The UK was the only market from the big five in Europe to see a decline in new car registrations over the first half of this year.
European new car registrations contrasted those in the UK with an overall rise of 7.5% during May.
With 2016 a record year for car registrations, it’s probably fair to say that the industry is booming.
European car registrations fell by 7.1% in April as diesel continued to lose popularity among consumers, according to reports by Jato Dynamics.
The introduction of WLTP in September is an important step for the automotive industry, but it doesn’t come without challenges.
European consumers made last month the second best February for new car registrations since 2008.
New car registrations in Europe in January were up 9.4%, to 1.2 million units, compared to the same month the previous year.
Car manufacturers enjoyed the second highest sales in Europe in 2016, with SUV registrations at an all-time high.
Positive growth in the European automotive industry during 2016 has been hailed as “a remarkable feat” by JATO Dynamics analysts.
New car registrations in 29 European markets declined by 0.5% compared to the same month last year, with 1,140,978 units registered.
JATO Dynamics has appointed Ian Roberts to the executive board in the newly created position of chief data and digital officer for the global business.
New car sales in Europe have suffered a fall in October - but the big five markets still experienced their best year-to-date registrations since 2009.
New car registrations in Europe increased by 7.1% in September compared to the same month last year, with 1,495,815 units registered.
Registrations in Europe’s ‘big five’ markets rose 6.2% in September - with 1,171,795 units registered - compared to the same month last year.
Automotive markets analyst JATO Dynamics has published its analysis of the key new car launches at this year’s Paris Motor Show.
European new car registrations returned to growth in August.
Registrations in Europe’s ‘big five’ markets saw an increase of 9.3% in August, as market conditions improved following the 2% decline seen in July.
Registrations across the European new car market slumped by 2.3% in July – it’s first fall for 34 months.
Volkswagen has suffered Europe’s biggest market share drop of 2.4% during July but remains the regions’ largest car manufacturer as Europe suffers 2% fall in new car sales.
New car registrations in 29 European markets during May were 15.1% higher than the same month in 2015.