1. PRESS EMBARGO : 8.00am (6.00am GMT), September 18, 2012
September 18, 2012
New Passenger Car Registrations
European Union
E U i
Units New Passenger Car Registrations in the EU ‐ Last 12 months
1,700,000
‐7.0%
1,500,000
1,300,000 +0.7% ‐2.8%
-
‐3.5% ‐6.9%
1,100,000 ‐1.9% ‐1.8% ‐7.1%
‐6.4% ‐7.8%
‐9.7%
900,000
+8.0% ‐8.9%
700,000
500,000
July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug
'10/'11 '10/'11 '10/'11 '10/'11 '10/'11 '10/'11 '11/'12 '11/'12 '11/'12 '11/'12 '11/'12 '11/'12 '11/'12 '11/'12
Series1 Series2
Not adjusted for working days
PASSENGER CAR registrations: -7.1% over eight months; -8.9% in August
After declining by 7.8% in July ne passenger car registrations were down by 8.9% in August Eight months
b 7 8% July, new ere do n b 8 9% August.
into the year, the downturn reached 7.1% as the EU* registered 8,268,642 new cars.
July results were negative across countries, except in the UK where the market expanded by 9.3%, totaling
143,884 new registrations. Elsewhere, the downturn ranged from -5.0% in Germany to -0.7% in France, -17.2% in
Spain and -21.0% in Italy. A total of 935,368 new registrations was recorded in the EU*, or 7.8% less than in the
same month a year earlier.
In August, EU* markets performed diversely. Germany saw its demand contract by 4.7%, while France (-11.4%)
and Italy (-20.2%) faced double-digit downturns. The Spanish (+3.4%) expanded and the British remained stable.
From January to August, the UK was the only market to post growth (+3.3%), while Germany slipped by 0.6%
and Spain (-8.5%), France (-13.4%) and Italy (-19.9%) recorded negative figures.
* EU27, data for Malta unavailable
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Association des PRESS EMBARGO FOR ALL DATA :
Constructeurs 8.00 A.M.(6.00 A.M GMT), September 18, 2012
Européens
d'Automobiles
PROVISIONAL
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B-1040 Bruxelles EUROPEAN UNION*
Tel (32 2) 732 55 50
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(32 2) 738 73 11
18/9/12
August August % Chg Jan - Aug Jan - Aug % Chg
'12 '11 12/11 '12 '11 12/11
AUSTRIA 24,570 25,884 -5.1 239,796 242,784 -1.2
BELGIUM 31,256 37,788 -17.3 353,073 399,119 -11.5
BULGARIA 1,519 1,644 -7.6 12,905 12,636 +2.1
CYPRUS 743 946 -21.5 8,190 10,023 -18.3
CZECH REPUBLIC 13,193 14,105 -6.5 118,584 114,507 +3.6
DENMARK 13,564 12,507 +8.5 114,565 113,381 +1.0
ESTONIA 1,423 1,312 +8.5 11,872 9,988 +18.9
FINLAND 7,535 10,024 -24.8 80,918 89,998 -10.1
FRANCE 96,067 108,462 -11.4 1,293,973 1,493,745 -13.4
GERMANY 226,455 237,561 -4.7 2,108,716 2,121,047 -0.6
GREECE 3,886 7,297 -46.7 42,072 72,513 -42.0
HUNGARY 3,539 3,428 +3.2 35,799 30,315 +18.1
IRELAND 3,098 3,238 -4.3 74,158 84,396 -12.1
ITALY 56,447 70,764 -20.2 981,030 1,224,096 -19.9
LATVIA 894 856 +4.4 7,251 6,851 +5.8
LITHUANIA 957 1,064 -10.1 8,210 8,759 -6.3
LUXEMBURG 2,899 3,018 3.9
-3.9 35,750 36,143 1.1
-1.1
NETHERLANDS 33,211 39,062 -15.0 396,101 409,500 -3.3
POLAND 18,088 19,597 -7.7 188,178 181,408 +3.7
PORTUGAL 5,443 8,131 -33.1 68,103 114,259 -40.4
ROMANIA 5,044 8,747 -42.3 44,392 49,006 -9.4
SLOVAKIA 5,947 5,190 +14.6 46,515 44,956 +3.5
SLOVENIA 3,072 4,170 -26.3 35,504 41,855 -15.2
SPAIN 48,820 47,223 +3.4 520,216 568,349 -8.5
SWEDEN 21,065 24,368 -13.6 181,774 201,031 -9.6
UNITED KINGDOM 59,433 59,346 +0.1 1,260,997 1,220,618 +3.3
EUROPEAN UNION (EU27)* 688,168 755,732 -8.9 8,268,642 8,901,283 -7.1
EU15 633,749 694,673 -8.8 7,751,242 8,390,979 -7.6
EU11* 54,419 61,059 -10.9 517,400 510,304 +1.4
ICELAND 473 299 +58.2 5,901 3,799 +55.3
NORWAY 11,790 11,464 +2.8 93,065 91,158 +2.1
SWITZERLAND 22,052 21,963 +0.4 224,360 206,259 +8.8
EFTA 34,315 33,726 +1.7 323,326 301,216 +7.3
EU27*+EFTA 722,483 789,458 -8.5 8,591,968 9,202,499 -6.6
EU15+EFTA 668,064 728,399 -8.3 8,074,568 8,692,195 -7.1
(*) data for Malta currently not available.
