In June, the EU market for new commercial vehicles expanded the tenth consecutive month with new registrations up 10.3% from the month before to a total of 166,107 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).
The June figures conclude a 9.3% rise of new commercial vehicles registrations in the first half of this year when 912,722 cars were registered overall, compared to 834,914 units in the same period 2013.
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In June, the commercial vehicle market grew in Germany (+6.5%) and Italy (+8.6%) with UK (+25.5%) and Spain (+18.9%) reporting double-digit year-on-year performance. Portugal’s registrations were up 61.1% to top the list while the commercial vehicle market in Croatia (-25.2) and Poland (-14.2) shrunk the most.
During the first half year of 2014, Spain witnessed the highest growth level (+38%) of all major EU economies. The Italy market rose by 13.6%, followed by UK (+11.1%), Germany (+8.3%) and France (+0.4%).
Light and heavy commercial vehicles
Demand for new vans (defined as light commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes) increased by 13.1% in the EU, counting 140,511 new registrations. The UK market grew 33.3% from the year before.
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By GlobalDataBetween January and June 2014, 761,521 vans were registered in the EU. All major markets saw their demand increase, from +1.5% in France to +7.3% in Germany, +15.0% in Italy, +16.8% in the UK and +39.0% in Spain.
Within the heavy-trucks segment (vehicles excluding buses and coaches and exceeding 16 tonnes), the market remained stable (-0.7%) in June, with 17,692 new registrations, but France (-15.2%) and the UK faced a downturn while Germany (+21.0%) and Spain (+37.1%) posted double-digit growths.
Over six months, the region registered 5.7% more heavy-trucks than in the same period last year and counted 105,405 new heavy trucks. France (-6.7%) and the UK (-26.5%) performed less well than in the first half-year of 2013, while the Italian (+15.4%), German (+19.4%) and Spanish (+41.4%) markets expanded.
Among commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes excluding buses and coaches (trucks), 22,258 units were registered in June, a 4.2% decline. The markets in Italy (-3.8%), France (-15.8%) and the UK (-18.3%) shrunk, but Germany (+7.4%) and Spain (+22.1%) registered more trucks than in the same month last year.
Truck, bus and coach registrations
In the first half of 2014, truck registrations expanded by 1.6% year-on-year to 135,358 new vehicles. Italy, Germany and Spain markets all rose by 4.5%, 10.4% and 34.3% each, while France and the UK fell by 8.4% and 25.9%, respectively.
Demand for buses and coaches exceeding 3.5 tonnes were up 8.5% overall in June 2014 compared to the year previous, with a total of 2,739 units. Among the three most significant markets, Germany was the only one to post growth (+14.3%) while the UK (-4.8%) and France (-18.3%) declined.
During the first six months of 2014, the segment grew 7.3% compared to the same period of 2014, with a total of 15,843 recorded registrations. Markets in the UK (+3.0) and Germany (+11.5%) both grew, but France’s new bus and coach registrations contracted by 2.9% year-on-year.
By Steffen Müller
