In October this year, new commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) increased by 6.6 percent year on year to 189,092 units, rising for the tenth consecutive month on year-on-year basis, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). In October this year, growth was sustained across all commercial vehicle segments. Spain (+22.9%) confirmed the positive momentum posting double-digit percentage gains, followed by Italy (+7.9%), Germany (+6.7%) and France (+3.9%).
In the first ten months of this year, new commercial vehicle registrations in the EU totaled 1,706,662 units, up 11.6 percent on year-on-year basis. Spain (+36.5 percent), the UK (+16.6 percent), Italy (+9.8 percent), Germany (+2.7 percent) and France (+2.1 percent) recorded increases, all year on year.