Boost to Europe’s car sales

Automakers in the EU, European Free Trade Area and the UK delivered a combined 1.05 million passenger cars last month, building on results from August, the first gains in more than a year


New passenger car registrations (units by market) 
EU and EFTA*	UK% 	00.0 change 2022/21

Jan 	707,336 115,087 	822,423 -2.4
Feb 	744,271	58,863		803,134 -5.4
Mar 	883,598 243,479		1,127,077 -18.8
Apr 	711,280 119,167 	830,447 -20.2
May 	823,755 124,394		948,149 -12.5
Jun	925,179 140,958 	1,066,137 -16.8
Jul	762,785 112,162 	874,947 -10.6
Aug 	680,017 68,858		748,875 +3.4
Sep	824,657 225,269		1,049,926 +7.9


Major markets % change 2022/21

Jan-Sep
8,271,115
-9.7
7,062,747
1,208,368

Italy -16.3
France -11.8
UK -8.2
Germany -7.4
Spain -7.4


Major manufacturers % change 2022/21

Jaguar -35.5
Volvo -24.3
Renault -17.9
Volkswagen -16.9
Stellantis -16.3
BMW -12.3
Ford -8.8


*EFTA: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland


Source: European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association 
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