Spring is in the air for West Europe’s car market - provisional February car sales results

WESTERN EUROPE
Spring is in the air for West Europe’s car market
6th successive month of unbroken car sales growth, according to provisional AID compiled figures
Published: Thu, 06 March 2014 16:57:03 GMT
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West Europe’s car industry enjoys yet another month of good news – February car sales up 6.1 per cent – 6th successive month of unbroken car sales growth, according to provisional AID compiled figures

Calendar wise we are still in winter. But when judged from yet another car sales gain, this time with a 6.1 per cent sales advance this February, suddenly spring is in the air.

This February’s West European car sales gain to some 0.82 million cars, marks the sixth successive gain in a row and the second biggest increase during this particular spell.

Moreover, as in previous months, signs are that finally spring-has-sprung across most of Western Europe.

February’s car sales were up on a year ago in no fewer than 14 of the region’s 17 markets.

That includes four of the region’s five major markets.

+6.1%
February's rise in new car sales in Western Europe compared to same month last year

Tellingly, with a 17.8 per cent sales gain, Spain saw the fastest growth, followed in turn by an encouraging 8.5 per cent rise in Italy.

News of yet another good car sales month in both Germany and the UK, where February’s car sales rose by a respective 4.3 and 3 per cent, was marred only by a small setback in France where February sales eased back by just 1.4 per cent.

US Light-Vehicle sales flat in February

Paradoxically perhaps, compared to the US, where to date Light-Vehicle sales have now failed to better last year’s same month levels for the second month in a row, Western Europe saw six consecutive months of car sales increases - reasons for a markedly more upbeat mood in Europe’s previously gloom-struck autoindustry circles.

However, despite yet another good turnout this February, there is no room for complacency says AID ...more

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DATA AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS WITH THIS ARTICLE:

EUROPEAN new CAR sales:

by country
FEBRUARY 2014 v FEBRUARY 2013
2-MOnths 2014 v 2-Months 2013

WEST EUROPEAN new CAR sales:

by manufacturer and marque
FEBRUARY 2014 v FEBRUARY 2013
2-MOnths 2014 v 2-Months 2013

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+6.1% February's rise in new car sales in Western Europe compared to same month last year

+6.1%
February's rise in new car sales in Western Europe compared to same month last year