European heavy truck registrations up 17% in June

ERJ staff report (RD)

Brussels -- Registrations of new heavy commercial vehicles were up by 17.3 percent in June according to figures from the ACEA -- the federation of European vehicle makers.

A 22 July ACEA statement said 14 843 new heavy trucks were registered, marking the first increase in two years, “and rebounding from very low levels,” the statement said. With the exception of the UK, which reported a 2.9 percent drop, all countries recorded an increase in new registrations with Germany recording a 43.7 percent increase. Heavy trucks are commercial vehicles over 16 tonnes, excluding buses and coaches.

Truck registrations, commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, were up 16.6 percent compared to the same month last year. Looking at the most important markets, France grew by 1.0 percent, the UK by 5.1 percent, Spain by 8.6 percent, Italy by 8.7 percent and Germany by 35.2 percent.

Light commercial vehicle registrations increased 12.9 percent, compared to the June 2009, with growth ranging from 3.7 percent in Italy to 14.4 percent in France, 17.1 percent in the UK, 17.6 percent in Germany and 21.5 percent in Spain, ACEA said.

Overall, new registrations in June for all segments were up 13.2 percent in the EU with a total of 166 929 new registrations. Over the first half of the year, the statement said, the market expanded 4.3 percent with 887 862 new registration recorded in the first six months of 2010.

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Press release from ACEA