In December last year, new passenger car registrations in the EU rose by 12.8 percent year on year to 896,967 units, according to the European association of car manufacturers ACEA.
In the given month, only Germany (+38.1%) and Italy (+21.0%) reported positive results, while Spain (-14.1%) and France (-0.1%) saw decreases.
In the full year, new car registrations declined by 4.6 percent year on year to 9,255,930 units. In 2022, only Germany posted a positive result with an increase of 1.1 percent, while Italy (-9.7%), France (-7.8%) and Spain (-5.4%) suffered decreases, year on year.