The European Union automotive market grew 13.7% in April, with robust development seen in main markets and advantage of two further days of gross sales.
Markets like Spain grew 23.1%, Germany climbed 19.8%, France up 10.9%, and Italy up 7.7% in April.
This improve might be partially attributed to 2 further gross sales days as a consequence of Easter holidays in April in comparison with final 12 months, the European Car Producers’ Affiliation (ACEA) stated on Wednesday.
New registrations in April totaled 913,995 models, the data confirmed.
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Battery-electric automotive registrations rose by 14.8% to 108,552 models, with market share holding regular at ~12%. France and Belgium noticed vital will increase of 45.2% and 41.6%, respectively.
Hybrid-electric vehicles additionally noticed sturdy development, up 33.1% in April, with double-digit development in France, Spain, Germany, and Italy.
Plug-in hybrid vehicles noticed a modest rise of three.7%, whereas Belgium skilled a major decline of 17.6%.
Petrol automotive gross sales elevated by 7.3%, pushed by double-digit features in Spain, Germany, and Italy; market share declined from 38.1% final 12 months to 36%.
The diesel automotive market remained regular at almost 13% market share.
EU new automotive registrations rose by 6.6% to round 3.7M models within the first 4 months of 2024 with stable development seen within the largest markets.
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