{"id":151184,"date":"2025-01-02T10:52:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T10:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/kawasaki-number-one-in-the-netherlands-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T10:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T10:52:50","slug":"kawasaki-number-one-in-the-netherlands-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/en\/kawasaki-number-one-in-the-netherlands-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawasaki number one in the Netherlands for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kawasaki has not achieved the No. 1 position in the Dutch motorcycle market since its arrival in 1968. The shining position is due to well-liked models, such as the Kawasaki Z900 and the Versys range. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"788\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28429\" src=\"https:\/\/motorrai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/marktleider_4000x3000_nl-final-1140x788.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Kawasaki apentrots<\/h2>\n<p>Needless to say, the flag was immediately hoisted at the Kawasaki Benelux headquarters in Hoofddorp on January 1. Branch Manager Benelux Henk Salomons: &#8220;We as team Kawasaki Netherlands are extremely proud of this achievement. A broad and beautiful model line-up and a particularly strong and loyal dealer network have contributed to this result.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"555\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28028\" src=\"https:\/\/motorrai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kawasaki-Versys-1100-SE-1-1140x555.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Position taken over from Yamaha<\/h2>\n<p>Kawasaki has taken over the lead from Yamaha, which became the market leader in 2023 thanks to the successful MT-07 and MT-09. Before that, BMW has been the best-selling motorcycle brand in the Netherlands in a long series of consecutive years thanks in particular to the BMW R 1200 GS and R 1250 GS. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21792\" src=\"https:\/\/motorrai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Yamaha-MT-09-2021-Review-FOTO-0014-1140x855.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Top 3 motorcycle markets 2024<\/h2>\n<p>The new BMW R 1300 GS will be the best-selling motorcycle in 2024, followed by the Yamaha MT-07 and Kawasaki Z900. However, the differences at the top are very small. Yamaha as a brand holds the second position in 2024 followed by BMW in third place.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"760\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28430\" src=\"https:\/\/motorrai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P90554816_lowRes_bmw-r-1300-gs-advent-1140x760.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Rising popularity<\/h2>\n<p>Motorcycle sales set another record in the Netherlands in 2o24. In the first nine months, the counter already stood at 17,090 new motorcycles, representing an increase of 10.5% compared to record year 2023. In short, the popularity of motorcycles is growing.  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kawasaki has not achieved the No. 1 position in the Dutch motorcycle market since its arrival in 1968. 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