After five months of decline, demand for new passenger cars in Germany, France and the UK has grown slightly — by 2.7%, 2.1% and 1.4% respectively. At the same time, in Spain the drop was 8.8%, and in Italy — 2.4%, where negative dynamics have been recorded for six consecutive months.
Germany remains the main automotive market in Europe. In February, 268,867 new passenger cars were sold in the country.
Italy holds the second place in the ranking: local residents purchased 177,825 cars over the same period.
France closes the top three with 172,438 cars sold.
Among European automakers, VW Group traditionally takes the first position. The concern sold 271,477 vehicles in EU markets, which is 0.7% less than in February last year.
PSA Group is in second place — 195,658 cars sold, which is 1% more than a year ago.
Renault Group has the third indicator: 120,084 vehicles, with growth of 0.3%.
In the first two months of 2019, demand for new passenger cars in the European Union decreased by 2.9%. The most noticeable decline compared to last year was recorded in Spain (−8.4%) and Italy (−4.9%), while in Germany (+0.6%), France (+0.5%) and the UK (−0.6%) registrations remained almost at the same level.
