 SX 393
10. KTM 65 SX 387
Top 10 enduro models sold (JAN-DEC 2015):
1. Yamaha WR450F 1185
2. Suzuki DR-Z400E 868
3. KTM 500 EXC 670
4. KTM 350 EXC-F 634
5. KTM 300 EXC 585
6. Yamaha WR250F 474
7. KTM 450 EXC 402
8. Yamaha WR250R 270
9. Husqvarna TE300 266
10. Kawasaki KLX250S 254
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