EU Car Registrations Fell in December for Fourth Straight Month
2019年1月16日 - 04:29PM
Dow Jones News
By Nathan Allen
New car registrations in the European Union fell in December,
marking the fourth consecutive month of decline, the European
Automobile Manufacturers' Association said Wednesday.
The association, known as ACEA, said EU car registrations--which
closely track new vehicle sales--fell by 8.4% from a year earlier
to 998,503 as demand contracted in all the bloc's major markets
except Italy.
Still, European registrations rose by 0.1% to 15.2 million
across the whole of 2018, despite the slowdown in the second half
of the year.
"Although this increase is very modest, it still marks the fifth
consecutive year of growth," ACEA said.
Central European countries and Spain were the main drivers of
the annual growth, posting gains of 8% and 7%, respectively.
Registrations in the U.K. fell 6.8% on year, ACEA said.
Write to Nathan Allen at nathan.allen@dowjones.com
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January 16, 2019 02:14 ET (07:14 GMT)
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