Market: Swiss love their motorcycles
The Swiss motorcycle and scooter market grew by 13 percent year on year to 56,375 units in 2021. This was also helped by the great success of the 125cc class, which is now accessible from the age of 16.
The popularity of motorized two-wheelers in Switzerland has never been higher. Motorcycles and scooters are now strongly represented in all age and income groups. This popularity also resulted in encouraging figures for the Swiss motorcycle and scooter market in 2021. The barrier of 50,000 units was already exceeded after the third quarter - setting a new all-time record.
Young talent class a success right from the start
With an increase of 19.4 percent, the class up to 125 cm3 displacement was particularly successful, as models with a maximum engine output of 15 hp are now also open to 16-year-old newcomers in Switzerland - as in the rest of Europe.
With 8480 units, this newcomer class has immediately become the strongest displacement segment on the market, just ahead of the big hulks with more than 1000 cm3 displacement.
According to the Swiss Motorcycle and Scooter Research Center (SFMR), neither the pandemic-related closures and delivery problems nor the unpleasant early summer weather were able to stop the positive market development.
Pure electric scooters are in high demand
The electric age is now taking hold with vigor in the case of scooters used primarily in the agglomerations for short distances. At 1775 units, the share of electrically powered new scooters was 9.5 percent of the total scooter market, which grew by four percent.
The situation is different for motorcycles: For technical reasons, and therefore due to the lack of attractive models, electric drive is still a wallflower for the time being.
The brand ranking in Switzerland is headed by Yamaha with 10,792 units sold, followed by Honda with 7095, Vespa with 4599, BMW with 4140 and Kawasaki with 3272. The top ten also includes KTM, Triumph, SYM, Harley-Davidson and Ducati.
