column:company news time:2021-12-17

brussels, 17 december 2021 – in november 2021, european union passenger car
registrations fell for the fifth consecutive month this year (-20.5%), totalling 713,346 units sold.



new passenger car registrations in the eu

in november 2021, european union passenger car registrations fell for the fifth consecutive
month this year (-20.5%), totalling 713,346 units sold. in volume terms, this result marked the
lowest november total on record since 1993. double-digit losses were recorded in many eu markets,
including three of the four major ones: germany (-31.7%), italy (-24.6%) and spain (-12.3%).
france saw a more modest drop of 3.2% last month; bulgaria, ireland and slovenia were the only eu
markets posting growth.

eleven months into the year, the impact of the microchip shortage on vehicle output dragged
the eu’s year-to-date sales performance into negative territory (-0.04%), and this despite 2020’s record
low base for comparison. nevertheless, three of the four largest eu markets still posted positive results
from january to november 2021: italy ( 8.6%), spain ( 3.8%) and france ( 2.5%). in germany, on the other hand,
registrations of new cars further weakened (-8.1%) compared to one year ago.


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