Last month, almost all major automotive markets of the European Union showed positive dynamics, the only exception being the UK, where sales fell by 6.3%. The most significant growth was recorded in Spain (+20.3%) and Germany (+11.6%). France and Italy showed more modest results — growth of 2.5% and 3.4%, respectively.
Germany still holds the status of the largest automotive market in Europe: 269,429 passenger cars were sold there in a month.
The second position in this ranking is occupied by Italy with sales volume of 177,822 cars.
The top three is closed by the UK, where sales amounted to 163,615 cars.
Among European automakers, VW Group confidently leads, having sold 308,353 cars in the European market — this is 9.2% more than in January last year.
In second place is PSA Group with 207,984 cars sold, which exceeds the result of January 2017 by 73.4% — the acquisition of Opel and Vauxhall brands from GM had an effect.
Third place in terms of sales volume is occupied by Renault Group — 116,559 cars, which corresponds to growth of 9.5%.
