EU truck registrations up in September

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- In September, registrations of new commercial vehicles rose by 13.7 percent in the EU. All segments posted growth,

except for buses (-10.4 percent). Three quarters into the year, the increase was 6.0 percent across categories, mainly

supported by demand for vans. From January to September, a total of 1,300,429 new vehicles were registered in

the EU.

September results in the segment of heavy trucks were boosted by growth in many of the major markets,

including Spain (+18.2 percent), Germany (+29.6 percent), France (+43.4 percent) and Italy (+51.1 percent). Though registrations

contracted in the UK (-14.3 percent) and the Netherlands (-11.2 percent), overall registrations in the EU increased by 20.4 percent.

From January to September, the EU totaled 120,152 new truck registrations, or 5.5 percent less than in the first nine

months of 2009. Among the major markets, Germany (+7.3 percent) and Spain (+12.9 percent) performed better than last

year. Italy (-7.7 percent), the UK (-13.8 percent), France (-14.7 percent) and the Netherlands (-30.5 percent) all faced a downturn.

In September, registrations of trucks were up 12.7 percent, with Spain (+7.1 percent), Germany (+32.2 percent), France (+35.0 percent)

and Italy (+38.3 percent) mainly contributing to the upturn. New registrations dropped in the Netherlands (-16.8 percent) and

the UK (-29.0 percent). In total, 26,187 new trucks were registered in the month, or 12.7 percent more than in September

2009. Three quarters into the year, Germany (+7.8 percent) and Spain (+6.2 percent) were the only major markets to post

growth, leading to a general 4.9 percent downturn across the region. New truck registrations were down 8.8 percent in Italy,

12.0 percent in France, 15.3 percent in the UK and 29.1 percent in the Netherlands.

In September, new van registrations amounted to 141,713 units, or 14.6 percent more than in the same month last

year. While the Italian market remained stable (-0.1 percent), the Spanish dropped by 2.8 percent, and the German (+20.6 percent),

French (+21.7 percent) and British (+24.4 percent) performed similarly.

Nine months into the year, the EU registered 1,098,104 new vans across the EU, or 8.6 percent more than over the

same period in 2009. In absolute figures, France was the largest market (+12.1 percent), followed by the UK (+18.3 percent),

Germany (+12.5 percent), Italy (+10.2 percent) and Spain (+14.1 percent).

The segment of buses and coaches was the only one to decline in September. Negative results in France

(-35.7 percent), the UK (-11.1 percent) and Spain (-2.2 percent) led to an overall 10.4 percent downturn. Only Italy (+34.3 percent) and Germany

(+26.3 percent) registered more vehicles than in the same month a year ago. Cumulative figures from January to

September showed a 12.3 percent drop. The growth recorded in Sweden (+49.7 percent) and Italy (+20.4 percent) did not

counterbalance the decrease noted in Germany (-8.8 percent), the UK (-9.6 percent), France (-20.1 percent) and Spain (-20.7 percent).

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