For further information, please contact: Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Director Economics & Statistics - E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55
New Passenger Car Registrations in August
Units Results in the EU 2003 ‐ 2012
Percentage
1,000,000 +10.0
+8.4 +8.0
900,000 +3.5 +3.6 +5.0
+2.2
+0.0
800,000 ‐1.6
‐5.0
700,000 ‐8.9 ‐10.0
‐13.1
600,000 ‐15.0
‐15.6
500,000 ‐20.0
Aug/03 Aug/04 Aug/05 Aug/06 Aug/07 Aug/08 Aug/09 Aug/10 Aug/11 Aug/12
New Passenger Car Registrations % change year‐on‐year
Next press release: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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PROVISIONAL
NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MANUFACTURER
EUROPEAN UNION (EU)*
18/9/12
August January - August
%Share Units Units % Chg %Share Units Units % Chg
'12 '11 '12 '11 12/11 '12 '11 '12 '11 12/11
ALL BRANDS** 688,168 755,732 -8.9 8,268,642 8,901,283 -7.1
VW Group 28.2 25.3 194,063 191,530 +1.3 24.8 23.1 2,052,495 2,054,843 -0.1
VOLKSWAGEN 14.5 13.6 99,661 102,841 -3.1 12.9 12.3 1,065,790 1,092,252 -2.4
AUDI 6.4 5.5 44,271 41,526 +6.6 5.6 4.9 462,834 440,048 +5.2
SEAT 2.6 2.4 17,892 18,271 -2.1 2.1 2.3 172,890 206,432 -16.2
SKODA 4.3 3.8 29,890 28,790 +3.8 3.8 3.5 317,332 314,783 +0.8
Others (1) 0.3 0.0 2,349 102 +2202.9 0.4 0.0 33,649 1,328 +2433.8
PSA Group 11.4 11.9 78,512 90,233 -13.0 12.1 13.0 1,001,100 1,157,379 -13.5
PEUGEOT 6.5 6.4 44,526 48,617 -8.4 6.5 7.1 538,184 629,943 -14.6
CITROEN 4.9 5.5 33,986 41,616 -18.3 5.6 5.9 462,916 527,436 -12.2
RENAULT Group 8.8 9.2 60,438 69,363 -12.9 8.6 9.6 713,682 852,231 -16.3
RENAULT 6.2 7.1 42,346 53,765 -21.2 6.7 7.8 553,741 690,240 -19.8
DACIA 2.6 2.1 18,092 15,598 +16.0 1.9 1.8 159,941 161,991 -1.3
GM Group 7.6 8.4 52,135 63,453 -17.8 8.3 8.7 685,731 778,796 -11.9
OPEL/VAUXHALL 6.2 6.9 42,387 52,239 -18.9 6.8 7.4 560,364 662,059 -15.4
CHEVROLET 1.4 1.5 9,738 11,183 -12.9 1.5 1.3 125,153 116,407 +7.5
GM (US) 0.0 0.0 10 31 -67.7 0.0 0.0 214 330 -35.2
FORD 6.0 7.7 41,536 58,403 -28.9 7.6 8.0 625,171 712,983 -12.3
FIAT Group 5.3 5.9 36,422 44,541 -18.2 6.6 7.4 543,309 655,440 -17.1
FIAT 4.0 4.3 27,231 32,303 -15.7 4.8 5.4 394,329 476,429 -17.2
LANCIA/CHRYSLER 0.5 0.6 3,634 4,884 -25.6 0.8 0.8 66,125 69,047 -4.2
ALFA ROMEO 0.6 0.7 3,841 5,649 -32.0 0.8 1.0 62,903 91,453 -31.2
JEEP 0.2 0.2 1,497 1,469 +1.9 0.2 0.2 17,175 13,788 +24.6
Others (2) 0.0 0.0 219 236 -7.2 0.0 0.1 2,777 4,723 -41.2
BMW Group 5.9 6.2 40,634 47,000 -13.5 6.0 5.8 498,298 514,368 -3.1
BMW 4.9 5.1 33,912 38,743 -12.5 4.8 4.6 399,621 411,820 -3.0
MINI 1.0 1.1 6,722 8,257 -18.6 1.2 1.2 98,677 102,548 -3.8
DAIMLER 5.5 5.1 37,711 38,214 -1.3 5.1 4.9 422,439 434,049 -2.7
MERCEDES 5.0 4.6 34,176 34,416 -0.7 4.5 4.3 374,654 380,017 -1.4
SMART 0.5 0.5 3,535 3,798 -6.9 0.6 0.6 47,785 54,032 -11.6
TOYOTA Group 4.3 4.2 29,550 31,454 -6.1 4.2 3.9 345,203 348,677 -1.0
TOYOTA 4.1 3.9 28,301 29,747 -4.9 4.0 3.7 327,476 332,915 -1.6
LEXUS 0.2 0.2 1,249 1,707 -26.8 0.2 0.2 17,727 15,762 +12.5
NISSAN 3.2 3.0 21,748 22,920 -5.1 3.4 3.3 285,249 298,121 -4.3
HYUNDAI 3.7 3.5 25,317 26,085 -2.9 3.4 2.8 278,757 253,244 +10.1
KIA 3.0 2.4 20,308 18,077 +12.3 2.6 2.0 216,985 176,202 +23.1
VOLVO CAR CORP. 1.3 1.4 9,091 10,756 -15.5 1.7 1.8 138,660 156,898 -11.6
SUZUKI 1.4 1.3 9,421 9,858 -4.4 1.2 1.3 100,112 112,265 -10.8
HONDA 1.1 0.9 7,905 6,596 +19.8 1.1 1.0 87,080 92,406 -5.8
MAZDA 1.0 1.0 6,749 7,537 -10.5 1.0 1.0 80,498 90,309 -10.9
