The patenting of motorcycles was located in March around the 45,000 units, with a growth of 30% In relation to the same month of 2021, the Association of Automotive Dealers (Acara) and the Chamber of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (Cafam) reported.
According to Acara, motorcycle patenting reached 44,901 units in March, with a growth of 30.8% compared to the same month of 2021 and 31.1% compared to February.
While, For Cafam, 45,597 units were patented in March, which represented an increase of 29%. in relation to the same month of 2021 and an increase of 25.22% compared to February.
According to the Motor Vehicles Division of Acara, in the first quarter there were 112,654 patented units, 28.5% more than in the same period last year; and, for Cafam, 117,328 units have been patented so far this year, 29.82% more than in the same period in 2021
For the president of Acara, Ricardo Salomé, “March was another month of significant growth for motorcycles and it seems that the behavior of the market will continue to rise.”
“March was another month of significant growth for motorcycles and it seems that the behavior of the market will continue to rise”Ricardo Salome, president of Acara
This improvement will occur “beyond the problem of imports, both in units and parts,” continued Salomé, who stressed that despite these drawbacks, “the sale of motorcycles continues to strengthen and grow.”
In that sense, they affirmed from Cafam, “this year it is possible to reach close to 500,000 motorcycles again, as normal years in the industry.”
The rise in sales will be “the 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,” Salomé added.
Likewise, he rescued the “central role” in the financing of Banco Nación’s “Mi Moto” program, “which largely explains this trend that will not stop in the short term.”
“The activity needs an extension of decree 81 or a new law of incentives for local integration to continue increasing the industrialization process,” said the president of Cafam, Lino Stefanuto.
For Stefanuto, “a longer horizon is required to plan and continue developing local products, generate more employment and promote new investments by companies in the sector.”
“Plan ambitious but achievable long-term goals, where both the State and the private sector can join forces in agreements that strengthen the sector and its entire value chain, all contributing to very progressive but sustainable and genuine growth,” he concluded.
By brands, Honda continues to lead the market with 9,159 units, followed by Motomel, 7,063; Corven, 5,923; Gilera, 4,834; and Zanella, 4,196 motorcycles.
According to Acara, the Honda Wave 110 regained first place; followed by the Motomel B110; the Gilera Smash, which he led for much of last year; the Corven Energy 110; and the Keller KN 110-8 closes the top five, displacing the Zanella ZB 110 to sixth position.
According to Kafam, the best-selling motorcycles of 2022 continue to be those with low displacement with 24,373 patented units of 110 cc and 6,489 of 150 cc; and those of national origin with 95%: in March 2022, 43,191 national units and 2,406 imported units were patented, reinforcing a trend that has been taking place since 2016.
As for the categories, the CUB lead the ranking, with 26,810 units, followed by the Street, 9,433 units; and, by zones, the provinces of Buenos Aires, with 14,086, Santa Fe, 5,022; Cordova, 4,638; Chaco, 2,376; and Tucuman, 2010.
