A nightmare year for the four wheels has come to an end. In 2012 new car registrations in Europe there were just 12.053.904, the lowest figure since December 1993. This was reported by Acea, the association of European car manufacturers, specifying that the EU market has registered a 8,2% drop. Only in December was the decrease on an annual basis of 16,3%.
Italy was the black jersey of Europe, with a 19,9% drop in the car market, against -13,9% in France, -13,4% in Spain and -2,9% in Germany. The only positive data was achieved by the United Kingdom, which recorded an increase of 5,3%.
Also in 2012 the group Fiat, "heavily penalized by the negative result of the Italian market", registered almost 800 cars between EU and EFTA countries, 15,8% less than the previous year, for a market share that fell from 7 to 6,4%. This was communicated by Lingotto, specifying however that Panda and 500, which together hold a 28,1% share in segment A. In December, Fiat registrations in Europe were just under 51 thousand, for a share of 6%.
Last year Fiat placed seventh in the top ten of major car manufacturers in Europe, sensationally overtaken by BMW. The Lingotto has registered in Europe 735 cars less than the German competitor. First in the standings was once again the group Volkswagen, Followed by PSA Peugeot Citroen e Renault.
In the wake of these data, by mid-morning the Fiat share yielded more than two points to Piazza Affari.
