Honda: in the March 2023 market seven examples in the top ten placings

Positive results for Honda also in the March, after those found in January and February 2023. There are seven models present in the top ten positions in the ranking, both as a result for the month and on the annual total. Outcomes referring to the sum of what was noted in the sector motorcycle with models like CB750 Hornets, CRF1100L Africa Twin e NC750X, in addition to the segment scooter with the first five placings and six examples in the top ten places.

The data

The program of Honda Live Tour, the road tests that attract the attention of numerous enthusiasts every year, has begun. In the month of April Honda will be in Lucca, Bobbio (PC), Rome and Montesilvano (PE), where the first appointment of the driving school with the Honda 125 gears aimed at the female public is also scheduled.
Based on the overall data, the same market shares are linked to the commercial performance of the Japanese brand with a figure of 25,6% in March and 27,3% in the first three months. For motorbikes a percentage of 11,7% in March and 12,4% overall, while for scooters a result of 39,8% in March and 41,8% overall.
Honda X-ADV continues to be one of the most popular vehicles also in March with 884 models registered, reaching 2.587 units in the first three months of the year. A constant record, to which we can add the 185 examples of Forza 750 considering the 750 cc Honda proposal with "long stroke" engine, motorcycle-type chassis and DCT gearbox.

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Among the Honda models highlighted in March there is also the CRF1100L Africa Twin, offered in the standard and Adventure Sports versions. 674 units were registered, of which approximately half were equipped with a dual-clutch DCT gearbox.
The performance of the new one is also good CB750 Hornets, always at the top of the segment among medium-sized naked bikes in the second month of marketing. There were 401 units registered in March and the result of the other naked CB500F is also positive, with 85 units in the month of March.

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Among the tourers the one stands out NT1100 which, despite considering a demand higher than the current availability, in March was in first place in the respective segment with 97 units registered and also in the first three months of the year, in light of the 244 units registered.
The wait for the new one is also coming to an end Honda XL750 Transalp, listed at the price of 10.690 euros fc, as reported. Numerous enthusiasts have booked it and, based on some slowdowns in international logistics, the first registrations will start at the end of April. The new scrambler will also arrive shortly after CL500.

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Finally, talking about the automatic examples with variator, in the Honda 350 scooter range made up of the model SH 350i which figures at the absolute top in sales, therefore to the different Force 350 e ADV 350, in March 3.352 registrations were recorded, occupying the podium on the annual total with 6.912 units overall. Then underlined the result of the SH125/150i with 1.816 units purchased in March alone, a total of 4.925 in the first quarter.

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