Article from RideApart.com dated Jan, 2022:
"Despite the lurching, emotional rollercoaster ride that was 2020, motorcycle OEMs, including BMW Motorrad, mostly had very good years. After all, it’s not difficult to understand why both new and returning riders would want to get on some bikes and ride very far away from things for a while, is it? Perhaps it shouldn’t surprise us to learn that 2021 was even better for BMW.
"How much better? While 2020 represented what was, up until that point, BMW Motorrad’s second-best annual sales figures ever, 2021 broke BMW’s previous record entirely. Throughout 2021, BMW Motorrad managed to shift a total of 194,261 motorcycles to customers all around the world. That’s a 14.8 percent increase over its 2020 number of 169,272. Prior to tallying its 2021 figures, BMW Motorrad’s best sales year on record was 2019, where the company sold 175,162 motorbikes worldwide.
"What was BMW’s most popular model in 2021? As you’ve probably already guessed, it was the 1250 GS, which has been and remains extremely popular among riders worldwide. In a world where so much is changing, that tried-and-true fact may almost seem comforting, in a way. Around 60,000 1250 GS bikes found their way into new customer hands. Additionally, BMW says the R 1250 RT, R 18s, and S 1000 R also went over well with the public."
To read more see: https://www.rideapart.com/news/561350/bmw-motorrad-2021-sales-record/
Jerry M
"I ride because it frees my mind from the tyranny of petty things."