Demand
for new passenger cars in the EU in March increased for the seventh consecutive
month, with a rise of 10.6 per cent in registrations.
However, 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.
In the first quarter of 2014,
new passenger car registrations increased 8.4 per cent, to reach a total of
3,246,719 units.
In
March 2014, all major markets contributed positively to the
overall 10.6% expansion of the EU market. The UK (+17.7%) and Spain (+10.0%)
recorded double-digit growth, while France (+8.5%), Germany (+5.4%) and Italy
(+5.0%) also saw their demand for passenger cars increase in the month of
March.
Three
months into the year, all major markets posted growth, contributing
to the overall 8.4 per cent upturn of the EU market.
The increase in passenger
car registrations in this period 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. ∎
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