JAGUAR LAND ROVER 0.6 0.3 3,849 2,601 +48.0 0.9 0.6 76,683 56,611 +35.5
LAND ROVER 0.5 0.2 3,256 1,883 +73.0 0.8 0.5 62,272 43,065 +44.6
JAGUAR 0.1 0.1 593 718 -17.4 0.2 0.2 14,411 13,546 +6.4
MITSUBISHI 0.6 0.9 4,377 6,441 -32.0 0.6 0.8 48,166 72,283 -33.4
OTHER** 1.2 1.4 8,402 10,670 -21.3 0.8 0.9 69,024 84,177 -18.0
(1) VW Group: VW 'other' include Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and since Aug '12 Porsche For further information, please contact:
(2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'other' include Dodge, Ferrari, Maserati Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Director Economics & Statistics
(*) data for Malta n.a. E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55
(**) ACEA estimates
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4. P r e s s R e l e a s e
PROVISIONAL
NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MANUFACTURER
EU* + EFTA Countries
18/9/12
August January - August
%Share Units Units % Chg %Share Units Units % Chg
'12 '11 '12 '11 12/11 '12 '11 '12 '11 12/11
ALL BRANDS** 722,483 789,458 -8.5 8,591,968 9,202,499 -6.6
VW Group 28.2 25.4 204,034 200,809 +1.6 25.0 23.2 2,144,093 2,133,084 +0.5
VOLKSWAGEN 14.4 13.7 104,179 107,769 -3.3 12.9 12.3 1,109,901 1,132,141 -2.0
AUDI 6.5 5.5 46,929 43,466 +8.0 5.6 5.0 483,841 457,060 +5.9
SEAT 2.6 2.4 18,611 18,851 -1.3 2.1 2.3 179,240 211,595 -15.3
SKODA 4.4 3.9 31,789 30,606 +3.9 3.9 3.6 335,381 330,820 +1.4
Others (1) 0.3 0.0 2,526 117 +2059.0 0.4 0.0 35,730 1,468 +2333.9
PSA Group 11.3 11.8 81,562 93,006 -12.3 11.9 12.9 1,025,240 1,183,299 -13.4
PEUGEOT 6.4 6.4 46,147 50,185 -8.0 6.4 7.0 551,379 644,673 -14.5
CITROEN 4.9 5.4 35,415 42,821 -17.3 5.5 5.9 473,861 538,626 -12.0
RENAULT Group 8.5 9.0 61,749 70,940 -13.0 8.5 9.4 728,764 868,351 -16.1
RENAULT 6.0 7.0 43,188 54,932 -21.4 6.6 7.6 565,147 702,617 -19.6
DACIA 2.6 2.0 18,561 16,008 +15.9 1.9 1.8 163,617 165,734 -1.3
GM Group 7.4 8.3 53,586 65,143 -17.7 8.2 8.6 701,912 795,275 -11.7
OPEL/VAUXHALL 6.0 6.8 43,578 53,653 -18.8 6.7 7.3 573,793 676,248 -15.2
CHEVROLET 1.4 1.5 9,998 11,449 -12.7 1.5 1.3 127,788 118,580 +7.8
GM (US) 0.0 0.0 10 41 -75.6 0.0 0.0 331 447 -26.0
FORD 6.0 7.7 43,401 60,861 -28.7 7.5 8.0 644,997 732,807 -12.0
FIAT Group 5.2 5.8 37,687 45,816 -17.7 6.5 7.3 557,090 668,170 -16.6
FIAT 3.9
39 4.2
42 27,991
27 991 33,075
33 075 -15.4
15 4 4.7
47 5.3
53 401,876
401 876 483,535
483 535 -16.9
16 9
LANCIA/CHRYSLER 0.5 0.6 3,712 4,934 -24.8 0.8 0.8 67,031 69,663 -3.8
ALFA ROMEO 0.6 0.8 4,064 5,934 -31.5 0.8 1.0 65,288 94,736 -31.1
JEEP 0.2 0.2 1,664 1,586 +4.9 0.2 0.2 19,070 14,738 +29.4
Others (2) 0.0 0.0 256 287 -10.8 0.0 0.1 3,825 5,498 -30.4
BMW Group 5.9 6.2 42,894 48,987 -12.4 6.0 5.8 518,856 532,978 -2.6
BMW 5.0 5.1 35,877 40,337 -11.1 4.8 4.6 416,591 426,879 -2.4
MINI 1.0 1.1 7,017 8,650 -18.9 1.2 1.2 102,265 106,099 -3.6
DAIMLER 5.5 5.0 39,464 39,592 -0.3 5.1 4.8 438,490 446,299 -1.7
MERCEDES 5.0 4.5 35,816 35,625 +0.5 4.5 4.2 389,452 390,737 -0.3
SMART 0.5 0.5 3,648 3,967 -8.0 0.6 0.6 49,038 55,562 -11.7
TOYOTA Group 4.5 4.3 32,214 34,105 -5.5 4.3 4.0 368,082 369,162 -0.3
TOYOTA 4.3 4.1 30,810 32,265 -4.5 4.1 3.8 349,215 352,422 -0.9
LEXUS 0.2 0.2 1,404 1,840 -23.7 0.2 0.2 18,867 16,740 +12.7
NISSAN 3.1 3.0 22,668 23,802 -4.8 3.4 3.3 295,054 306,035 -3.6
HYUNDAI 3.7 3.5 26,499 27,402 -3.3 3.4 2.9 291,276 263,366 +10.6
