The EU commercial vehicle market grew for the twelfth consecutive month in August, as sales grew 6.1% year-on-year to 104,686 vehicles, according to figures released by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).
For the eight months to the end of August, sales reached 1,171,120, up 9.1% from the 1,073,618 recorded over the same period in 2013.
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Of the major markets France was the only country whose sales shrank in August and the eight months to the end of August down 6.1% and 1.0% respectively.
In August, Spain led the growth with 33.9% growth, followed by Italy (15.1%), the UK (12.8%) and Germany (7.5%).
The August growth came entirely from light commercial vehicles up to 3.5t sales, which grew 10.2% to 84,692 units.
In comparison, medium commercial vehicles up to 3.5t declined 7.4% in the month to 17,302 and heavy commercial vehicles over 16t sales declined 6.1% to 13,005. Bus and coach sales declined 12.7% to 2,692.
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By GlobalDataGrowth for the eight month period to August was more balanced. Light and medium commercial vehicles grew by 11.1% and 3.0% respectively, and bus and coach sales grew by 4.%. Heavy commercial vehicle sales declined in this period, albeit by just 0.4%.
