Brussels, 25 July 2017 – In June 2017, EU demand for commercial vehicles increased modestly (+2.5%); growth was mainly sustained by the van and bus segments.
In June 2017, EU demand for commercial vehicles increased modestly (+2.5%); growth was mainly sustained by the van and bus segments. All major markets performed well, except for a rather significant decline (-6.7%) in German demand. The Italian and Spanish markets recorded the highest percentage gains (+12.7% and +8.8% respectively), followed by France (+2.6%) and the United Kingdom (+2.1%) – the latter recovering again after a decline in May. In total, 229,570 commercial vehicles were registered in June.
During the first half of 2017 the EU market expanded by 4.2%, counting almost 1,221,811 new commercial vehicles registered. Spain posted the strongest results over this period (+14.2%), followed by Italy (+8.7%), France (+6.0%) and Germany (+2.1%). The UK market, on the other hand, contracted (-2.7%) over the first half of the year.