In January of the current year, new car registrations totaled 935,640 units in the
European Union (EU), with an increase of 5.5 percent year on year and up 3.24 percent month on month, according to the latest figures issued by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).
In January, most EU markets recorded year-on-year growth in new car registrations, with the
UK and
Spain both up 7.6 percent, with
Germany seeing an increase of 7.2 percent, with
Italy up 3.2 percent and with
France registering 0.5 percent growth.