In January this year, new commercial vehicle registrations in European Union member states (EU-27) declined by 12.3 percent compared to January 2009, the 21st consecutive month in which a year-on-year decline has been seen, while a drop of 15.69 percent was registered as compared to December 2009. The total new commercial vehicle registrations stood at 123,527 units.
New commercial vehicle registrations in major European markets in January 2009 are as follows:
January 2010 | January 2009 | Year on year change (%) | ||
Austria | 1,998 | 2,416 | -17.3 | |
Belgium | 6,016 | 6,969 | -13.7 | |
France | 33,808 | 33,564 | 0.7 | |
Germany | 16,250 | 18,774 | -13.4 | |
Italy | 16,485 | 15,214 | 8.4 | |
Netherlands | 7,060 | 11,366 | -37.9 | |
Poland | 3,245 | 4,425 | -26.7 | |
Portugal | 3,240 | 2,886 | 12.3 | |
Slovakia | 1,165 | 1,273 | -8.5 | |
Spain | 8,792 | 9,272 | -5.2 | |
Sweden | 2,348 | 2,243 | 4.7 | |
United Kingdom | 13,529 | 15,425 | -12.3 | |
European Union | 123,527 | 140,819 | -12.3% |