Good year for Triumph

Triumph has released its global results for last financial years, which turned out to bhe a very healthy one for the British maker.

Group turnover rose by 13% from £177m ($A439m) to £200m ($A496m). In the year under review sales of Triumph motorcycles rose to 37,400 units. This represents a growth of 18% compared to the previous year's sales of 31,600 units. The operating profit, before interest and tax, stayed almost constant at £10.3m ($A25.5m) due to significant investment in new production capacity.

Tue Mantoni, Commercial Director, said: "New models are extremely important to driving growth and we are very pleased with the reception of both the Daytona 675 and Scrambler, and the recently launched all-new Tiger. In addition, it has been great to see demand continuing to increase across the rest of our range, with models like the Rocket III, Speed Triple and our retro-styled modern classics appealing strongly."

The company says its global customer research shows that over the last few years the proportion of customers aged under 35 years, buying a new Triumph, has more than doubled.  This customer segment now represents almost a quarter of all Triumph's customers.