In September this year, new commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) increased by 14.7 percent year on year to 208,077 units, rising for the ninth consecutive month on year-on-year basis, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). In September this year, growth was sustained across all commercial vehicle segments. Spain (+53.2%) and the UK (+19.9%) confirmed the positive momentum posting double-digit percentage gains, followed by France (+9.7%) and Italy (+4.9%), while Germany remained stable (+0.6%).
In the first nine months of this year, new commercial vehicle registrations in the EU totaled 1,517,247 units, up 14 percent on year-on-year basis. Spain (+38.6 percent), the UK (+19.2 percent), Italy (+10 percent), Germany (+2.2 percent) and France (+1.9 percent) recorded increases, all year on year.