EU commercial vehicle sales increase in November

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- European registrations of commercial vehicles rose in November, according to data from the European vehicle manufacturers Association, ACEA, issued on 17 December.

In November, said ACEA, registrations of new commercial vehicles continued their upward trend commenced in March. The EU* recorded 160,495 new vehicles, or 16.3 percent more than in the same month last year. Except for buses and coaches, all segments posted growth from January to November, resulting in an overall 7.5 percent expansion of the EU* market compared to the very low levels of last year.

November saw a strong increase of the heavy truck market (+69.8 percent, totaling 17,807 units) compared to the crisis-marked performance in 2009, with the UK posting a 152.2 percent growth, followed by Germany (+82.0 percent), France (+49.6 percent) and Spain (+47.4 percent).

From January to November, registrations of heavy trucks were up 4.4 percent. The situation across the EU varied with Germany (+17.2 percent) and Spain (+21.4 percent) experiencing a double-digit growth while the UK (-1.4 percent) and France (-5.4 percent) saw their markets contract.

November results were positive (+55.0 percent) in the medium truck segment, with growth prevailing in most countries. Italy was the only significant market to decline (-1.0 percent).

Cumulative results for the medium truck segment from January to November show an increase of 3.5 percent in new truck registrations. Poland (+32.2 percent), Germany (+16.8 percent) and Spain (+11.8 percent) positively contributed to the result while the UK (-4.2 percent), France (-4.5 percent) and Italy (-6.5 percent) faced a downturn.

In November, the segment of vans grew by 11.6 percent, totaling 132,670 units. In the major markets, the upturn ranged from +2.0 percent in Italy to +4.9 percent in Spain, +7.7 percent in France, +26.1 percent in the UK and 28.4 percent in Germany.

Eleven months into the year, vans recorded the strongest increase of all commercial vehicle segments (+8.7 percent) with 1,356,633 units registered. France was the largest market (+12.0 percent), before the UK (+19.3 percent), Germany (+14.5 percent), Italy (+7.7 percent) and Spain (+10.1 percent).

The segment of buses and coaches declined in November (-4.7 percent). A strong growth in Italy (+60.2 percent) and Spain (+68.5 percent) could not counterbalance the overall decrease. Registrations in the UK and France dropped by 19.1 percent and 19.3 percent respectively.

Eleven months into the year, registrations fell by 11.2 percent. Of the most important markets, only Italy posted growth (+22.6 percent).

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Press release from ACEA