<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ROCKGOD01 @ Oct 3 2009, 07:25 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yeah dammit cause we all know howmuch vietfuckinnam and thailad contribute to the motogp masses and market share of the companies that race. Great post supershitty!
Maybe
you don't being in insu-.......-lar USA but the in global market share SE Asia makes NA and European markets look like an afterthought. The ratio there is at least 10 bikes to one car. Contributions to MGP? Right now Wilairot and Petronas come to mind.
FYI, from Freedonia:
Two separate motorcycle markets exist. The first is centered in the industrialized Triad (i.e., the US, Japan and Western Europe), where motorcycles are seen as pleasure vehicles by consumers who already have one or more automobiles. These motorcycles on average tend to be larger, more powerful machines which cost on average about $5,000 to $6,500 (in the US and Europe), and somewhat less in Japan.
The other, much larger market in unit terms, is found in the emerging economies of the Asia/Pacific, Latin America and Africa/Mideast regions, where motorcycles are seen as primary family and work vehicles. These vehicles are cheaper, smaller and less powerful than Triad motorcycles.
Demand shifting toward motorcycles in key Asia/Pacific region
Numerous motorcycle original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) exist, especially in
the Asia/ Pacific region, which represents the heart of global motorcycle demand. However, competitive intensity is increasing, as evidenced by ongoing price wars in China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other Southeast Asian markets. Furthermore, restrictions on motorcycle use in large metropolitan areas of China and some other Asia/Pacific countries is causing a shift in demand away from urban areas to rural markets, which is causing a resulting change in product mix. Demand is moving away from scooters, mopeds and minibikes toward more robust and powerful light motorcycles, which better suit rural transportation needs.