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EU – EVs Outsell Diesel Cars for First Time
Perhaps more significant though is that battery electric vehicles took a 15.1% market share, outselling tax-favored diesel vehicles. Hybrid-electric cars remained the second-most popular choice among new car buyers, representing 24.3% of the market. Gasoline fueled cars retained the largest share, accounting for 36.3%. Continue reading
EU Commercial Vehicle Registrations -8.5% in October
In a demonstration of the murky answer to the question “is the ongoing European-recession glass half-empty or half-full?”, ACEA* said today that the EU market for new commercial vehicles continued to scuffle, declining for the sixteenth month in a row at -8.5% vehicles.
However, year-to-date registrations of new commercial vehicles across the European Union contracted by 16.8% to 1.3 million units. So things are improving somewhat since the rate of decline is decreasing. Moreover, the truck and bus segments performed better than in October 2021. Continue reading
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Statistical Quirks Show September EU Car Sales up 10%
This is really a mathematical quirk since the “increase” came from a low base of comparison from September 2021, when the semiconductor shortage hindered vehicle production. This is an economic calamity because 12.7 million Europeans work in the auto industry, directly or indirectly, comprising 6.6% of all EU jobs. Moreover, 11.5% of EU manufacturing jobs, ~3.5 million, are in the automotive sector. Motor vehicles are responsible for €398.4 billion of tax revenue for governments within key European markets. Continue reading
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August EU Car Sales Increased after 13 Months of Decline
During August, the European new car market returned to growth (+4.4%), bringing an end to thirteen months of consecutive decline. Nonetheless, with 650,305 units registered this remains far below pre-pandemic levels. All the key EU markets positively contributed to the region’s growth, with gains seen in Italy (+9.9%), Spain (+9.1%), France (+3.8%) and Germany (+3.0%). Continue reading
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EU Passenger Car Sales Drop 21% in April
With the exception of the pandemic year in 2020, this was the weakest April result in terms of volumes sold since records began. Put another way, Russian roulette is a bad game. All major markets contributed to the region’s negative performance: Italy (-33.0%), France (-22.6%), Germany (-21.5%) and Spain (-12.1%), according to ACEA Continue reading
West European Car Sales Decline in April to 8.8 Million
“Supply chain bottlenecks still the key reason for the depressed level of registration statistics. The war in Ukraine, as well as lock-downs in China, will likely exacerbate supply issues, meaning vehicle sales will continue to suffer from a lack of adequate supply,” LMC said today. Continue reading
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EU Registrations: Q1 -12.3%, March -20.5%
The ongoing supply chain interruptions, further exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, negatively affected car production. As a result, most countries in the region recorded double-digit drops in sales, including the four key markets: Spain (-30.2%), Italy (-29.7%), France (-19.5%) and Germany (-17.5%). This compares to Passenger car registrations: -6.4% first two months of 2022; -6.7% in February, which means the trend line is increasingly negative. Continue reading
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February EU Commercial Vehicle Registrations Drop -15.7%
From January to February, demand for commercial vehicles in the EU decreased by 13.5% to 257,127 units registered in total. Spain (-21.9%), France (-19.3%), Germany (-5.8%) and Italy (-2.8%) all recorded declines. The negative effects of Putin’s war on Ukraine have yet to be experienced. Continue reading
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Covid Curse – EU Sales Drop 19% in February, -22% YTD
With 771,486 units registered across the EU region, according to ACEA, this marked the lowest February total on record since 2013. All four major EU markets recorded losses last month. Italy posted the smallest drop (-12.3%), while the other markets faced stronger deterioration: Germany (-19.0%), France (-20.9%) and Spain (-38.4%). Continue reading
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November EU Commercial Vehicle Sales Flat. YTD -20%
Year-to-date reflects the ongoing Covid catastrophe. Sales at 1.5 million units were down -20.3% 11 months into 2020. All EU27 markets – including the four major ones – have recorded double-digit declines so far in 2020, although less steep than in the preceding months: Spain (-28.4%), France (-18.4%), Germany (-16.3%) and Italy (-15.6%). Continue reading
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March EU Commercial Vehicle Registrations -47.3%
Every vehicle segment was deeply affected by the fallout of the COVID-19 outbreak. All 27 EU markets recorded substantial declines last month. The strongest drops were posted by Italy (-66.1%), Spain (-64.4%) and France (-63.1%). Continue reading
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EU Passenger Car Registrations Barely Up in 2019
However, for the entire year of 2019 growth was a paltry +1.2% across the European Union, reaching more than 15.3 million units in total and marking the sixth consecutive year of growth. Continue reading
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September New Passenger Car Registrations Up in European Union, But Trend is Downward
During the first nine months of 2019, EU new car registrations were down 1.6% compared to the same period the year before. Despite demand recovering across the European Union in September, Germany (+2.5%) was the only major market to post positive results so far this year. Spain (‐7.4%) saw the strongest drop, followed by the United Kingdom (‐2.5%), Italy (‐1.6%) and France (‐1.3%). Continue reading
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EU Passenger Car Sales off -2.1% Through May 2019
However, the five major Western European markets posted mixed results: with demand in Spain (-7.3%), the United Kingdom (-4.6%) and Italy (-1.2%) slowing down but growing in Germany (+9.1%) and France (+1.2%). Continue reading
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EU New Commercial Vehicle Registrations Up in H1 2023
Commercial vehicle sales in Europe are up in double digits during H1 2023, according to ACEA* data released this morning. During the first half of 2023, new EU van sales increased by 11.6% to 725,418 units as supply chain issues eased. Continue reading →