In total, 176,913 units were registered last month, with significant growth in all segments, including the truck segment followoing September’s decline. Four of the five largest markets in Europe posted monthly gains, in particular, Spain (+41.2%), the UK (+27.1) and Italy (+16.3%) recorded a double‐digit growth.

From January to October, 1,393,551 new commercial vehicles were registered, or 9.8% more than in the same period last year. Looking at the largest markets, France remained stable (‐0.4%), while Germany expanded (+7.8%). The UK (+13.9%), Italy (+17.0%) and Spain (+33.5%) posted double‐digit growth.

For light commercial vehicles up to 3.5t – or “vans” – total Octobe registrations were 140,389 units, up 10.3%, mainly affected by the significant growth recorded in most major markets, in Spain (+40.2%), Italy (+18.6%), the UK (18.2%) and Germany (10.9%). French new light commercial vehicle registrations fell (‐4.4%).

From January to October, the EU market for vans increased by 11.6%, compared to the first 10 months of 2013, mainly driven by the generalised growth observed in all major markets in recent months. Ten months into the year, new van registrations totalled 1,135,163 units, representing more than 81% of the total new commercial vehicle registrations.

For new heavy commercial vehicles over 16t (excluding buses and coaches) – or “heavy trucks” – October results were similar to the van segment, with France (‐19.1%) facing a downturn, while Italy (+12.1%), Germany (+15.4%), Spain (+48.1%) and the UK (+61.9%) posted double‐digit growth. Overall, there was an expansion (12.9%) in the whole region.

Over 10 months, the region registered more vehicles (+4.3%) than in the same period last year and counted 175,701 new heavy trucks. Looking at the major markets the results were diverse. France (‐9.8%) and the UK (‐10%) performed less well than in the first ten months of 2013, while the Italian (+12.5%), German (+14.7%) and especially Spanish (+31.7%) markets expanded.

For new commercial vehicles over 3.5t (excluding buses and coaches) – or “trucks” – in October, all major markets, except France (‐20.4%), recorded an increase in trucks sales unlike the previous month, with Germany (+7.3%), Italy (+9%), Spain (+48.1%) and the UK (+67.9%) growing compared to October 2013.

From January to October, France (‐11%) and the UK (‐9.5%) faced a downturn, while demand was up in Italy (+5.1%), Germany (+6%) and Spain (+28.2%), leading to a stable situation in the region as a whole (+1.4%). In total, 235,415 new trucks were registered in the EU in the first 10 months.