According to the comprehensive foreign news report, thanks to the continued recovery of the economy, the launch of new models and the discounts offered by car companies, sales in Western Europe climbed by about 7% last month. US America AC Single Gun EV Charger US America Standard:Type 1(J1772) AC EV Charger:Single Gun:Wall mounted/Pole mounted Us America Ac Single Gun Ev Charger,Us Ev Charging Pile,Us Car Charging Pile,Us Home Charging Pile SHENZHEN QINGYUAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD , https://www.qycharge.com
In April this year, sales of new cars in Western Europe were 1,123,748 units, compared with 1,052,844 units in the same period last year, up 6.7% year-on-year. In the first four months, the cumulative sales of new cars in the region reached 4,522,834 units, an increase of 8.2% compared with 4,179,691 units in the same period last year.
Of the 17 countries surveyed by LMC last month, only Belgium and the Netherlands experienced a decline, and the other 15 countries all achieved different degrees of increase. Italy, Ireland and Portugal all increased by more than 20% year-on-year.
In April, sales of new cars in Italy increased by 24.2% year-on-year to 148,807 units, the largest increase among Western European countries. The country’s new car sales growth was mainly due to the large discount offered by the Fiat brand, and the old-for-new car owners received a discount of 3,000 euros.
Sales in Germany increased by 6.3% year-on-year to 291,395 units, but mainly driven by wholesale sales; UK sales increased by 5.1% year-on-year to 185,778 units, and France rose 2.3% year-on-year to 170,768 units. Spain’s new car last month due to government subsidy policy expired Sales increased by only 3.2% to 82,715 units, and the country’s sales growth in March reached 41%.
LMC expects sales in Western Europe to increase by 6.6% year-on-year to 12.9 million units this year, while IHS's forecast is more cautious, and this year's growth should be 3%, totaling 12.5 million units.