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Alan Elsworth

Position: Green Book Editor

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Alan is the Editor of CAP’s Green Book. At CAP he is the authority on all things two wheels. For the past 8 years Alan has been researching motorcycle dealers, auctions, manufacturers and finance houses to generate accurate and up-to-date used valuations and market trends. In his spare time Alan continues to enjoy motorcycling and watching motorcycle sports.

28/11/2014

NEC Motorcycle Live: renewed optimism for next year?

Well it’s that time of year again and as we all head down to the NEC we're enthusiastically awaiting all the new offerings. As part of the industry we are there to show the riding world what is on offer for next year, catch up with fellow industry professionals and set out a plan for the coming year. Most of you reading this were there for various and differing reasons so why was I there and what...

27/11/2014

Green Book Editorial December 2014

Oct 2014 and Year to Date - New Registrations by style Oct 2014 and Year to Date - New Registrations by Style Summary *excluding Scooters New Market The scores are on the doors and they are up again and it’s not getting boring saying it. October’s numbers are up 6.5% for the month overall, ok a bit behind the YTD 9.9% but the positives we have enjoyed all year are continuing. The only blip is yet...

31/10/2014

Green Book Editorial November 2014

A combination of a summer weather extension, new plate and continued interest in two wheels has seen the latest September numbers release from the MCIA showing yet another growth over the same period last year. The total increase is 6.4% or 757 units more, even the long suffering moped sector has seen a bit of a positive leaving its YTD numbers very close to last year in the region of 10% of the...

24/10/2014

New motorcycle buying patterns: Is there an end to low stock levels?

Back in the day the fluctuations in the trade values over the year followed a reasonably predictable pattern. Just before the riding season and customer demand increased, as more dealers sought out stock the price increased. At the end of the season and retail demand eased, prices reduced. The increase started around the first couple of months of the year and reduced around September as the cold...

01/10/2014

Is PCP on bikes the best thing since sliced bread?

I was at an auction recently and speaking to a motorcycle salesman who thinks PCP is the best thing since sliced bread. Why mention this you may ask? Well the interesting bit is he is a younger lad going from a used dealership to a franchised owned by a more experienced person and who does very little PCP. He wanted to know how much PCP really gets done out there and how does it compare to the...

25/09/2014

Green Book Editorial October 2014

It’s still going the right way, even with reports of a bit less showroom traffic, the numbers are still positive. Overall the bottom line for the last full month’s new registration figures are 6.6% up on last year, slightly behind the year to date increase of 10.9%, making the increase in real numbers slightly under 7,000. An interesting point worth noting is the market share of a couple of the...

22/08/2014

Green Book Editorial September 2014

The latest MCIA numbers (July) yet again make for pleasant reading and it’s not getting boring saying that. Total new registrations for the month increased 13.9% over last year with 9,886 units, 1,205 more than last year. Motorcycles are up 14.6% and for the first time for quite some time even the Moped sector has sold a few more than last year and showing a positive 8.7%. Naked style is...