“In December, registrations of new commercial vehicles in the EU grew by 34,7%, for a total of 169.744 units. Growth was sustained in all segments. All major markets recorded positive results ranging from +16,6% in France to +16,8% in Italy, +27% in Germany, +52,9% in Spain and +66% in the UK”.
This was stated by Acea in a note in which it specifies that “from January to December 2013, the demand for new commercial vehicles increased by 1%, reaching 1.711.843 units. Despite the increase, this is the third lowest level in absolute figures since 1997, when the series began. Spain (+9,7%) and the United Kingdom (with +14,5%) contributed positively to the recovery of the market, while Germany (-2,0%), France (-3,7%) and above all Italy (-11,7%) performed decidedly worse than in 2012.
