January EU passenger car registrations reach historic low, reports ACEA
Looking at the major markets, only the UK posted growth (+11.5%), while the downturn prevailed in Germany (-8.6%), Spain (-9.6%), France (-15.1%) and Italy (-17.6%).
In absolute figures, Germany remained the largest market with 192,090 new registrations, followed by the UK (143,643 units), France (124,798) and Italy (113,525). Spain registered 49,671 new cars, which was slightly less than Belgium (50,684 units).
Looking at the individual car brands, most posted a decline, although the following all bucked the trend in the EU: Jaguar (+21.5%), Land Rover (+18.5%), Mazda (+11.4%), Honda (+10.3), BMW (+9.8%), Dacia (+8.8%), Kia (+7.2), SEAT (+6.0), Mercedes (+4.7) and Opel/Vauxhall (+4.5%).
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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