Japan Motorcycle Exports of 2011 Up 2.3% After 4 years of Downturn

February 1, 2012 - According to JAMA statistics, motorcycle exports from Japan for Calendar Year 2011 was recorded as 504,985 units. Compared with the 493,464 units total recorded for the previous year, this is an increase of 11,521 units or 2.3%, an export increase after four years of downturn.

Total value of motorcycles exported for the calendar year 2011 was $4,698.934 million. This is an increase of $284.369 million or 6.4% as compared with $4,414.565 million recorded for the previous year.

Calendar Year 2011 Motorcycle Export Figures by Class

	Total (Units)	Share (%)	Prev. Year (%)	% Chg.
50cc & under	19,745	3.9	2.3	+71.4
51 - 125cc	45,853	9.1	9.9	-6.4
126 - 250cc	83,594	16.6	17.3	-2.2
Over 250cc	355,793	70.5	70.4	+2.4
Total	504,985	100.0	100.0	+2.3

Export total achieved a 79.0% share of the total production of 638,987 units recorded for calendar year 2011. (*74.3% for calendar year 2010)

Calendar Year 2011 Motorcycle Export Share by Country (%)

	Total (Units)	Share (%)	Prev. Year (%)	% Chg.
Asia	38,856	7.7	8.3	-4.7
Middle-East	3,774	0.7	0.8	-2.9
Europe	174,286	34.5	46.2	-23.6
North America	179,228	35.5	21.5	+68.7
(U.S.A.)	(164,875)	(32.6)	(17.8)	+87.2
Central America	5,968	1.2	1.1	+11.6
South America	40,194	8.0	6.8	+19.9
Africa	21,103	4.2	5.2	-17.8
Oceania	41,576	8.2	10.1	-16.7
Total	504,985	100.0	100.0	+2.3

Calendar Year 2011 Motorcycle Export Figures by Manufacturer

Motorcycle Brand	Units	Chg. from prev. year (%)
Honda	121,914	114.6
Suzuki	116,273	102.7
Yamaha	157,731	95.7
Kawasaki	109,067	100.0
Total	504,985	102.3