Yamaha the highest-selling off-road brand to date this year.
Image: Greg Smith (iKapture).
The Australian off-road motorcycle market has seen an increase in sales throughout the first three quarters of 2016, with the latest sales figures revealing a five percent growth over the same period in 2015, signifying a positive result for the industry.
Yamaha Motor Australia has continued to be ranked as the highest-selling off-road brand to date, with the manufacturer claiming 30.4 percent of the total 25,888 off-road units sold this year. Yamaha were followed by Honda (21.9 percent), KTM (19.6 percent), Kawasaki (10.9 percent), Suzuki (10.9 percent) and Husqvarna (5.5 percent).
Yamaha’s YZ250F and YZ450F lead as the most popular motocross models, trailed by Kawasaki’s KX450F and KX250F, with Honda’s CRF250R slotting behind them in a close fifth.
Yamaha topped the charts again in the enduro category with their WR450F, followed by KTM’s range of the 500 EXC, 300 EXC, 350 EXC-F and 450 EXC. Yamaha’s WR250F remained as the highest-selling model of the quarter-litre machines, sitting sixth in the overall order.
Honda has maintained its position as Australia’s highest-selling motorcycle manufacturer across all categories, sharing 21.5 percent of the market. Yamaha trailed closely with 21.4 percent, while Kawasaki holds 9.4 percent. Harley-Davidson and Suzuki ranked fourth and fifth respectively earning nine and 8.7 percent of total motorcycles sold.
Top 10 combined off-road models sold (JAN-SEP 2016):
1. Yamaha WR450F 1,390
2. Honda CRF50F 1,014
3. Yamaha PW50 898
4. Yamaha TTR50E 826
5. Honda CRF110F 762
6. Honda CRF230F 761
7. Yamaha YZ250F 664
8. Suzuki DRZ400E 655
9. Kawasaki KLX110 647
10. Yamaha YZ450F 645
Top 10 motocross models sold (JAN-SEP 2016):
1. Yamaha YZ250F 664
2. Yamaha YZ450F 645
3. Kawasaki KX450F 504
4. Kawasaki KX250F 456
5. Honda CRF250R 441
6. KTM 450 SX-F 397
7. Honda CRF450R 380
8. KTM 250 SX-F 331
9. KTM 85 SX 302
10. KTM 65 SX 300
Top 10 enduro models sold (JAN-SEP 2016):
1. Yamaha WR450F 1,390
2. KTM 500 EXC 601
3. KTM 300 EXC 566
4. KTM 250 EXC-F 561
5. KTM 450 EXC 406
6. Yamaha WR250F 328
7. Husqvarna TE 300 234
8. Yamaha WR250R 221
9. Husqvarna FE 350 212
10. Suzuki RMX450Z 188
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