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16 S ão Paulo – Motorcycles manufacturers have revised upwards their projections for the market in 2019. Their new take on the market is that production will increase by 6%, rather than 4%, in comparison to the volume that rolled off production lines last year, which would take the total market to 1.1 million units. In the case of sales to the dealerships, the new scenario is that they will be 10.7% higher than those achieved in 2018, reaching 1 million 60 thousand units. The previous projection was that the market, until December, would sell 7.7% more. To the retail, the new projection for the industry announced by Abraciclo on Wednesday 10 points to an increase of 8.5% compared to 2018, which by year-end will represent – should the projections prove accurate -- 1 million 20 thousand licensed motorcycles. Previously, the entity called for 998 thousand units for sales that were 6.2% higher than the 940.1 thousand units of the previous year. Motorcycle industry reviews projections for 2019 ASSESSMENT By Bruno de Oliveira Photo: Publicity