Europe Car Sales Drop as Economic Uncertainty Weighs on Buyers

In the first two months of 2025: — 1,685,640 cars were registered, down 3% from the first two months of 2024. Of the total number of cars registered in the EU, 255,489 were fully electric and 719,006 were hybrid drives.— There were increases in new car registrations compared to the same period in 2024 in Spain (+8.4%), while in France (-3.3%), Germany (-4.6%) and Italy (-6%), they were registered market declines.According to the cited source, Ro…

The number of new car registrations fell 3% compared to the previous year in the European Union (EU), European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the United Kingdom markets. The information was provided by European Automobile...

The number of new car registrations in the European Union fell 3.4 percent in February to 853,670 vehicles. This was mainly due to lower sales of petrol and diesel cars. Of the major markets, Germany and Italy saw the biggest declines. This is according to data released on Tuesday by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).

Europe Car Sales Drop as Economic Uncertainty Weighs on Buyers

European car sales declined the most in five months in February as uncertainty about the economy prompted consumers to hold back on bigger purchases.

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Consensus of the Market Alphavalue / Divacons In February 2025, the registrations of passenger cars in Europe fell -3.1% annually to 963,540 units, with decreases in the main markets except Spain where it grows +11%. Faced with the prepandemia levels (February 2019), sales continue to -16% below. In terms of technologies, pure electric vehicles (BEV) grew +26% per year to reach a quota of 17.1%. Hybrids were the most popular option (with a 35.3…