Latest figures from the ACEA show that CV registrations last month were up +8.7%, totalling 113,865 units, with growth sustained across all commercial vehicle segments. Both Spain (+43.6%) and Italy (+21.2%) posted double-digit percentage gains, followed by the UK (+15.8%), while France remained stable (+0.2%) and Germany (-8.7%) saw its demand for commercial vehicles decrease.

Year to date, the EU market has expanded (+11.8%), totalling 1,308,788 commercial vehicles. During the same period, Spain (+37.0%), the UK (+19.0%), Italy (+10.3%), Germany (+2.4%) and France (+0.8%) all posted growth.

For new light commercial vehicles up to 3.5t – vans – August registrations totalled 90,675 units, up (+7.0%) compared to August 2014. This marked two consecutive years of growth in this segment. Spain (+43.3%), Italy (+20.5%) and the UK (+14.3%) positively contributed to the upturn, while Germany (-12.6%) and France (-1.1%) performed less well than in August 2014.

From January to August 2015, more than one million (1,079,131) new vans were registered in the EU (+10.8%). Spain (+35.5%), the UK (+16.8%), Italy (+9.0%) and Germany (+2.8%) saw their demand for vans increase over this period, while France remained stable (-0.3%).

For new heavy commercial vehicles over 16t (excluding heavy buses & coaches) – heavy trucks – the August 2015 results show an increase in registrations (+19.0%), totalling 15,496 units. Spain (+67.3%), still benefiting from the government incentive programme, largely contributed to this positive outcome, followed by Italy (+25.2%), the UK (+17.3%) and France (+10.5%) which all posted double-digit growth.

Eight months into the year, the EU market grew (+20.7%), reaching 163,364 units. Spain (+52.9%), the UK (+48.8%), Italy (+24.0%), France (+10.0%) and Germany (+3.6%) saw their demand for heavy trucks increase, contributing to the overall upturn of the EU market over the period.

Finally, for new medium & heavy commercial vehicles over 3.5t (excluding buses & coaches) – trucks – a total of 19,861 units were registered in the EU in August, up (+14.7%) compared to August 2014. All major markets supported the overall expansion, with Spain (+59.5%), Italy (+24.6%), the UK (+15.0%), France (+6.8%) and Germany (+0.6%) posting growth.

From January to August 2015, 204,679 new trucks (+16.6%) were registered in the EU. In particular, Spain (+49.3%), the UK (+38.4%) and Italy (+20.4%) recorded significant increases over the period, followed by France (+7.7%) and Germany (+1.0%), which reported a more modest growth.