SALES of light commercial vehicles across Europe are up by more 5% for the year to date, latest figures show.
*Delivery figures
**European Fair Trade Association
Figures published by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) for sales of vans up to 3.5 tonnes show that Germany led the way with a rise in sales of 22.8% and only three of the EU-15 countries – the Netherlands, Portugal and the UK – posted losses.
Country | Jan-Feb 06 | Jan-Feb 05 | Variance % | |||
Austria | 3,998 | 3,649 | 9.6% | |||
Belgium | 11,536 | 11,484 | 0.5% | |||
Denmark | 9,147 | 7,820 | 17.0% | |||
Finland | 2,961 | 2,648 | 11.8% | |||
France | 73,678 | 67,471 | 9.2% | |||
Germany | 28,200 | 22,971 | 22.8% | |||
Greece | 4,547 | 4,077 | 11.5% | |||
Ireland | 13,300 | 11,469 | 16.0% | |||
Italy* | 33,767 | 33,620 | 0.4% | |||
Luxembourg | 514 | 535 | -3.9% | |||
Netherlands | 14,120 | 15,962 | -11.5% | |||
Portugal | 10,625 | 10,982 | -3.3% | |||
Spain | 58,543 | 56,160 | 4.2% | |||
Sweden | 5,239 | 4,374 | 19.8% | |||
UK | 35,917 | 37,493 | -4.2% | |||
European Union | 306,092 | 290,715 | 5.3% | |||
Iceland | 346 | 262 | 32.1% | |||
Norway | 6,088 | 5,038 | 20.8% | |||
Switzerland | 3,144 | 3,311 | -5.0% | |||
EFTA** | 9,578 | 8,611 | 11.2% | |||
Western Europe | 315,670 | 299,326 | 5.5% | |||
*Delivery figures
**European Fair Trade Association
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