The motorcycle market in France

In France, the annual number of motorcycle registrations is around 700,000, and that of scooters 200,000. The fleet in circulation can be estimated at between 800 and 900,000 units. The maintenance and service sector is highly fragmented, with a large number of small companies. Around 60% of these companies employ no workers at all, and a third have between one and five employees. Mandatory technical inspections and environmental standards have a strong influence on the market. The two-wheeled market in France, made up largely of motorcycles and scooters, caters for a predominantly male population, with an average rider age of around 46. These riders often hold managerial positions in their working lives, and generally own a car as well as their two-wheeler. New two-wheeler registrations have been declining over the last fifteen years in all categories, with the steepest drop in the tricycle and quad segment, which has fallen by around 50%. Motorcycles under 125 cm3 were down by almost

The motorcycle market covers the motorized two-wheeled assembly . It thus brings together the different categories of motorcycles: the 50 cc (cc) (mopeds), the 51 to 125 cc (motorcycles and small engines) and the over 125 cc (motorcycles and large engines)

The automotive glazing replacement and repair market for light vehicles amounts to around 3 million services per year representing a value of 1.6 billion euros The automotive glass market, which includes windshields, side windows, rear windows and mirrors. The sector was disrupted by the health crisis, which led to a 15% drop in the volume of glass repairs, but has since recovered. The LOM law liberalized the captive parts market. Full competition for automotive glazing will begin on January 1, 2023. Market innovations include ultra-strong lenses, head-up vision lenses, acoustic lenses and plastic lenses, as well as ultra-connected lenses with integrated antennas for enhanced vehicle connectivity. The global automotive glass market is estimated at $30 billion. Automotive glass market trends and dynamics The automotive glass sector was dominated by carmaker dealerships until the arrival of Carglass in 1986. The 1983 regulations required all windshields to be made of laminated glass. The