It's a well-established fact that motorcycles dominate the roads in the Asian market, and are the preferred means of mobility for a sizable chunk of the population. Countries like India, Indonesia, and the Philippines rely heavily on two wheelers for the movement of the economy – both for personal mobility and the delivery of goods and services.
Speaking of Asian countries, motorcycle sales in the Philippines have seen a huge spike in the first half of 2023. Data provided by an article by Philippine Star cites a report by the MDPPA, or the Members of the Motorcycle Development Program Participants Association Inc., an organization of motorbike manufacturers membered by the Japanese big four – Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha. According to the data, a total of 932, 220 motorcycles from these brands were sold from January to July, 2023, a notable jump from the same period last year, which saw 890,720 brand-new bikes sold.
