Motorcycle sales up 11.8% in first 8 months

MOTORCYCLE SALES hit 1.23 million units in the first eight months, up 11.8% from a year earlier, the Motorcycle Development Program Participants Association, Inc. (MDPPA) said in a statement.

The MDPPA, an association of major motorcycle brands like Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha, and TVS, said August sales amounted to 133,689 units, up 18.4% year on year.

The association described Philippine demand as “sustained” due to their products’ affordability and practicality in the face of increasingly congested roads.

The MDPPA’s forecast for full-year sales growth, issued earlier in the year, was 5%.

The leading product segments in August were automatic motorcycles with sales of 106,382 units, up 24.8%; mopeds (21,805 units, up 3%).

Sales of motorcycles purchased for business amounted to 26,399 units in August 2025, up 14.4%.

“Despite declines in some segments, the industry as a whole remains in a healthy position, and we are confident that the broad appeal of motorcycles will continue to drive demand moving forward,” according to Alexander A. Cumpas, MDPPA president. “This positive growth trajectory is a testament to the enduring relevance and growing importance of motorcycles in the everyday lives of Filipinos, underscoring a resilient and evolving industry.”

MDPPA’s advocacies include road safety and environmental protection.