Growth was sustained across all commercial vehicle segments in October. Spain (+22.9%) confirmed the positive momentum posting double-digit growth, followed by Italy (+7.6%), Germany (+6.7%) and France (+3.9%), while the UK performed less well compared to October 2014 (-3.0%).

Over ten months in 2015, the EU market expanded (+11.6%), totalling 1,706,662 commercial vehicles. During the same period, Spain (+36.5%), the UK (+16.6%), Italy (+9.8%), Germany (+2.7%) and France (+2.1%) all posted growth.

New registrations of light commercial vehicles totalled 150,984 units, up (+7.3%) compared to October 2014. This marked the 26th consecutive month of growth in the segment. Spain (+24.9%), Italy (+7.0%), the UK (+6.2%), Germany (+4.0%) and France (+1.6%) all positively contributed to the upturn.

From January to October 2015, ACEA recorded 1,404,121 new vans registations in the EU (+10.8%). Spain (+35.5%), the UK (+16.3%), Italy (+8.5%) and Germany (+2.6%) saw demand for vans increase over this period, while France remained stable (+0.9%).