KIA 2.9 2.4 20,830 18,553 +12.3 2.6 2.0 222,629 180,381 +23.4
VOLVO CAR CORP. 1.4 1.5 10,100 11,866 -14.9 1.8 1.8 151,567 169,611 -10.6
SUZUKI 1.4 1.3 9,849 10,635 -7.4 1.2 1.3 106,174 119,417 -11.1
HONDA 1.2 0.9 8,567 7,219 +18.7 1.1 1.1 92,216 97,583 -5.5
MAZDA 1.0 1.0 7,367 8,091 -8.9 1.0 1.1 86,899 96,713 -10.1
JAGUAR LAND ROVER 0.6 0.3 4,052 2,725 +48.7 0.9 0.6 79,396 57,946 +37.0
LAND ROVER 0.5 0.3 3,426 1,975 +73.5 0.8 0.5 64,686 44,123 +46.6
JAGUAR 0.1 0.1 626 750 -16.5 0.2 0.2 14,710 13,823 +6.4
MITSUBISHI 0.7 0.9 5,022 7,352 -31.7 0.6 0.9 54,592 81,772 -33.2
OTHER** 1.5 1.6 10,938 12,554 -12.9 1.0 1.1 84,641 100,251 -15.6
(1) VW Group: VW 'other' include Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and since Aug '12 Porsche For further information, please contact:
(2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'other' include Dodge, Ferrari, Maserati Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Director Economics & Statistics
(*) data for Malta n.a. E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55
(**) ACEA estimates
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5. P r e s s R e l e a s e
PROVISIONAL
NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MANUFACTURER
WESTERN EUROPE (EU15 + EFTA Countries)
18/9/12
August January - August
%Share Units Units % Chg %Share Units Units % Chg
'12 '11 '12 '11 12/11 '12 '11 '12 '11 12/11
ALL BRANDS** 668,064 728,399 -8.3 8,074,568 8,692,195 -7.1
VW Group 28.1 25.2 187,796 183,653 +2.3 24.6 22.9 1,989,599 1,986,430 +0.2
VOLKSWAGEN 14.8 14.0 98,972 101,625 -2.6 13.1 12.5 1,061,415 1,085,192 -2.2
AUDI 6.8 5.8 45,486 42,240 +7.7 5.8 5.1 471,830 447,255 +5.5
SEAT 2.7 2.4 17,809 17,662 +0.8 2.1 2.3 172,650 202,666 -14.8
SKODA 3.5 3.0 23,088 22,013 +4.9 3.1 2.9 251,008 249,879 +0.5
Other(1) 0.4 0.0 2,441 113 +2060.2 0.4 0.0 32,696 1,438 +2173.7
PSA Group 11.6 12.1 77,274 88,300 -12.5 12.2 13.1 985,249 1,140,045 -13.6
PEUGEOT 6.6 6.5 43,761 47,532 -7.9 6.5 7.1 528,747 619,824 -14.7
CITROEN 5.0 5.6 33,513 40,768 -17.8 5.7 6.0 456,502 520,221 -12.2
RENAULT Group 8.3 8.8 55,644 63,762 -12.7 8.3 9.2 670,699 800,209 -16.2
RENAULT 6.0 7.0 39,777 50,980 -22.0 6.6 7.6 533,020 662,819 -19.6
DACIA 2.4 1.8 15,867 12,782 +24.1 1.7 1.6 137,679 137,390 +0.2
GM Group 7.4 8.1 49,295 59,095 -16.6 8.2 8.6 658,095 749,090 -12.1
OPEL/VAUXHALL 6.1 6.8 40,731 49,641 -17.9 6.8 7.4 545,983 643,647 -15.2
CHEVROLET 1.3 1.3 8,555 9,415 -9.1 1.4 1.2 111,803 105,009 +6.5
GM (US) 0.0 0.0 9 39 -76.9 0.0 0.0 309 434 -28.8
FORD 6.0 7.7 40,177 56,110 -28.4 7.6 8.0 609,976 694,269 -12.1
FIAT Group 5.3 6.0 35,580 43,670 -18.5 6.6 7.4 536,532 645,907 -16.9
FIAT 3.9 4.3 26,294 31,336 -16.1 4.8 5.3 385,524 464,574 -17.0
LANCIA/CHRYSLER 0.5 0.7 3,588 4,859 -26.2 0.8 0.8 65,842 69,085 -4.7
ALFA ROMEO 0.6 0.8 3,910 5,726 -31.7 0.8 1.1 63,441 92,807 -31.6
JEEP 0.2 0.2 1,517 1,473 +3.0 0.2 0.2 17,710 14,172 +25.0
Other (2) 0.0 0.0 271 276 -1.8 0.0 0.1 4,015 5,269 -23.8
BMW Group 6.1 6.5 40,938 47,240 -13.3 6.2 6.0 504,594 519,860 -2.9
BMW 5.1 5.3 34,152 38,759 -11.9 5.0 4.8 403,793 415,078 -2.7
MINI 1.0 1.2 6,786 8,481 -20.0 1.2 1.2 100,801 104,782 -3.8
DAIMLER 5.8 5.3 38,521 38,572 -0.1 5.3 5.0 429,398 436,721 -1.7
MERCEDES 5.2 4.8 34,886 34,630 +0.7 4.7 4.4 380,481 381,337 -0.2
SMART 0.5 0.5 3,635 3,942 -7.8 0.6 0.6 48,917 55,384 -11.7
TOYOTA Group 4.4 4.2 29,529 30,923 -4.5 4.2 4.0 340,315 343,471 -0.9
TOYOTA 4.2 4.0 28,232 29,192 -3.3 4.0 3.8 322,481 327,667 -1.6
