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Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers in Canada - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Evan Jozkowski Evan Jozkowski New York, United States Last Updated: October 2024 NAICS 44122CA

Revenue

$10.1bn

2024

$10.1bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

17,043

Businesses

2,476

Wages

$X.Xbn

Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers in Canada industry analysis

Motorcycle, boat and ATV dealers sell and repair new and used motorcycles, boats, ATVs and other similar vehicles. Since most of these products are discretionary or luxury items, the economy's strength influences demand for products and services. Even so, the industry displayed strong growth during the pandemic; lockdown restrictions severely limited access to leisure, recreation and entertainment options, increasing demand for socially-distanced activities like cycling and boating. However, climbing interest rates threatened growth at the end of the period. Customers have struggled to justify and finance big-ticket purchases, limiting demand for motorcycles, motorboats and ATVs while supporting bike sales. Overall, revenue has climbed at an expected CAGR of 2.3% to $10.6 billion through the current period, including a 4.0% jump in 2024, where profit reached 3.1%. 

Trends and Insights

  • Consumers spent more on available leisure options during the pandemic. Additional leisure time and fewer entertainment options drove demand for bikes, motorcycles and ATVs, though mass returns to work and unstable economic conditions limited growth opportunities for many dealers.
  • Bikes have grown more popular with consumers. Electric bike usage has skyrocketed, especially in major cities, while environmental and health-conscious buyers prefer bikes for short trips and exercise.
  • Dealers commonly follow population trends. Ontario and Quebec, the most populous regions in the nation, account for the largest share of industry establishments.
  • A strategic location facilitates successful business. Dealerships sell at a local level, so finding a location that caters to a large potential customer pool is key.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 2.3 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $10.1bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Dealers performed well during the padnemic

  • The pandemic created unique challenges for the industry; motorcycle, boat and ATV dealers benefited from a large spike in demand and revenue in 2020 and 2021 despite poor underlying economic conditions.
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Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers in Canada
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

The economy’s recovery will drive growth

  • Per capita disposable income and consumer confidence will recover through the outlook period, making large-scale purchases, like motorcycles and boats, more feasible for prospective buyers. Similarly, lower interest rates will make financing purchases more affordable for consumers.

Biggest companies in the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers in Canada

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($short_0)
2024
Profit ($short_0)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers in Canada industry for Alfabank-Adres to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers in Canada
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Motorcycles and snowmobiles and parts, ATVs and parts and Other recreational vehicles and parts. Motorcycles and snowmobiles and parts is the largest segment of the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers in Canada.

Trends and Insights

Demand for motorcycles, snowmobiles and parts encounters speedbumps

  • This segment includes motorcycles, motorbikes, mopeds and snowmobiles. Motorcycles and mopeds have become popular, fuel-efficient alternatives to cars, though riders endure greater exposure to the Canadian winter. Different motorcycles appeal to different consumers: offroad bikes appeal to thrill seekers, while off-highway bikes attract city dwellers.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Operators in this industry sell or repair motorcycles, ATVs and personal watercraft. The industry also provides repair services and retails parts and accessories.

What's included in this industry?

Retailing other recreational vehicles and partsRetailing motorcycles and snowmobiles and partsRetailing ATVS and partsRetailing bicycles

Companies

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Related Terms

MOTORCYCLEALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (ATV)BICYCLE

Industry Code

NAICS 2007

NAICS 441220 - Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers in Canada

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Consumers spent more on available leisure options during the pandemic. Additional leisure time and fewer entertainment options drove demand for bikes, motorcycles and ATVs, t...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Bikes have grown more popular with consumers. Electric bike usage has skyrocketed, especially in major cities, while environmental and health-conscious buyers prefer bikes fo...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Dealers commonly follow population trends. Ontario and Quebec, the most populous regions in the nation, account for the largest share of industry establishments.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each province
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each province in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each province in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

A strategic location facilitates successful business. Dealerships sell at a local level, so finding a location that caters to a large potential customer pool is key.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

There are no major companies in this industry. The industry is dominated by smaller-scale businesses and nonemployers that serve a given locality.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    Dealers don't benefit from any industry-specific assistance. Businesses often receive support from trade associations and generic small business or provincial programs.

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    Dealers accrue extensive purchasing costs. Superior inventories can help companies differentiate from competitors but supply chain disruptions have added to volatility.

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
    • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Assets (2017-2022)
    • Liabilities (2017-2022)
    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Average Wage (2014-2029)
    • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
    • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2014-2029)
    • IVA (2014-2029)
    • Establishments (2014-2029)
    • Enterprises (2014-2029)
    • Employment (2014-2029)
    • Exports (2014-2029)
    • Imports (2014-2029)
    • Wages (2014-2029)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers industry in Canada in 2024?

    The market size of the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers industry in Canada is $10.1bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers in Canada industry in 2024?

    There are 2,476 businesses in the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers industry in Canada, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers industry in Canada has been growing at a CAGR of 2.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers industry in Canada over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers industry in Canada is expected to grow.

    What does the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers in Canada include?

    Retailing other recreational vehicles and parts and Retailing motorcycles and snowmobiles and parts are part of the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers industry.

    How competitive is the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers industry in Canada?

    The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Motorcycle, Boat & ATV Dealers industry in Canada.

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    Competitors

    • New Car Dealers in Canada
    • Used Car Dealers in Canada

    Complementors

    • Motorcycle, Bike & Parts Manufacturing in Canada
    • Automobile Wholesaling in Canada

    International industries

    • Motorcycle Dealership and Repair in the US
    • Bicycle Dealership and Repair in the US
    • Boat Dealership and Repair in the US
    • Marine Equipment Retailing in Australia
    • Motorcycle Dealers in Australia

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