, w w . . region counted on average two more working days compared to the same month last year, which would account for the increase. In absolute figures, it is the third lowest level of new registrations for a month of April, with the historic low for April reached in 2012 (1,021,358 units). A total of 1,038,343 units** was recorded in the EU* in April this year, or 1.7% more compared to the low level of April last year.Four months into the year, new car registrations amounted to 4,026,946 units, or 7.1% less than in the same period a year ago.
* EU27, data for Malta unavailable ** since the beginning of the series in 1990
From January to April, the UK remained the only major market to post growth (+8.9%). Spain (-6.7%), Germany (-8.5%), France (-12.3%) and Italy (-12.3%) all saw their demand decline, leading to an overall 7.1% decrease in the EU*.
In April ones,, results were varied across markets. Looking at the majo Germany (+3.8%), Spain (+10.8%) and the UK (+14.8%) expanded, while France (-5.3%) and Italy (-10.8%) faced a downturn.
NewPassengerCarRegistrations %changeyear‐on‐year Next press release: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 This informatio ://www.acea.be
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ALL BRANDS** VW Group VOLKSWAGEN AUDI SEAT SKODA Others (1) PSA Group PEUGEOT CITROEN RENAULT Group RENAULT DACIA GM Group OPEL/VAUXHALL CHEVROLET GM (US) FORD FIAT Group FIAT LANCIA/CHRYSLER ALFA ROMEO JEEP Others (2) BMW Group BMW MINI DAIMLER MERCEDES SMART TOYOTA Group TOYOTA LEXUS NISSAN HYUNDAI KIA VOLVO CAR CORP. JAGUAR LAND ROVE LAND ROVER JAGUAR HONDA SUZUKI MAZDA MITSUBISHI OTHER**
P r e s s R e l e a s e PROVISIONAL
NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MANUFACTURER EUROPEAN UNION (EU)*
(1) VW Group: VW 'other' include Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and since Aug '12 Porsche (2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'other' include Dodge, Ferrari, Maserati (*) data for Malta n.a. (**) ACEA estimates
For further information, please contact: Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Director Economics & Statistics E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55
(1) VW Group: VW 'other' include Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and since Aug '12 Porsche (2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'other' include Dodge, Ferrari, Maserati (*) data for Malta n.a. (**) ACEA estimates
(1) VW Group: VW 'other' include Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and since Aug '12 Porsche (2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'other' include Dodge, Ferrari, Maserati