LEXUS 0.2 0.2 1,297 1,731 -25.1 0.2 0.2 17,834 15,804 +12.8
NISSAN 3.1 3.0 20,872 22,009 -5.2 3.4 3.3 277,228 289,231 -4.1
HYUNDAI 3.5 3.3 23,207 24,396 -4.9 3.2 2.7 259,965 237,840 +9.3
KIA 2.7 2.2 17,770 15,999 +11.1 2.4 1.8 195,068 155,945 +25.1
VOLVO CAR CORP. 1.4 1.5 9,628 11,269 -14.6 1.8 1.9 144,876 162,381 -10.8
SUZUKI 1.3 1.3 8,531 9,331 -8.6 1.2 1.2 94,273 108,241 -12.9
HONDA 1.1 0.9 7,427 6,450 +15.1 1.0 1.0 82,868 88,164 -6.0
MAZDA 1.0 1.0 6,835 7,543 -9.4 1.0 1.1 82,099 91,791 -10.6
JAGUAR LAND ROV 0.6 0.4 3,818 2,634 +44.9 1.0 0.7 77,528 56,857 +36.4
LAND ROVER 0.5 0.3 3,230 1,897 +70.3 0.8 0.5 63,092 43,200 +46.0
JAGUAR 0.1 0.1 588 737 -20.2 0.2 0.2 14,436 13,657 +5.7
MITSUBISHI 0.7 0.9 4,514 6,532 -30.9 0.6 0.9 48,541 74,146 -34.5
OTHER** 1.6 1.5 10,708 10,911 -1.9 1.1 1.3 87,665 111,597 -21.4
(1) VW Group: VW 'other' include Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and since Aug '12 Porsche For further information, please contact:
(2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'others' include Dodge, Ferrari, Maserati Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Director Economics & Statistics
(**) ACEA estimates E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55
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Association des PRESS EMBARGO FOR ALL DATA :
Constructeurs 8.00 A.M.(6.00 A.M GMT), September 18, 2012
Européens
d'Automobiles
PROVISIONAL
Av. des Nerviens 85 NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MARKET
B-1040 Bruxelles EUROPEAN UNION*
Tel (32 2) 732 55 50
Fax (32 2) 738 73 10
(32 2) 738 73 11
18/9/12
July July % Chg Jan - Jul Jan - Jul % Chg
'12 '11 12/11 '12 '11 12/11
AUSTRIA 28,268 29,307 -3.5 215,226 216,900 -0.8
BELGIUM 36,701 34,886 +5.2 321,817 361,331 -10.9
BULGARIA 1,616 1,826 -11.5 11,386 10,992 +3.6
CYPRUS 1,021 979 +4.3 7,447 9,077 -18.0
CZECH REPUBLIC 11,158 12,118 -7.9 105,391 100,402 +5.0
DENMARK 16,718 13,068 +27.9 101,001 100,874 +0.1
ESTONIA 1,526 1,173 +30.1 10,449 8,676 +20.4
FINLAND 6,443 8,616 -25.2 73,372 79,974 -8.3
FRANCE 148,924 160,199 -7.0 1,197,906 1,385,283 -13.5
GERMANY 247,860 260,907 -5.0 1,882,261 1,883,486 -0.1
GREECE 5,757 9,940 -42.1 38,186 65,216 -41.4
HUNGARY 4,475 3,719 +20.3 32,260 26,887 +20.0
IRELAND 4,431 4,079 +8.6 71,065 81,158 -12.4
ITALY 109,452 138,510 -21.0 924,583 1,153,332 -19.8
LATVIA 895 913 -2.0 6,357 5,995 +6.0
LITHUANIA 1,051 1,072 -2.0 7,253 7,695 -5.7
LUXEMBURG 4,195 4,529 7.4
-7.4 32,851 33,125 0.8
-0.8
NETHERLANDS 31,078 42,092 -26.2 362,890 370,438 -2.0
POLAND 20,898 23,134 -9.7 170,090 161,811 +5.1
PORTUGAL 9,257 14,269 -35.1 62,661 106,128 -41.0
ROMANIA 6,005 8,501 -29.4 39,348 40,259 -2.3
SLOVAKIA 6,252 5,583 +12.0 40,568 39,766 +2.0
SLOVENIA 4,105 4,743 -13.5 32,432 37,685 -13.9
SPAIN 65,322 78,914 -17.2 471,393 521,126 -9.5
SWEDEN 18,076 19,621 -7.9 160,709 176,663 -9.0
UNITED KINGDOM 143,884 131,634 +9.3 1,201,564 1,161,272 +3.5
EUROPEAN UNION (EU27)* 935,368 1,014,332 -7.8 7,580,466 8,145,551 -6.9
EU15 876,366 950,571 -7.8 7,117,485 7,696,306 -7.5
EU11* 59,002 63,761 -7.5 462,981 449,245 +3.1
ICELAND 574 444 +29.3 5,428 3,500 +55.1
NORWAY 11,920 11,189 +6.5 81,275 79,694 +2.0
SWITZERLAND 24,998 25,822 -3.2 202,308 184,296 +9.8
EFTA 37,492 37,455 +0.1 289,011 267,490 +8.0
EU27*+EFTA 972,860 1,051,787 -7.5 7,869,477 8,413,041 -6.5
EU15+EFTA 913,858 988,026 -7.5 7,406,496 7,963,796 -7.0
(*) data for Malta currently not available.
