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The Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motorcycles and Parts Industry in South Africa 2019

Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 30 April 2019

The Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motorcycles and Parts Industry in South Africa 2016

Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 27 October 2016

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Report Coverage

This report covers the sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and parts, and the factors influencing the sector’s success, including the growing delivery sector. While there are no local manufacturers, the report includes comprehensive profiles of 18 companies including importers of major international brands such as BMW, Honda, KMSA Distributors (Kawasaki), Suzuki and Tuning Fork (Yamaha). Profiled companies that sell parts or service motorcycles include Max Motorcycle Parts, Triumph, which was appointed as the local Triumph motorcycle distributor last year, and Fire It Up, which was recently awarded the official importer rights for MV Agusta.

Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motorcycles and Parts

The South African motorcycle sector continues to experience declining sales as the weakening rand has caused the cost of bikes to double in the past two years and as economic conditions restrained consumer spending. Revenue of members of the Association of Motorcycle Importers and Distributors was approximately R1.42bn in 2018, down from R1.57bn in 2017. The number of registered motorcycles was 15,359 in 2018 compared to 23,304 in 2015. There are no local manufacturers, and all units and parts are imported.

Room for Growth

While the motorcycle industry is growing in other emerging markets, local sales are declining, as are the number of industry participants. South Africa does not have a large number of people who commute by bike, and sales are predominantly commercial (delivery) and leisure at the high end. However, sales of small motorcycles under 500cc grew by 12.5% in 2018 to in line with the growth of the fast food delivery sector which uses small bikes for deliveries, and this growth is set to increase.

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The Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motorcycles and Parts Industry in South Africa 2019

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Table of Contents

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1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
2.2. Geographic Position 3
3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 3
4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 4
4.1. Local 4
4.1.1. Corporate Actions 6
4.1.2. Regulations 7
4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 8
4.2. Continental 8
4.3. International 9
5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 10
5.1. Economic Environment 10
5.2. Rising Operating Costs 10
5.3. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 11
5.4. Labour 12
5.5. Cyclicality 13
5.6. Environmental Concerns 13
6. COMPETITION 13
6.1. Barriers to Entry 14
7. SWOT ANALYSIS 14
8. OUTLOOK 15
9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 15
10. REFERENCES 16
10.1. Publications 16
10.2. Websites 16
APPENDIX 1 17
Summary of Notable Players 17
COMPANY PROFILES 20
BMW (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD 20
C DEYSEL 23
COMBINED MOTOR HOLDINGS LTD 24
FIRE IT UP CC 27
HARLEY-DAVIDSON AFRICA (PTY) LTD 29
HONDA MOTOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD 31
HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES SA (PTY) LTD 33
KMSA DISTRIBUTORS (PTY) LTD 35
KTM MOTORCYCLES SA (PTY) LTD 38
MAX MOTORCYCLE PARTS SA (PTY) LTD 41
MOTO UNO RACING CC 42
RODEO DRIVE CARS (PTY) LTD 43
SMITH MINING EQUIPMENT (PTY) LTD 45
SOUTHERN AFRICAN MOTORCYCLES (PTY) LTD 47
SUZUKI AUTO SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 49
TRIUMPH SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 52
TUNING FORK (PTY) LTD 53
V - TWO CYCLES CC 56

Report Coverage

The report on the motorcycle sector details the current state of the sector, recent corporate activity and factors influencing the success of the industry, including the newly introduced homologation regulations. The report profiles 18 companies, including Honda, which has the most comprehensive range of motorcycles in the local market, and the largest market share at 17.5%. Also profiled are BMW with 12% of the market and Scooter distributor Big Boy, which was taken over by Southern African Motorcycles Pty Ltd (SAM).

Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motor Cycles in South Africa

Currently there is no local manufacture of motorcycles so all units, parts and most accessories are imported. According to the Association of Motorcycle Importers and Distributors (AMID), the 2015 revenue of its members was approximately R1.762bn. In 2015 there were 23,304 motorcycles registered for road use in South Africa.

Composition of the Sector

Motorcycle importers can be subsidiaries of the overseas parent companies such as BMW, Honda and Suzuki, or independent importers such as KMSA Distributors and Yamaha. While some of these companies serve only as corporate offices which distribute to dealers countrywide, others also sell directly to the public. Some companies prefer a broad reach into the market and sell models in each segment, while others prefer to focus on one or two specific segments. Only a few of the motorcycle distributors are linked to car manufacturers. Most of the distributors in this sector rely on very small staff complements and do not have the advertising and marketing budgets generally associated with their automotive counterparts.

Tough Conditions

The industry is experiencing the worst decline in sales mainly as a result of the weaker Rand, the constrained economy and the change in homologation regulations. Total new motorcycle registrations decreased by 15% to 23,304 units in 2015 from 27,358 units in 2014 following an approximately 20% year-on-year (y/y) decline in new motorcycle registrations in 2014. Stakeholders believe that sales during 2016 and 2017 are unlikely to increase.

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The Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motorcycles and Parts Industry in South Africa 2016

Full Report

R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $101.93 (USD)*

Industry Overview

R 1 330.00(ZAR) estimated $ 71.35 (USD)*

Historical Reports

The Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motorcycles and Parts Industry in South Africa 2019-04-30

R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $101.93 (USD)*

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Table of Contents

[ Close ]
PAGE
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
2.2. Geographic Position 3
3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 3
4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 7
4.1. Local 7
4.1.1. Corporate Actions 11
4.1.2. Regulations 12
4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 13
4.2. Continental 14
4.3. International 14
5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 16
5.1. Economic Environment 16
5.2. Rising Operating Costs 16
5.3. Tolls and Transport Landscape 17
5.4. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 17
5.5. Labour 18
5.6. Cyclicality 19
5.7. Environmental Concerns 19
6. COMPETITION 20
6.1. Barriers to Entry 20
7. SWOT ANALYSIS 21
8. OUTLOOK 21
9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 22
10. REFERENCES 23
10.1. Publications 23
10.2. Websites 23
COMPANY PROFILES 24
AFRICA AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD 24
BMW (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD 26
C DEYSEL 28
CHINESE BIKE PARTS (PTY) LTD 29
COMBINED MOTOR HOLDINGS LTD 30
HARLEY-DAVIDSON AFRICA (PTY) LTD 34
HONDA MOTOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD 36
HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES SA (PTY) LTD 38
KMSA DISTRIBUTORS (PTY) LTD 40
KTM MOTORCYCLES SA (PTY) LTD 42
MAX MOTORCYCLE PARTS SA (PTY) LTD 44
MOTO UNO RACING CC 45
RODEO DRIVE CARS (PTY) LTD 46
SMITH MINING EQUIPMENT (PTY) LTD 48
SOUTHERN AFRICAN MOTORCYCLES (PTY) LTD 50
SUZUKI AUTO SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 52
TUNING FORK (PTY) LTD 54
V - TWO CYCLES CC 56