In May this year, new commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) increased by six percent year on year to 160,550 units, rising for the fifth consecutive month on year-on-year basis, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). In May this year results were diverse among the major markets, with Germany seeing a decrease of 9.1 percent and France a decline of 5.6 percent, while new commercial vehicle registrations in Spain rose by 30.1 percent and the UK saw a rise of 17.4 percent, all on year-on-year basis.
In the first five months of this year, new commercial vehicle registrations in the EU totaled 832,782 units, up 11.6 percent on year-on-year basis. Spain (+34.1 percent), the UK (+22.6 percent), Italy (+7.5 percent) and Germany (+3.4 percent) recorded increases, while registrations in France decreased by one percent, all year on year.