Demand in the EU for new commercial vehicles in March
increased for the seventh consecutive month as total commercial vehicle registrations
grew 11.1% to 185,520 units.
Growth was sustained across all
segments of commercial vehicles. Out of the most significant markets, Spain
recorded the highest upturn (+26.8%). Italy (+16.3%) and the UK (+11.0) also
posted double-digit growth, while demand in Germany (+9.8%) and France (+0.3%)
also increased.
In the first quarter of the year, the EU market
expanded 9.8 per cent, to 443,038 units. During the same period, Spain
(+39.0%), Italy (+14.1%), Germany (+10.5%) and the UK (+10.4) all posted
double-digit growth, with France the only major market to record a decline
(-0.6%).
In the light commercial vehicle
(CV) market up to 3.5 tonnes in March, the
van segment grew 12.4 per cent to 157,333 units. Growth was sustained in all
major markets including Spain (+24.7%), Italy (+20.4%), the UK (14.6%), Germany
(+7.5%) and France (+1.6%).
In the first three months
in the year, 369,311 new vans were registered in the EU, 10.6 per cent
more than in the same period last year. Again, France (-1.3%) was the only
major market to post a decline, while Spain (+39.5), the UK (+16.0%), Italy
(+15.3%) and Germany (+8.5%) saw their demand for vans increase.
In the over 16 tonnes sector in March, results showed a 7.7 per cent increase in new heavy truck
registrations, to reach 19,266 units. Out of the most significant markets,
Spain (+55.1%) and Germany (+22.9%) recorded double-digit growth, while France
(-10.3%), Italy (-11.1%) and the UK (-20.4%) saw their demand for heavy trucks
decline.
In the first three months of the year, the EU
market grew by 11.9 per cent, reaching 52,278 units. Increases were sustained
in Spain (+48.1%), Italy (+32.5%), Germany (+25.0%) and France (+8.0%), while
heavy truck registrations dropped by 31.4% in the UK.
In trucks over 3.5 tonnes, the
results for March showed a 4.2 per cent increase in new
vehicle registrations, to reach 25,262 units. Germany (+14.8%), remained the
largest market in the month of March in terms of volumes, registering 8,585
trucks. Spain (+52.9%) and Poland (+7.0%) also saw their demand increase, while
truck registrations fell by 11.0% in France, 13.0% in Italy and 21.1% in the UK.
Over the first quarter, 66,477 new trucks were registered in the EU, 6.7 per cent
more than in the same period last year. Spain (+44.0%), Poland (+18.1%),
Germany (+15.5%), Italy (+8.1%) and France (+4.5%) all posted growth, while
demand for new trucks in the UK (-28.3%) declined.
In March, the demand for new buses and coaches over 3.5 tonnes increased
4.4 per cent to 2,925 units. Germany posted double-digit growth (+15.1%) and
France (+0.2%) also recorded upturn in this period. The UK, which was the
largest market in the month of March with 947 units, posted a 0.6% decrease in
registrations. Over the same period, Poland (-0.6%), Spain (-7.0%) and Italy
(-8.6%) also saw their demand decline.
In the first three months of the
year, the
EU market grew fractionally by 0.3 per cent to 7,250 new buses and coaches.
Demand for new buses and coaches declined in Italy (-2.4%), the UK (-5.1%) and
Spain (-13.7%), while new registrations increased in Germany (+10.7%), France
(+8.7%) and Poland (+1.0%).
In March, demand for new
buses and coaches increased 4.4 per cent to 2,925 units. Germany posted
double-digit growth (+15.1%) and France (+0.2%) also recorded upturn in this
period. The UK, the largest market in the month of March with 947 units, posted
a 0.6% decrease in registrations. Over the same period, Poland (-0.6%), Spain
(-7.0%) and Italy (-8.6%) also saw a decline in demand.
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