Tepid recovery for Europe’s car sales
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European car sales showed the first signs of a recovery in May as showrooms reopened after a two-month shutdown. Car sales in Europe are forecast to decline by as much as a fifth in 2020
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Total sales (Jan-May) 

2019 5,547,718 
2020 3,236,713 
Change -41.66%
Western European sales*
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VW
2019: 1,405,416 
2020: 883,983 
Change -37.10%
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PSA Group
2019: 987,711
2020: 524,205
Change -46.93%
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Renault
2019: 667,002 
2020: 345,057 
Change -48.27%
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Hyundai
2019: 362,469
2020: 237,183 
Change -34.56%
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BMW
2019: 325,451 
2020: 219,808 
Change -32.46%
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FCA Group
2019: 421,156
2020: 212,143
Change -49.63%
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Daimler
2019: 322,714 
2020: 193,793 
Change -39.95%
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Toyota
2019: 277,485
2020: 193,144 
Change -30.39%
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2019: 314,993 
2020: 161,465 
Change -48.74%
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Nissan
2019: 133,047 
2020: 74,979 
Change -43.64%
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Volvo
2019: 112,076
2020: 74,876 
Change -33.19%
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Mazda
2019: 81,637 
2020: 37,656 
Change -53.87%
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Mitsubishi
2019: 55,523 
2020: 36,463 
Change -34.33%
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JLR / Honda
2019: 81,038
2020: 41,958
Change -48.22%
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*Includes EU-27, EFTA – Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Iceland – plus UK 

Sources: Bloomberg, European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
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