Dual-sports, scooters shun recession, sales up

Sales of scooters and dual-sports were up 41.5 and 22.8 percent in 2008 compared with 2007, reports the Motorcycle Industry Council. In the same time, the overall motorcycle industry reported a sales downturn of 7.2 percent, while US car and light truck sales were down 18 percent. These numbers illustrate a general movement towards utilitarian motorcycles and scooters being used as primary transportation and away from large capacity machines purchased purely for recreation.
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