European car sales rise

Over the first nine months of 2017 demand for passenger cars remained positive in Europe*, with more than 12 million new vehicles registered – an increase of 3.6% compared to the same period last year

New passenger car registrations by market (Jan-Sep 2017)
Percentage change
on same period 2016
*EU plus EFTA states Iceland, Norway and Switzerland

Germany 2,611,821 +2.2 
UK 2,066,411 -3.9
France 1,560,879 +3.9
Italy 1,533,710 +9.0
Spain 933,142 +6.8
Belgium 435,341 +2.6
Poland 355,461 +17.3
Netherlands 324,704 +13.9
Sweden 279,839 +3.1
Austria 269,878 +7.0
Switzerland 231,483 -0.3
Czech Rep. 205,511 +6.6
Portugal 171,555 +7.9
Norway 116,358 +0.4
Ireland 128,587 -10.2
Denmark 168,676 +0.1

Finland 92,091 -0.6
Hungary 82,660 +19.0 
Slovakia 71,335 +10.1
Slovenia 54,115 +10.4
Romania 78,769 +15.9
Greece 69,858 +10.5
Croatia 41,270 +21.3

Cyprus 10,333 +5.8
Latvia 12,702  +0.4
Iceland 18,232 +14.3
Lithuania 19,157 +22.7
Estonia 19,346 +11.1
Bulgaria 22,098 +18.1
Luxembourg 40,872 +3.8


Source: European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association