European CV sales down 34 percent in first 11 months

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- Registrations of new commercial vehicles in Europe* continued to decline in November, with a drop of 15.9 percent compared to levels in November 2008, when the down trend started to hit hard across all segments. New registrations last month amounted to 143,293 units. Cumulative figures from January to November show a 33.9% decrease with a total of 1,560,530 new registrations. In 2009.

New heavy truck registrations in Europe* amounted to 12,613 units in November, which is 37.3% less than in November last year. In the first eleven months, sales fell by around 48 percent. Results in the largest markets ranged from 38.2% in the UK to 40.6% in France, 41.3% in Germany, 50.3% in Italy and 68.3% in Spain. In the new EU Member States, Poland, the most important market, shrunk by 64.0%.

In November sales fell by 36.2% in Western Europe and 45.2% in the new EU

Member States. The UK fell by 9.4%, Spain by 32.2%, Germany by 33.2%, France by 40.8% and Italy by 44.3%.

In the mid-range sector (3.5t - 12 t) registrations of new trucks decreased by 41.8% in Europe*. From January to November, a 44.4% downturn was observed. France (-37.3%), Germany (-37.4%) and the UK (-38.9%) performed similarly, while Italy (-44.4%) and Spain (-63.7%) registered a more dramatic drop. In the new EU Member States, Poland (-57.7%) and the Czech Republic (-55.8%) remained the largest markets.

The segment of vans was down 10.5% in November, totaling 123,376 new vehicles. In Western Europe, the decrease was 6.0%. From January to November, 1,295,169 new vans were registered in Europe*, which is 32.0% less than over the same period last year. The downturn hit all countries, resulting in an overall decline of 29.7% in Western Europe and 50.8% in the new EU Member States. France (-21.3%) registered the most vehicles, followed by the UK (-37.1%), Italy (-23.4%), Germany (-24.7%) and Spain (-38.8%). New registrations fell by 28.0% in Poland and 67.0% in the Czech Republic.

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Press release from ACEA