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European new commercial vehicle market expands by 4.3 percent in H1

Monday, 26 July 2010 14:24:25 (GMT+2)

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In the first half of this year, the new commercial vehicle market in the European Union (EU) expanded by 4.3 percent year on year, mainly lifted by the demand for vans, which rose by eight percent in the given period. In total, 887,862 new commercial vehicles were registered in the first six months of the year, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).

Meanwhile, in June, new registrations rose for all segments of commercial vehicles, resulting in an overall 13.2 percent year-on-year increase in the EU, with 166,929 new registrations in total.

	June 2010	Year-on-year change (%)	H1 2010	Year-on-year change (%)
Austria	3,025	7.8%	16,439	1.3%
Belgium	5,996	6.8%	35,121	-1.7%
Czech Republic	2,167	38.0%	8,590	-45.3%
Denmark	1,715	-3.4%	8,777	-15.0%
France	46,609	13.1%	231,928	7.3%
Germany	24,696	21.5%	129,072	7.0%
Italy	18,444	4.4%	112,631	11.1%
Netherlands	5,726	10.6%	33,029	-17.6%
Poland	4,677	11.8%	24,359	-9.2%
Portugal	4,344	33.7%	23,550	19.9%
Spain	13,520	19.9%	72,530	20.8%
Sweden	4,452	38.0%	21,108	23.2%
UK	23,688	15.0%	126,296	9.9%
EU	166,929	13.2%	887,862	4.3%

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