In December last year, new commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) declined by 3.5 percent year on year to 229,086 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).
In December, demand contracted across all segments and in the five big EU markets on a year-on-year basis except for Germany (+0.2%), while the Italian market posted the strongest decline, with registrations falling by 17.4 percent in December.
In 2017, new commercial vehicle registrations in the EU totaled almost 2.4 million units, up 3.2 percent on year-on-year basis. Spain (+13.5%), France (+6.9%) and Germany (+3.3%) recorded increases, while Italy (-2.3%) and the UK (-4.4%) market declined, all year on year.