motorcycle news - Thursday 29th January 2009
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BMW motorcycle registrations up 15%
In these times of economic gloom, BMW Motoradd UK have something to shout about … in 2008 the company achieved record levels of registrations, increasing by 15% year on year sales over 2007.
A total of 5,850 BMW bikes were sold in 2008 - a year when UK motorcycle registrations fell by 5.3 per cent.
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Combined sales of the R 1200 GS and its Adventure variant 'unofficially' made it the UK's best-selling bike (registrations totalled 2,411 units, up 21% over 2007).
BMW increased its market share from 5% to 6% in 2008, overtaking Harley-Davidson to become the 6th best selling motorcycle manufacturer in the UK (only 40 registrations behind 5th place Triumph).
The R1200GS GS and Adventure models accounted for a 41% of the company's overall registrations; the standard GS topped the table with 1,280 bikes sold; whilst the Adventure secured second place with sales of 1,131 units.
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