In April this year, new commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) increased by 12.2 percent year on year to 169,746 units, rising for the 20th consecutive month on year-on-year basis, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). Looking at the major markets, growth was sustained across all commercial vehicle segments. In April this year, the UK (+22.8 percent), Spain (+18.5 percent), Italy (+ nine percent), Germany (+ seven percent) and France (+1.4 percent) posted increases, all on year-on-year basis.
In the first four months of this year, new commercial vehicle registrations in the EU totaled 671,701 units, up 13 percent on year-on-year basis. Spain (+35.2 percent), the UK (+23.9 percent), Italy (+7.6 percent) and Germany (+7.1 percent) recorded increases, while registrations in France remained almost stable.