Passenger car registrations in the European Union increased 15.2% yoy to 851.2 thousand units in July 2023, marking the 12th consecutive month of increase. Most markets posted solid growth, including the four largest: France (19.9%), Germany (18.1%), Spain (10.7%), and Italy (8.7%). Meanwhile, battery electric car registrations in the EU surged by 60.6% to 115.9 thousand units in July, accounting for 13.6% of the market. For the first seven months of the year, EU car registrations grew by 17.6% from the same period in 2022 to 6.3 million units. Despite the year-on-year improvement, sales were still down by 22% compared to the same period in 2019. source: European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA)

Car Registrations in European Union averaged 1116075.56 Units from 2003 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 1890664.00 Units in March of 2017 and a record low of 270682.00 Units in April of 2020. This page provides - European Union Car Registrations- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. European Union New Passenger Car Registration - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2023.

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European Union New Passenger Car Registration



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-07-19 06:00 AM Jun 17.8% 18.5%
2023-08-30 06:00 AM Jul 15.2% 17.8% 12.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Car Registrations 851156.00 1045073.00 Units Jul 2023


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EU Car Registrations Rise 15.2% in July
Passenger car registrations in the European Union increased 15.2% yoy to 851.2 thousand units in July 2023, marking the 12th consecutive month of increase. Most markets posted solid growth, including the four largest: France (19.9%), Germany (18.1%), Spain (10.7%), and Italy (8.7%). Meanwhile, battery electric car registrations in the EU surged by 60.6% to 115.9 thousand units in July, accounting for 13.6% of the market. For the first seven months of the year, EU car registrations grew by 17.6% from the same period in 2022 to 6.3 million units. Despite the year-on-year improvement, sales were still down by 22% compared to the same period in 2019.
2023-08-30
EU Car Registrations Rise 17.8% in June
Passenger car registrations in the European Union grew 17.8% yoy to 1 million units in June 2023, marking the 11th consecutive month of increase. All the EU's largest markets grew solidly, led by Germany (24.8%), Spain (13.3%), France (11.5%), and Italy (9.1%). Meanwhile, battery electric car registrations in the EU jumped by 66.2% to 158.3 thousand units in May, accounting for 15.1% of the market. For the first half of the year, EU car registrations advanced by 17.9% from the same period in 2022 to 5.4 million units. Despite the year-on-year improvement, sales were still down by 21% compared to the same period in 2019.
2023-07-19
EU Car Registrations Rise 18.5% in May
Passenger car registrations in the European Union advanced 18.5% yoy to nearly 1 million units in May 2023, marking the 10th consecutive month of increase. All the EU's largest markets grew solidly, led by Italy (23.1%), Germany (19.2%), and France (14.8%). Meanwhile, battery electric car registrations in the EU surged by 70.9% to 129.8 thousand units in May, accounting for 13.8% of the market. Considering the first five months of the year, EU car registrations grew by 18% from the same period in 2022 to 4.4 million units. Despite the year-on-year improvement, sales were still down by 23% compared to the same period in 2019, when 5.7 million units were registered.
2023-06-21