On Wednesday, Europe’s car registration climbed in September, driven by robust gains from major brands Volkswagen and Renault. The data also showed that the market had recovered from August’s slump.
The increase was 14.4% year-on-year to 1.29 million cars, largely also due to the fall of sales volumes in September 2018 when the WLTP emission standards were first introduced, according to the European car industry association ACEA.
In August, the registration fell by 8.6% year-on-year.
ACEA figures showed that Germany posted a 22.2% growth of registration, offsetting other major European markets. Meanwhile, Britain posted a modest growth of 1.3% affected by the uncertainties of Brexit.
Brand wise, Volkswagen posted the most significant growth of 58.2%, while Renault and Alfa Romeo both posted 30.3% and 25.9% year-on-year growth. Meanwhile, Japan’s Nissan hit a 7.0% loss in sales.
Among premium brands, Audi’s sales climbed by 38.8%. On the other hand, BMW registrations fell by 6.6%.
