The December 2025 motorcycle registration figures have been released, with a total of 63,550 motorcycles registered—a significant 17% increase from the previous month. Thanks to the excise tax subsidy incentives in the final quarter, and despite a sharp decline in electric motorcycle registrations, the total number of registrations for 2025 reached 708,406, maintaining the annual registration threshold of 700,000.。
What were the best-selling motorcycles in Taiwan for December 2025 and for the year 2025? Here is a summary and explanation:
The total number of motorcycles registered in Taiwan in December was 63,550, a significant increase of 17% from the previous month but a decline of 2.5% compared to the same period last year.
The top 9 rankings for December remained unchanged. Among them, Yamaha Motor saw significant growth compared to the previous month, driven by deliveries of the 7th-generation Jingzhan 155 and strong sales of the Gogoro EZZY series!
Sanyang Motorcycles registered 26,988 units in December (42.5% market share), maintaining its position as the market leader, while Kymco ranked second with 15,168 units (23.9% market share);Deliveries of Yamaha Motor’s new “Jingzhan 7th Generation 155” have begun, and as dealers push to meet their annual targets, they have achieved an impressive result of 13,434 units (21.1% market share),Gogoro’s EZZY series sold well, posting solid sales of 2,697 units (4.2% market share); Suzuki, Honda, PGO, Vespa, Hongjiaten, and Zhonghua took first place in the4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th place.
In terms of cumulative annual registrations, the cumulative total for 2025 was 708,406 vehicles, representing a year-over-year decrease of 5.9%.
Sanyang once again claimed the title of annual sales champion in 2025 with a cumulative market share of 44.3%, while Kymco ranked second with an annual market share of 25.9%, and Yamaha Motor secured third place with a market share of 17.8%; Gogoro, buoyed by its new green-plate EZZY model, maintained a 4% market share and held onto fourth place, though it still posted a 46.3% year-over-year decline. This highlights the headwinds facing electric motorcycle sales following the introduction of excise tax subsidies for gasoline-powered motorcycles.。
In terms of best-selling models, Sanyang once again topped the list in December with five models making the cut. Among them, the facelifted New DiJue 125 retained its top spot with 5,407 units sold, while the VIVO Vitality 125 rose to sixth place; Yamaha secured second place in December with four models on the list, In addition to the Jog 125 and the 7th-generation New Jingzhan 125, the 7th-generation New Jingzhan 155—which entered the rankings immediately upon delivery—and the Jinghao 125, which displaced the GP125, were both new entries; With Yamaha’s strong performance, Kymco had only the DaDi MingLiu 125 on the list, dropping to third place, while the GP125 was pushed out of the top 10 (ranking 11th).。
Other top-selling models include the Kymco GP125 in 11th place (1,727 units), the Kymco New Haomao 125 in 12th place (1,702 units), the Sanyang CLBCU 125 in 13th place (1,630 units), the Sanyang MMBCU 158 in 14th place (1,578 units), and the Kymco Nice XL 115 in 15th place (1,345 units).
The new motorcycle models entering the rankings in December are Yamaha’s seventh-generation CYGNUS XR 155 and the Yamaha Jinhao 125, an entry-level commuter model that has re-entered the rankings. Although only 1,848 CYGNUS XR 155 units were registered in December, according to official information from Yamaha Taiwan, pre-orders have already exceeded 5,000 units. It is expected to compete with the Sanyang JET SL 158 series for the top spot in the 150+cc white-plate motorcycle segment!
Source: KOCPC Chinese