EU passenger car registrations down -5.6 per cent in June

ACEA figures show that, in June, EU new passenger car registrations totalled 1,134,042 units, declining by 5.6 per cent compared to the same month last year. In the first half year of 2013, 6,204,990 new cars were registered in the EU, or 6.6 per cent less than in the first six months of 2012.

UK market bucks trend

In June, the UK was the only major market to expand (+13.4 per cent), while the Spanish slipped by 0.7 per cent and the German (-4.7 per cent), Italian (-5.5 per cent) and French (-8.4 per cent) contracted. Total new registrations in the EU amounted to 1,134,042 units, or the lowest level recorded since 1996. 

From January to June, except for the UK which expanded by 10.0 per cent, all other major markets faced a downturn ranging from -4.9 per cent in Spain to -8.1 per cent in Germany, -10.3 per cent in Italy and -11.2 per cent in France. Overall, demand for new cars reached 6,204,990 units in the first semester of this year and decreased by 6.6 per cent compared to the first half year of 2012.