For further information, please contact: Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Director Economics & Statistics - E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55
New Passenger Car Registrations in July
Units Results in the EU 2003 ‐ 2012 Percentage
1,400,000 +10.0
+7.5
+3.6 +5.0
1,100,000 ‐1.4 +0.0
‐1.3 ‐1.9
‐5.0
‐5.5 ‐7.3 ‐7.8
800,000 ‐10.0
‐15.0
‐18.5
500,000 ‐20.0
Jul/03 Jul/04 Jul/05 Jul/06 Jul/07 Jul/08 Jul/09 Jul/10 Jul/11 Jul/12
New Passenger Car Registrations % change year‐on‐year
Next press release: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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PROVISIONAL
NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MANUFACTURER
EUROPEAN UNION (EU)*
18/9/12
July January - July
%Share Units Units % Chg %Share Units Units % Chg
'12 '11 '12 '11 12/11 '12 '11 '12 '11 12/11
ALL BRANDS** 935,368 1,014,332 -7.8 7,580,466 8,145,551 -6.9
VW Group 25.5 24.5 238,522 248,821 -4.1 24.1 22.9 1,828,700 1,863,245 -1.9
VOLKSWAGEN 13.7 13.1 128,127 132,812 -3.5 12.7 12.1 966,129 989,369 -2.3
AUDI 6.0 5.1 56,504 51,969 +8.7 5.5 4.9 418,563 398,503 +5.0
SEAT 2.3 2.7 21,273 27,435 -22.5 2.0 2.3 154,998 188,157 -17.6
SKODA 3.5 3.6 32,387 36,417 -11.1 3.8 3.5 287,442 285,990 +0.5
Others (1) 0.0 0.0 231 188 +22.9 0.0 0.0 1,568 1,226 +27.9
PSA Group 12.2 12.7 114,263 128,333 -11.0 12.2 13.1 922,671 1,067,146 -13.5
PEUGEOT 6.6 7.0 61,543 71,124 -13.5 6.5 7.1 493,677 581,326 -15.1
CITROEN 5.6 5.6 52,720 57,209 -7.8 5.7 6.0 428,994 485,820 -11.7
RENAULT Group 8.8 9.3 82,177 94,186 -12.8 8.6 9.6 653,266 782,867 -16.6
RENAULT 6.5 7.4 60,438 75,381 -19.8 6.7 7.8 511,423 636,474 -19.6
DACIA 2.3 1.9 21,739 18,805 +15.6 1.9 1.8 141,843 146,393 -3.1
GM Group 7.8 8.5 72,592 86,167 -15.8 8.4 8.8 633,813 715,343 -11.4
OPEL/VAUXHALL 6.4 7.0 60,293 71,374 -15.5 6.8 7.5 518,214 609,820 -15.0
CHEVROLET 1.3 1.5 12,288 14,749 -16.7 1.5 1.3 115,402 105,224 +9.7
GM (US) 0.0 0.0 11 44 -75.0 0.0 0.0 197 299 -34.1
FORD 7.2 7.7 67,647 78,240 -13.5 7.7 8.0 582,891 654,280 -10.9
FIAT Group 6.6 7.3 61,663 73,807 -16.5 6.7 7.5 506,887 610,899 -17.0
FIAT 4.8 5.1 45,363 52,069 -12.9 4.8 5.5 367,098 444,126 -17.3
LANCIA/CHRYSLER 0.8 0.9 7,111 9,062 -21.5 0.8 0.8 62,489 64,163 -2.6
ALFA ROMEO 0.7 1.0 6,846 9,888 -30.8 0.8 1.1 59,062 85,804 -31.2
JEEP 0.2 0.2 2,021 2,269 -10.9 0.2 0.2 15,678 12,319 +27.3
Others (2) 0.0 0.1 322 519 -38.0 0.0 0.1 2,560 4,487 -42.9
BMW Group 5.6 5.8 52,358 58,600 -10.7 6.0 5.7 457,664 467,368 -2.1
BMW 4.5 4.6 41,644 46,927 -11.3 4.8 4.6 365,709 373,077 -2.0
MINI 1.1 1.2 10,714 11,673 -8.2 1.2 1.2 91,955 94,291 -2.5
DAIMLER 5.1 5.8 47,892 58,346 -17.9 5.1 4.9 384,728 395,835 -2.8
MERCEDES 4.5 5.0 42,406 50,806 -16.5 4.5 4.2 340,478 345,601 -1.5
SMART 0.6 0.7 5,486 7,540 -27.2 0.6 0.6 44,250 50,234 -11.9
TOYOTA Group 4.1 3.5 38,541 35,117 +9.8 4.2 3.9 315,653 317,223 -0.5
TOYOTA 3.9 3.3 36,795 33,612 +9.5 3.9 3.7 299,175 303,168 -1.3
LEXUS 0.2 0.1 1,746 1,505 +16.0 0.2 0.2 16,478 14,055 +17.2
NISSAN 3.5 3.4 32,408 34,843 -7.0 3.5 3.4 263,305 275,201 -4.3
HYUNDAI 3.3 2.7 30,840 27,753 +11.1 3.3 2.8 253,440 227,159 +11.6
KIA 3.0 2.2 27,739 22,647 +22.5 2.6 1.9 196,677 158,125 +24.4
VOLVO CAR CORP. 1.5 1.7 13,565 17,494 -22.5 1.7 1.8 128,142 144,752 -11.5
SUZUKI 1.1 1.1 10,018 10,707 -6.4 1.2 1.3 90,836 102,402 -11.3
HONDA 1.1 0.8 10,696 8,558 +25.0 1.0 1.1 79,236 85,810 -7.7
MAZDA 0.9 0.8 8,294 8,231 +0.8 1.0 1.0 73,806 82,848 -10.9
JAGUAR LAND ROVER 0.9 0.6 8,315 6,088 +36.6 1.0 0.7 72,834 54,011 +34.9
LAND ROVER 0.7 0.4 6,854 4,550 +50.6 0.8 0.5 59,016 41,183 +43.3
JAGUAR 0.2 0.2 1,461 1,538 -5.0 0.2 0.2 13,818 12,828 +7.7
MITSUBISHI 0.5 0.8 4,832 8,183 -41.0 0.6 0.8 43,942 65,845 -33.3
OTHER** 1.4 0.8 13,006 8,211 +58.4 1.2 0.9 91,976 75,192 +22.3
