Retail Sales Report October 20, 2003
August ATV sales rebound 20.6%
ATV sales in August were the second strongest month this year, trailing May by 325 units. August sales were 68,511 units, up 20.6% over the same month in 2002. It was by far the largest month-over-month gain this year and pushed year-to-date figures up 2.6% over the same eight months of 2002, according to figures compiled by the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC).
Total motorcycle sales for August were up 14% over August 2002, and year-to-date figures through August were up 6.9% over 2002. Eight-month sales this year were 678,260 units.
The highway segment continued to be the largest segment, posting sales of 440,076 units through August, up 4.9% over the same month last year. August highway sales were up 14.3%
The fastest growing segment for the year was scooters, which grew at a rate of 17% over the eight months. However, unit sales were only 35,542, about 5% of the total motorcycle sales.
This report contains estimated retail unit sales of motorcycles, ATVs and scooters from warranty registrations provided by Aprilia, Arctic Cat, BMW, Bombardier, Buell, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Indian, KTM, Kawasaki, Polaris, Suzuki, Triumph, Victory, and Yamaha from retail dealers. This report does not include total retail sales, since a small portion (less than 5%) of total retail sales is not reported through warranty registrations.
MIC membership is open to new and existing motorcycle and aftermarket product manufacturers, distributors and allied trades. Retail outlets are not currently eligible for membership. For more information, please call MIC at 949/727-4211.
