Looking at the major markets, the UK was the only one to post growth (+5.4%) in January. France (-9.8%), Germany (-15.5%), Spain (-15.5%) and Italy (-23.6%) saw their markets shrink.

For the sector of light commercial vehicles up to 3.5t – or "vans" – registrations decreased by 9.7% in January, amounting to 103,129 units. The UK market expanded (+11.9%), while France (-9.3%), Germany (-13.9%), Spain (-18.2%) and Italy (-25.7%) all faced a downturn. France recorded the most vans (29,505 units), followed by the UK (16,049 units) and Germany (14,260 units). 



For heavy commercial vehicles over 16t (excluding Buses & Coaches) – "heavy trucks" – demand declined the most sharply across segments in January, with a fall of 18.4% to 15,510 vehicles. All major markets contracted, from -9.3% in Italy to -11.1% in Spain, -15.4% in France and -22.0% in Germany and the UK. 



Looking at commercial vehicles over 3.5t (excluding Buses & Coaches) – "trucks" –
January results were also negative, with a drop of 17.2% to 20,306 new trucks reflecting the general downturn across most markets. All significant markets recorded a double-digit decline, ranging from -10.1% in Spain to -14.2% in Italy, -15.1% in France, -19.5% in Germany and -21.2% in the UK.