On the positive wave of the months of October and November, also a December the market for new two-wheelers in Italy closes with a + sign. The last month of the year records a +4.55% compared to the same month of 2021. A figure that pulls the sprint to a 2022, which still closes positively+0.95% on an already solid 2021 (+21.2% on 2020), with over 2,700 more vehicles on the road than the previous year.
Getting to the heart of the data, they are recorded in the last month of the year 9,200 units registered, equal to an increase of 4.55% compared to December 2021. The scooters keep running, which mark a double-digit increase: +11.52 and 4,482 registered vehicles. The growth of motorcycles was more contained, which in any case registered 3,763 units and recorded a +3.95% on the same month of 2021; first setback for mopeds, positive since May, placing 955 units on the market corresponding to a drop of 17.74%.
If we analyze all 12 months of 2022, there were seven months of negative value during the year. Nonetheless, the market closes the year in substantial parity with 2021: +0.95% and 291,661 vehicles sold. Scooters, which had lost more than 13,000 units between February and September, only partially managed to recover ground, stopping at 143,845 vehicles, corresponding to a drop of 4.84%. On the other hand, the performance of motorcycles was very good, closing with 126,571 units and an increase of 6.35%; finally, the closure of mopeds is double-digit which, with 21,245 vehicles, marks a growth of 13.3%.