In April this year, new commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) rose by 7.8 percent year on year to 215,497 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).
In April, the EU’s five largest markets all saw strong gains, with France (+12.7%), Italy (+11.6%) and Germany (+10.1%) posting double-digit growth.
In the first four months of this year, new commercial vehicle registrations in the EU totaled almost 871,100 units, up 5.8 percent on year-on-year basis. Germany drove the growth with a 12.1 percent increase, followed by the United Kingdom (+8.3%), France (+6.5%), Spain (+3.8%) and Italy (+3.4%).