The market of new motorcycles grew by 76% in May. Bajaj became the leader ahead of BMW

In May, the Russians purchased 3,902 new motorcycles. Experts of the agency "AUTOSTAT" noted that it is 76% higher than a year ago, but still a little less than in April (3984 units). Recall that 2021 year did not start very well for this segment of the market: in January it fell by 12%, in February - by 19%, in March - by 43%. And now - for the second month in a row (in April there was an increase of 2.5 times), there is a positive trend.

There is not a single newcomer in the top three brands, but there were some surprises. The leader of this segment of vehicles - German BMW - dropped to the second position in the ranking this time, yielding first place to the Indian brand Bajaj. So, Bajaj motorcycles in May were purchased by 517 residents of Russia (+ 94% to May of the previous year). However, all three leaders go quite smoothly, the difference between them is calculated by the piece. BMW motor vehicles were purchased in the amount of 512 units (+ 58%), Racer - 506 units (+ 36%). Note that the top-3 of leaders had almost 40% of the total new motorcycle market in May.

It should also be added that almost all market participants ended the month with positive dynamics: the low base of the previous period, associated with the pandemic and restrictions on the work of dealers in a number of regions of Russia, probably affected. A third of the market in this segment fell on three regions: Moscow (740 units), Moscow Region (358 units) and St. Petersburg (221 units). Their total share was about 34%. Sverdlovsk region is the leader of the non-capital subjects of the Russian Federation, where 206 units of motor vehicles were purchased.

Krasnodar territory is also in the TOP-5, the residents of which purchased 115 new motorcycles. According to the results of 5 months of this year, Russian market of new motorcycles is also in positive territory: from January to May its volume was 9,155 motorcycles, which is 58% higher than in the same period of 2020.