Passenger car registrations: +7.1% over 11 months; +5.8% in November
Brussels, 15 December 2016 – In November 2016, the EU passenger car market managed to rebound following the slowdown observed in October, with new registrations totalling 1,148,618 units (+5.8%).
In November 2016, the EU passenger car market managed to rebound following the slowdown observed in October, with new registrations totalling 1,148,618 units (+5.8%). Growth was supported by all major markets, with Spain (+13.5%), France (+8.5%) and Italy (+8.2%) posting the strongest gains, while the UK (+2.9%) and Germany (+1.5%) followed with more modest figures.
After 11 months, 2016 passenger car registrations in the EU totalled 13.5 million units, a 7.1% increase. All five big markets contributed positively to overall growth during this period. Double-digit increases were recorded in Italy (+16.5%) and Spain (+11.1%), followed by France (+5.0%), Germany (+4.6%) and the United Kingdom (+2.5%).
* Data for Malta not available
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- The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) represents the 14 major Europe-based car, van, truck and bus makers: BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler Truck, Ferrari, Ford of Europe, Honda Motor Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Iveco Group, JLR, Mercedes-Benz, Renault Group, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, and Volvo Group.
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About the EU automobile industry
- 13.0 million Europeans work in the automotive sector
- 11.5% of all manufacturing jobs in the EU
- €374.6 billion in tax revenue for European governments
- €101.9 billion trade surplus for the European Union
- Over 7% of EU GDP generated by the auto industry
- €59.1 billion in R&D spending annually, 31% of EU total
