EU demand for commercial vehicles continued to rise in January.

142,864 vans were registered in Europe in January 2016.

Van registrations totalled 142,864 units, 9.3% more than in January 2016. All major markets contributed positively to this upturn. Spain (+31.5%) and France (+10.3%) posted double‐digit gains, followed by Germany (+5.8%), Italy (+5.0%) and the United Kingdom (+1.2%).

Within the segment for new medium and heavy commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, 27,885 new trucks were registered in the European Union, 3.6% more than in January 2016. Three of the five largest EU markets posting growth over the month.

For new heavy commercial vehicles (HCV) over 16 tonnes, the segment rose 3.9% in January with 23,195 new vehicles. Most of the major EU markets contributed to this growth, especially Italy (+54.5%), France (+12.0%) and the UK (+8.8%), although the Spanish (-10.0%) and German (-5.9%) markets faced a downturn.