(1) VW Group: VW 'other' include Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini (*) data for Malta n.a. For further information, please contact:
(2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'other' include Dodge, Ferrari, Maserati (**) ACEA estimates Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Director Economics & Statistics
E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55
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PROVISIONAL
NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MANUFACTURER
EU* + EFTA Countries
18/9/12
July January - July
%Share Units Units % Chg %Share Units Units % Chg
'12 '11 '12 '11 12/11 '12 '11 '12 '11 12/11
ALL BRANDS** 972,860 1,051,787 -7.5 7,869,477 8,413,041 -6.5
VW Group 25.6 24.6 248,986 258,693 -3.8 24.3 23.0 1,908,617 1,932,207 -1.2
VOLKSWAGEN 13.7 13.1 133,216 137,798 -3.3 12.8 12.2 1,005,722 1,024,330 -1.8
AUDI 6.1 5.1 59,174 53,938 +9.7 5.6 4.9 436,912 413,575 +5.6
SEAT 2.2 2.7 21,878 28,180 -22.4 2.0 2.3 160,629 192,740 -16.7
SKODA 3.5 3.7 34,464 38,563 -10.6 3.9 3.6 303,592 300,211 +1.1
Others (1) 0.0 0.0 254 214 +18.7 0.0 0.0 1,762 1,351 +30.4
PSA Group 12.0 12.5 116,874 131,568 -11.2 12.0 13.0 943,769 1,090,293 -13.4
PEUGEOT 6.5 6.9 62,961 73,044 -13.8 6.4 7.1 505,256 594,488 -15.0
CITROEN 5.5 5.6 53,913 58,524 -7.9 5.6 5.9 438,513 495,805 -11.6
RENAULT Group 8.6 9.2 83,763 96,275 -13.0 8.5 9.5 667,041 797,410 -16.3
RENAULT 6.3 7.3 61,610 76,931 -19.9 6.6 7.7 521,991 647,684 -19.4
DACIA 2.3 1.8 22,153 19,344 +14.5 1.8 1.8 145,050 149,726 -3.1
GM Group 7.7 8.4 74,643 88,053 -15.2 8.2 8.7 648,424 730,132 -11.2
OPEL/VAUXHALL 6.4 6.9 62,008 73,026 -15.1 6.7 7.4 530,309 622,595 -14.8
CHEVROLET 1.3 1.4 12,624 14,973 -15.7 1.5 1.3 117,815 107,131 +10.0
GM (US) 0.0 0.0 11 54 -79.6 0.0 0.0 300 406 -26.1
FORD 7.2 7.7 69,790 80,801 -13.6 7.6 8.0 600,852 671,645 -10.5
FIAT Group 6.5 7.2 63,146 75,564 -16.4 6.6 7.4 519,403 622,354 -16.5
FIAT 4.8
48 5.0
50 46,216
46 216 53,029
53 029 -12.8
12 8 4.8
48 5.4
54 373,885
373 885 450,460
450 460 -17.0
17 0
LANCIA/CHRYSLER 0.7 0.9 7,208 9,192 -21.6 0.8 0.8 63,317 64,729 -2.2
ALFA ROMEO 0.7 1.0 7,125 10,313 -30.9 0.8 1.1 61,224 88,802 -31.1
JEEP 0.2 0.2 2,215 2,420 -8.5 0.2 0.2 17,406 13,152 +32.3
Others (2) 0.0 0.1 382 610 -37.4 0.0 0.1 3,571 5,211 -31.5
BMW Group 5.6 5.8 54,513 61,026 -10.7 6.0 5.8 475,962 483,991 -1.7
BMW 4.5 4.6 43,406 48,891 -11.2 4.8 4.6 380,714 386,542 -1.5
MINI 1.1 1.2 11,107 12,135 -8.5 1.2 1.2 95,248 97,449 -2.3
DAIMLER 5.1 5.7 49,714 59,910 -17.0 5.1 4.8 399,026 406,707 -1.9
MERCEDES 4.5 5.0 44,092 52,206 -15.5 4.5 4.2 353,636 355,112 -0.4
SMART 0.6 0.7 5,622 7,704 -27.0 0.6 0.6 45,390 51,595 -12.0
TOYOTA Group 4.2 3.5 41,124 37,210 +10.5 4.3 4.0 335,868 335,057 +0.2
TOYOTA 4.0 3.4 39,223 35,619 +10.1 4.0 3.8 318,405 320,157 -0.5
LEXUS 0.2 0.2 1,901 1,591 +19.5 0.2 0.2 17,463 14,900 +17.2
NISSAN 3.5 3.4 33,705 35,745 -5.7 3.5 3.4 272,180 282,233 -3.6
HYUNDAI 3.3 2.7 32,296 28,832 +12.0 3.4 2.8 264,777 235,964 +12.2
KIA 2.9 2.2 28,567 23,329 +22.5 2.6 1.9 201,799 161,828 +24.7
VOLVO CAR CORP. 1.5 1.8 14,732 18,596 -20.8 1.8 1.8 139,316 155,518 -10.4
SUZUKI 1.1 1.1 10,844 11,482 -5.6 1.2 1.3 96,729 108,777 -11.1
HONDA 1.2 0.8 11,234 8,891 +26.4 1.1 1.1 83,715 90,364 -7.4
MAZDA 1.0 0.9 9,316 8,991 +3.6 1.0 1.1 79,919 88,698 -9.9
JAGUAR LAND ROVER 0.9 0.6 8,515 6,235 +36.6 1.0 0.7 75,344 55,220 +36.4
LAND ROVER 0.7 0.4 7,021 4,650 +51.0 0.8 0.5 61,260 42,147 +45.3
JAGUAR 0.2 0.2 1,494 1,585 -5.7 0.2 0.2 14,084 13,073 +7.7
MITSUBISHI 0.6 0.9 5,572 9,315 -40.2 0.6 0.9 49,741 74,423 -33.2
OTHER** 1.6 1.1 15,526 11,271 +37.8 1.4 1.1 106,995 90,219 +18.6
(1) VW Group: VW 'other' include Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini (*) data for Malta n.a. For further information, please contact:
