NEW light van sales figures across Europe for the year to date show a 5% rise compared to the same period last year.
Figures show that sales reached 1,717,060 units between January and October, up from 1,634,684 during the same period last year.
A spokesman for the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), which released the figures, said: ‘Apart from Belgium (-3.3%), Portugal (-4.3%) and the Netherlands (-5.5%), all the other markets remained on the positive trend, with two-digit growth in Germany (+10.4%), Denmark (+14%) and Sweden (+17.1%).’
Country | Jan-Oct 06 | Jan-Oct 05 | Variance | |||
Austria | 25,483 | 24,428 | 4.3% | |||
Belgium | 50,111 | 51,795 | -3.3% | |||
Denmark | 50,808 | 44,579 | 14.0% | |||
Finland | 13,049 | 11,933 | 9.4% | |||
France | 362,665 | 347,012 | 4.5% | |||
Germany | 156,599 | 141,834 | 10.4% | |||
Greece | 19,869 | 19,425 | 2.3% | |||
Ireland | 38,580 | 35,276 | 9.4% | |||
Italy* | 189,433 | 173,919 | 8.9% | |||
Luxembourg | 2,628 | 2,622 | 0.2% | |||
Netherlands | 56,942 | 60,.231 | -5.5% | |||
Portugal | 52,234 | 54,595 | -4.3% | |||
Spain | 334,913 | 315,882 | 6.0% | |||
Sweden | 31,865 | 27,221 | 17.1% | |||
UK | 278,098 | 275,214 | 1.0% | |||
European Union | 1,663,277 | 1,585,966 | 4.9% | |||
Iceland | 2,116 | 1,705 | 24.1% | |||
Norway | 32,219 | 28,471 | 13.2% | |||
Switzerland | 19,448 | 18,542 | 4.9% | |||
EFTA | 53,783 | 48,718 | 10.4% | |||
Western Europe | 1,717,060 | 1,634,684 | 5.0% | |||
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