European Vehicle Sales in November: Volkswagen Group's Full-line Growth in Japanese Performance

According to data published by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), the number of vehicle registrations in the EU in November totaled 1,216,702 vehicles, an increase of 5.9% compared with the same period of last year, which was mainly due to an additional one-day increase in the November working day. From January to November, the European Union continued to maintain its growth trend, with an increase of 4.1% and a total of 14,047,460 vehicles sold.

Almost all EU markets performed better in November, with Spain and France showing double-digit growth, which rose by 12.4% and 10.3% respectively, followed by Germany and Italy, which increased by 9.4% and 6.8% respectively; The market showed a declining trend for the eighth consecutive month. In November, the number of registrations fell by 11.2%.

From January to November, Italy and Spain performed equally well, with gains of 8.7% and 7.8%, respectively; France and Germany gained 5.3% and 3% respectively. By contrast, sales in the UK have fallen by 5%.

Comparison of brand sales by comparison:

The Volkswagen Group's brands are all more eye-catching, with Skoda and SEAT gaining 11.6% and 12.1%, respectively, and the Volkswagen brand is still the top seller, with 139,924 units sold, a year-on-year increase of 1.5%.

PSA Group, which was included in the Opel and Vauxhall business, took over Opel and Vauxhall last month and surpassed Renault Group in second place. The Peugeot and Citroen brands both showed double-digit growth, with increases of 20.4% and 14.5%, respectively.

In terms of BBA rankings, Audi sold 65,429 vehicles last month, which was a 3.6% year-on-year increase and ranked third; Mercedes sold 71,805 vehicles last month, an increase of 2.1% compared with the same period of last year, ranking first in the BBA. Mercedes-Benz ranked second with sales of 68,112.

Among the Japanese brands, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda and Suzuki all performed well, with Suzuki increasing by 24.6%. Honda and Mitsubishi both showed different degrees of decline, falling by 2.8% and 5.5% respectively.