In total, 832,093 units were registered in the first half – down 6.9% compared to the first half-year of 2012. The UK was the only market to post growth (+7.2%), while downturn ranged from -6.0% in Spain to -9.4% in France, -10.2% in Germany and -19.5% in Italy. 

The downward trend was also seen in June, with a drop of 4.8% in registrations, which reach a total of 149,996 units. All segments were down, from -4.2% for vans to -14.0% for buses and coaches. Looking at the major markets, Spain (+14.7%) and the UK (+3.7%) expanded in June, while Germany  (-7.1%), France (-9.3%) and Italy (-13.1%) faced a downturn.

Looking at the figures for new light commercial vehicles up to 3.5t – "vans" – a total of 684,499 new vans were registered, down 5.9%. The UK was the only market to expand (+11.2%). Spain recorded a 3.8% decline, while Germany (-9.0%) and France (-9.1%) performed similarly, and Italy faced a double-digit downturn.

For June, van registrations amounted to 123,720 units, 4.2% less than in the same month last year. Spain (+21.9%) and the UK (+3.4%) saw their demand for vans increase, while Germany (-6.7%), France (-8.6%) and Italy (-10.9%) registered fewer vehicles than in June 2012.

For new heavy commercial vehicles over 16t (excluding Buses & Coaches) – "heavy trucks" – from January to June, 100,456 units were registered, 11.3% less than in the first semester of 2012. All major markets contracted, from -6.3% in the UK to -12.1% in Italy, -13.3% both in France and Germany, and -18.4% in Spain. 

Demand for new heavy trucks decreased by 5.8% in June, totalling 17,970 units. The UK stood out as the only major market to perform better than in June last year (+23.1%), while all other significant markets experienced double-digit drops ranging from -10.4% in Germany to -13.4% in France, -20.1% in Italy and -21.9% in Spain

The sector of new commercial vehicles over 3.5t (excluding Buses & Coaches) – "trucks" – saw a downturn prevail across major markets for the first half, with contraction reaching -8.8% in the UK, -13.2% in Germany, -13.5% in France, -16.1% in Italy and -18.3% in Spain. Overall, the EU market declined by 11.5%, recording 132,900 new trucks over six months. 

In June, the segment of trucks was down by 6.6%, with 23,780 new registrations in the EU. While the UK performed better than in June last year (+15.5%), Germany (-7.5%), France (-16.5%), Spain (-22.1%) and Italy (-26.8%) all saw their markets shrink. In the first semester,