The downturn continues European car market and, once again, FCA records a heavier-than-average fall. New registrations in Europe decreased overall by 0,5% year-on-year to 1.344.863 units in April, after -3,9% in March, according to data released on Friday by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. . Demand, Acea continues, was "driven above all by the countries of central Europe (+4,6%)".
Taking into consideration only the 28 EU countrieshowever, the decline was 0,4%.
The general data, however, includes national results that are anything but homogeneous: in Italy, for example, the market grew by 1,5%, second only to that of Spain (+2,6%). The result was also positive France (+0,4%). On the other hand, the push-ups are heavy United Kingdom (-4,1%) and in Germany (-1,1%).
in first four months of the year, registrations fell by 2,5%, to 5.491.050 units. The markets of Germany and France remain weak in the quarter, but with an almost flat trend, while registrations fell significantly in the period in Italy (-4,6%), Spain (-4,5%) and the United Kingdom ( -2,7%).
As for only fca, to April registrations in Europe decreased by 3%, to 88.755 units. In the January-April quarterFCA's registrations fell 8,8% to 348.672 cars, while its market share decreased from 6,9% to 6,4%.
Among the group's individual brands, it collapses Alfa Romeo (-40,3% and -41,7% in the four months), while flying Lancia\Chrysler (+30% in April and +33,8% in the first quarter).
Among the other main car manufacturers, in April we note the 3,4% drop recorded by the group Volkswagen and the 17,1% drop of Nissan.
