Commercial vehicles: registrations down 33.9% over eleven months

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, the month of November counted on average one more working day across the EU.

New Light Commercial Vehicles up to 3.5t – “vans”

The segment of vans was down 10.5% in November, totaling 123,376 new vehicles. In Western Europe, the decrease was 6.0%. Among the major markets, the Spanish was the only one to post growth (+12.4%), while the British remained stable (-0.8%), the French and Italian were down 1.5% and 2.4% respectively and the German contracted more significantly (-13.9%). In the new EU Member States, new van registrations dropped by 42.5%. The downturn ranged from 18.3% in Slovakia to 70.9% in Latvia. Poland remained the largest market although contracting by 29.3%. 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.

New Heavy Commercial Vehicles over 16t (excluding Buses & Coaches) – “heavy trucks”

New heavy truck registrations in Europe* amounted to 10,891 units** in November, which is 45.9%** less than in November last year. The decline, affecting all countries, was 46.0%** in Western Europe and 45.2% in the new EU Member States. Spain fell by 32.2%, Germany by 33.2%, France by 40.8%, Italy by 44.3% and the UK by 66.4%**. Eleven months into the year, Europe* recorded a 48.4%** decrease. Results in the largest markets ranged from -40.6% in France, -41.3% in Germany, -43.5%** in the UK, -50.3% in Italy and -68.3% in Spain. In the new EU Member States, Poland, the most important market, shrunk by 64.0%.

New Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t (excluding Buses & Coaches) – “trucks”

In November, registrations of new trucks decreased by 41.8% in Europe*. Among the largest markets, the UK recorded the steepest decline (-54.7%), followed by Italy (-40.2%), France (-37.2%), Germany (-33.6%) and Spain (-30.9%). In the new EU Member States, the Polish market performed best, contracting by 18%. 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.

New Buses & Coaches over 3.5t

New registrations of buses and coaches were down 17.1% in November and 18.4% from January to November. Monthly figures show an expansion of the French (+43.8%) and German (5.8%) markets while downturn prevailed in the Netherlands (-11.0%), the UK (-18.6%), Italy (-34.5%) and Spain (-42.6%). Cumulative results show growth in France (+9.4%) whereas markets in the Netherlands (-1.1%), Germany (-7.9%), the UK (-14.8%), Spain (-24.3%) and Italy (-27.2%) all contracted.