CV registrations around Europe dropped 32.4
percent in 2009 compared with 2008, figures from the European
Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) have shown.
December registrations were 10.6 percent down,
reflecting a less sharp decrease in the van market in the last
months of the year (down 6.3 percent in December).
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Within the light commercial
vehicle segment, the Spanish and French markets recorded
positive figures of 19.7 and 15.3 percent for the month
respectively. For the same period, registrations in the new EU
member states dropped 37 percent.
Trucks between 3.5 tonnes and 16 tonnes were
down 34 percent in December, with only registrations in Poland
growing – by almost 5 percent. All other major markets were
negatively affected, with Italy and the UK shrinking by almost 50
percent. Over the year, registrations were 40 percent down.
Registrations of heavier vehicles dropped 39.4
percent in December and almost 50 percent throughout
2009.
Antonio Fabrizio
