New passenger vehicle registrations in the EU and EFTA countries during the first three quarters of 2019 were 1.6% lower than a year ago. The total number of new cars sold in Europe thus far in 2019 was 12,115,927 compared to 12,308,191 a year ago.
In the European Union (EU), new passenger vehicle registrations contracted by 1.6% to 11,789,175 cars. In EFTA, car sales were down by 1.7% to 346,752 cars.
The outlook for the rest of 2019 remains fairly positive. The introduction of new WLTP emission regulation in September 2018 disrupted the market severely during the final four months last year. The European new car market remains near record-high levels.
New passenger vehicle registrations in the EU and EFTA countries during the first three quarters of 2019 were 1.6% lower than a year ago. The total number of new cars sold in Europe thus far in 2019 was 12,115,927 compared to 12,308,191 a year ago.
In the European Union (EU), new passenger vehicle registrations contracted by 1.6% to 11,789,175 cars. In EFTA, car sales were down by 1.7% to 346,752 cars.
The outlook for the rest of 2019 remains fairly positive. The introduction of new WLTP emission regulation in September 2018 disrupted the market severely during the final four months last year. The European new car market remains near record-high levels.