NEW car sales across the whole of Europe during the first half of the year show a slight increase of 1.3% compared to the same period last year.
Figures produced by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) show an increase in sales of 1.4% for the EU-15.
In the main markets, eight countries posted increases while the remainder reported losses, ranging from -0.5% in Greece to -6.1% in Portugal.
Country | Jan-June 06 | Jan-Jun 05 | Variance | |||
Austria | 169,346 | 171,211 | -1.1% | |||
Belgium | 325,611 | 286,397 | +13.7% | |||
Denmark | 81,642 | 74,638 | +9.4% | |||
Finland | 86,299 | 86,286 | +0.0% | |||
France | 1,109,229 | 1,127,743 | -1.6% | |||
Germany | 1,735,894 | 1,712,099 | +1.4% | |||
Greece | 152,684 | 153,449 | -0.5% | |||
Ireland | 144,933 | 136,930 | +5.8% | |||
Italy | 1,324,369 | 1,227,813 | +7.9% | |||
Luxembourg | 30,468 | 28,671 | +6.3% | |||
Netherlands | 286,776 | 273,868 | +4.7% | |||
Portugal | 109,657 | 116,737 | -6.1% | |||
Spain | 799,914 | 809,729 | -1.2% | |||
Sweden | 144,212 | 137,166 | +5.1% | |||
UK | 1,241,925 | 1,296,485 | -4.2% | |||
European Union | 7,742,959 | 7,639,222 | +1.4% | |||
Iceland | 10,986 | 9,686 | +13.4% | |||
Norway | 52,925 | 54,875 | -3.6% | |||
Switzerland | 141,711 | 140,009 | +1.2% | |||
EFTA | 205,622 | 204,570 | +0.5% | |||
EU15+EFTA | 7,948,581 | 7,843,792 | +1.3% | |||
Czech Republic | 62,509 | 67,110 | -6.9% | |||
Estonia | 12,145 | 10,205 | +19.0% | |||
Hungary | 99,058 | 94,666 | +4.6% | |||
Latvia | 11,346 | 7,257 | +56.3% | |||
Lithuania | 6,584 | 5,309 | +24.0% | |||
Poland | 119,798 | 129,414 | -7.4% | |||
Slovakia | 29,692 | 27,958 | +6.2% | |||
Slovenia | 33,320 | 33,568 | -0.7% | |||
EU new members | 374,452 | 375,487 | -0.3% | |||
European Union | 8,117,411 | 8,014,709 | +1.3% | |||
Total Europe (EU and EFTA) | 8,323,033 | 8,219,279 | +1.3% | |||
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