EU new car registrations up 10.6% in March
The rise helped push Q1 new passenger car registrations to 3,246,719 units, marking an 8.4% rise.
In March 2014, all major markets saw a rise, with the UK (+17.7%) and Spain (+10.0%) recording double-digit growth, while France (+8.5%), Germany (+5.4%) and Italy (+5.0%) also saw increases.
However, the ACEA noted that in absolute figures, the total of 1,449,148 units registered marked the second lowest result to date for a month of March since ACEA began the series in 2003 with the enlarged EU.
Year to date, all major markets posted growth, ranging ranged from 2.9% in France, 5.6% in Germany, 5.8% in Italy to 11.8% in Spain and 13.7% in the UK.
Natalie Middleton
Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for nearly 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day. Natalie edits all the Fleet World websites and newsletters, and loves to hear about any latest industry news - or gossip.
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