Abraciclo revises projections

Abraciclo, an association that gathers the manufacturers of motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, bicycles and similar, revised projections for 2013 down on Tuesday, 8, in front of the falls observed in both the production and sale of motorcycles in the period from January to September.
According to figures compiled by Abraciclo, motorcycle sales in the first nine months had retraction of 9.1% over same period in 2012, with 1.12 million plates issued. Only last September, 117.7 million of them were delivered, representing a fall of 8.8% over the same month of 2012. The volume of financing, in turn, fell 20.5 percent in January to 1,000 497.1 September 2012 to 395.2 million motorbikes financed in the same range of 2013.
Wholesale sales also decreased YTD, 7.2% to 1.19 million units. The result was not worse only because there was high of 10.7% in September, while 142.8 million units were sold.
As a result of the weaker market demand, production of motorcycles retraction of 6.9% noted in the first nine months compared to last year, reaching 1.2 million motorcycles produced. From August to September, the fall in production was 4.7%.
PROJECTIONS before the negative scenario, Marcos Fermanian, President of Abraciclo, points out that the motorcycle production should fall 4.7% in 2012 to 2013, from 1.69 to 1.61 million units. At the beginning of 2013, the expected 5% high Abraciclo. During the year revised projection for stability. Now, fully reversed the projection.
For retail sales, which previously was provided for stability, is expected decline of 6.6%, from 1.6 million in 2012 to 1.53 million this year. In wholesale, the fall should reach 4%, to 1.56 million bikes, according to the calculations of the Association.
Exports, which had slight fall of 0.4% from January to September over the same range of 2012, should not exceed 105 thousand units in 2013.