(2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'other' include Dodge, Ferrari, Maserati (**) ACEA estimates Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Director Economics & Statistics
E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55
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PROVISIONAL
NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MANUFACTURER
WESTERN EUROPE (EU15 + EFTA Countries)
18/9/12
July January - July
%Share Units Units % Chg %Share Units Units % Chg
'12 '11 '12 '11 12/11 '12 '11 '12 '11 12/11
ALL BRANDS** 913,858 988,026 -7.5 7,406,496 7,963,796 -7.0
VW Group 25.4 24.4 232,251 240,636 -3.5 23.9 22.6 1,773,240 1,802,709 -1.6
VOLKSWAGEN 13.9 13.3 127,407 131,508 -3.1 13.0 12.3 962,443 983,525 -2.1
AUDI 6.3 5.3 57,591 52,794 +9.1 5.8 5.1 426,344 404,996 +5.3
SEAT 2.3 2.7 21,233 26,977 -21.3 2.1 2.3 154,841 185,000 -16.3
SKODA 2.8 2.9 25,774 29,146 -11.6 3.1 2.9 227,920 227,863 +0.0
Other(1) 0.0 0.0 246 211 +16.6 0.0 0.0 1,692 1,325 +27.7
PSA Group 12.3 12.8 111,952 126,242 -11.3 12.3 13.2 908,042 1,051,745 -13.7
PEUGEOT 6.6 7.1 60,253 70,017 -13.9 6.5 7.2 484,993 572,292 -15.3
CITROEN 5.7 5.7 51,699 56,225 -8.0 5.7 6.0 423,049 479,453 -11.8
RENAULT Group 8.4 8.9 76,927 87,513 -12.1 8.3 9.2 615,102 736,446 -16.5
RENAULT 6.3 7.3 57,826 72,079 -19.8 6.7 7.7 493,294 611,838 -19.4
DACIA 2.1 1.6 19,101 15,434 +23.8 1.6 1.6 121,808 124,608 -2.2
GM Group 7.6 8.3 69,748 82,255 -15.2 8.2 8.7 608,590 689,995 -11.8
OPEL/VAUXHALL 6.4 7.0 58,748 69,087 -15.0 6.8 7.5 505,042 594,006 -15.0
CHEVROLET 1.2 1.3 10,989 13,117 -16.2 1.4 1.2 103,267 95,594 +8.0
GM (US) 0.0 0.0 11 51 -78.4 0.0 0.0 281 395 -28.9
FORD 7.2 7.6 65,560 75,550 -13.2 7.7 8.0 569,828 638,158 -10.7
FIAT Group 6.7 7.3 60,886 72,617 -16.2 6.8 7.6 500,952 602,237 -16.8
FIAT 4.9 5.1 44,448 50,577 -12.1 4.9 5.4 359,230 433,238 -17.1
LANCIA/CHRYSLER 0.8 0.9 7,078 9,119 -22.4 0.8 0.8 62,254 64,226 -3.1
ALFA ROMEO 0.8 1.0 6,937 10,018 -30.8 0.8 1.1 59,531 87,081 -31.6
JEEP 0.2 0.2 2,036 2,311 -11.9 0.2 0.2 16,193 12,699 +27.5
Other (2) 0.0 0.1 387 592 -34.6 0.1 0.1 3,744 4,993 -25.0
BMW Group 5.8 6.0 52,969 59,254 -10.6 6.3 5.9 463,656 472,620 -1.9
BMW 4.6 4.8 42,036 47,301 -11.1 5.0 4.7 369,641 376,319 -1.8
MINI 1.2 1.2 10,933 11,953 -8.5 1.3 1.2 94,015 96,301 -2.4
DAIMLER 5.3 5.9 48,655 57,974 -16.1 5.3 5.0 390,877 398,149 -1.8
MERCEDES 4.7 5.1 43,049 50,279 -14.4 4.7 4.4 345,595 346,707 -0.3
SMART 0.6 0.8 5,606 7,695 -27.1 0.6 0.6 45,282 51,442 -12.0
TOYOTA Group 4.2 3.5 37,961 34,573 +9.8 4.2 3.9 310,786 312,548 -0.6
TOYOTA 4.0 3.3 36,192 33,053 +9.5 4.0 3.7 294,249 298,475 -1.4
LEXUS 0.2 0.2 1,769 1,520 +16.4 0.2 0.2 16,537 14,073 +17.5
NISSAN 3.5 3.4 31,782 33,737 -5.8 3.5 3.4 256,136 267,222 -4.1
HYUNDAI 3.2 2.6 29,035 25,974 +11.8 3.2 2.7 236,758 213,444 +10.9
KIA 2.7 2.1 24,817 20,439 +21.4 2.4 1.8 177,298 139,946 +26.7
VOLVO CAR CORP. 1.6 1.8 14,167 17,775 -20.3 1.8 1.9 133,097 148,885 -10.6
SUZUKI 1.0 1.0 9,419 10,214 -7.8 1.2 1.2 86,105 98,910 -12.9
MAZDA 1.0 0.9 8,696 8,402 +3.5 1.0 1.1 75,607 84,248 -10.3
HONDA 1.1 0.8 10,022 7,988 +25.5 1.0 1.0 75,462 81,714 -7.7
JAGUAR LAND ROV 0.9 0.6 8,331 6,075 +37.1 1.0 0.7 73,710 54,223 +35.9
LAND ROVER 0.8 0.5 6,875 4,511 +52.4 0.8 0.5 59,862 41,303 +44.9
JAGUAR 0.2 0.2 1,456 1,564 -6.9 0.2 0.2 13,848 12,920 +7.2
MITSUBISHI 0.5 0.8 4,968 8,349 -40.5 0.6 0.8 44,112 67,614 -34.8
OTHER** 1.7 1.3 15,712 12,459 +26.1 1.4 1.3 107,138 102,982 +4.0
(1) VW Group: VW 'others' include Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini For further information, please contact:
(2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'others' include Dodge, Ferrari, Maserati Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Director Economics & Statistics
(**) ACEA estimates E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55
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