New car sales in the EU increased in July

The European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) has announced the new vehicle registration data for the EU countries for the month of July.

According to the data, new car sales in EU countries rose 15.2 percent last month compared to the same period in 2022, reaching 851,156.

In the member countries of the Union, new vehicle registrations increased 17.6 percent in January-July 2023 compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 6,290,849.

35.8 percent of new cars sold in EU countries in July were gasoline, 25.6 percent hybrid, 14.1 percent diesel, 13.6 percent fully electric, 7 .9 percent plug-in hybrids and 7.9 percent plug-in hybrids. of other fuels.

SALES OF ELECTRIC CARS INCREASED BY 60.6 PERCENT

Electric car sales rose 60.6 percent in July compared to the same period last year, reaching 115,971. Car sales rose 19.9 percent in France, 18.1 percent in Germany, 10.7 percent in Spain and 8.7 percent in Italy compared to the same period a year earlier.

Among the 27 member countries of the Union, the largest number of new cars were put on the road in Germany in July. During this period, 243,277 new cars were registered in Germany, 128,946 in France, 119,146 in Italy and 81,205 in Spain.

Thus, while the European car market has overcome supply chain problems, car sales in EU countries have increased in the last 12 months.

According to the manufacturers, the VW Group sold the most new cars in the EU in July with 233,184.

The Stellantis Group followed the VW Group in new vehicle sales in the EU. The Stellantis Group, which includes brands such as Peugeot, Fiat, Citroen and Opel, sold 144,227 cars.

The Renault Group ranked third with 90,310 new vehicles, while the Hyundai Group ranked fourth with 78,609 units. (AA)