The market of cars in Europe, also in the month of April 2024, continued to record an excellent sales trend, although still far from the pre-Covid 2019 numbers. In any case, the growth bodes well, with a 12% increase compared to the same month of 2023.
In Western Europe it has therefore not yet been surpassed market crisis of the automobile, which began with the pandemic and continued with the shortage of components for the production of cars, with the return of inflation and with the unforeseen and unwanted, but verified, effects of the energy transitionwhich has led to a lack of supply on the market, in particular of the cars most accessible to the mass of potential Italian buyers, effectively paving the way for the penetration of Chinese cars.
Cars sold in Europe April 2024
In the month of April 2024 in Western Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) they were registered 1,080,913 carswith a growth of 12% compared to the same month of 2023. This double-digit increase was largely due to the greater number of working days in most European countries. In the fourth month of the year, therefore all five major markets, including the United Kingdomhave recorded growing sales figures: Spain (+23.1%), Germany (+19.8%), France (+10.9%), Italy (+7.7%) And United Kingdom (+1%).
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The overall balance sheet of first four months of the year was much less positive, as they were registered 4,476,369 carswith a rate of growth of 6.5% compared to the first four months of 2023 and is dropped by 18.5% compared to the pre-crisis level (January-April 2019).
Sales of electric, hybrid, petrol and diesel cars
Registrations in April electric cars battery operated after two critical months increased by 14.8% a 108,552 unitsmaintaining their market share around 12%. France and Belgium recorded significant increases of 45.2% and 41.6%, respectively, while Germany remained stable (-0.2%). From January to April, they were registered in total 441,992 new electric cars battery-powered, marking an increase of 6.4% compared to the previous year.
Even the hybrid cars recorded robust growth, with registrations increasing by 33.1% in April. The major markets for this segment, France (+48.1%), Spain (+38.5%), Germany (+25.9%) And Italy (+22.8%)all posted double-digit increases, with a total of 265,992 units registered. This pushed the hybrid market share to 29.1%, up from 24.9% in April 2023.
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The registrations of plug-in hybrid cars they saw a modest increase of 3.7% last month. While the Belgium recorded a significant decline of 17.6% and the France remained stable (-0.1%), the strong performance of Germany, with an increase of 28.4%, helped balance the segment. In April, plug-in hybrids accounted for 6.8% of the total market, with 62,148 units sold.
Sales of petrol cars have increased by 7.3% to 328,967 units, driven by double-digit increases in key markets such as Spain (+24.1%), Germany (+18.6%) And Italy (+14.1%). However, their market share has dropped from 38.1% to 36% compared to the same month of the previous year. Meanwhile, the market for diesel car remained stable around 118,000 units, representing almost 13% of the market. Despite substantial declines in important markets such as Italy (-21.1%), Spain (-19.3%) And France (-18.1%)a significant increase in Germany (+28.2%) helped offset these losses.
Who sold the most in Europe
Among the major automotive groups, the Volkswagen group confirmed itself at the top of the monthly rankings for April 2024 with 300,598 registrations and a growth of 14%. Among its brands, Volkswagen (+14.4%), Skoda (+14.7%), Seat (+63.1%), Cupra (+10.9%) And Porsche (+26.7%) recorded positive signs, while Audi (-5.1%) and the luxury hub consisting of Bentley And Lamborghini (-3.4%) they dropped.
Stellantis occupied second place with 166,534 cars registeredlosing 1.5% due to declines in Peugeot (-2.3%), Opel/Vauxhall (-16.8%), Fiat (-2.3%), Alfa Romeo (-6.2%), SD (-20.1%) And Maserati, Dodge and Ram (-19.1%). Bucking Citroën (+18.5%), Jeep (+17.5%) And Lance (+7%). The Renault group placed third with 109,391 registrations (+11.6%), thanks to the gains of Renault (+10.6%), Dacia (+12.6%) And Alpine (+74.9%).
Among the Japanese and Koreans, the group Hyundai/Kia placed itself in fourth place with 91,361 units registered, with a growth of 1.8%, due to the +17.6% of the Hyundai brandwhich offset the decline in -10.6% of Kia. Toyota recorded 84,329 registrations, with a 42% increase (Toyota +42.4% and Lexus +36.7%).
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In the German premium segment, the BMW group totaled 74,551 monthly registrations, with an increase of 11.6%, driven by +23.2% of the BMW brandwhich offset the decline in -33.1% of the Mini. Mercedes-Benz recorded 54,160 license plates and an increase of 4.8%, determined by the +4.9% of the Mercedes brand and the +4.2% of the Smart.
Among other builders, Ford scored a drop of 12.8% with 36,066 license plates, while Volvo recorded a 59% increase with 33,767 license plates, and Nissan a growth of 14.2% with 21,692 registrations. Suzuki saw an increase in 33.7% (17,318 license plates) e SAIC of 12.9% (17,091), while Tesla fell 2.3% (13,951). Mazda recorded an increase of 17.2% (13,742), Jaguar Land Rover by 12.9% (12,286), Honda by 49.6% (5,887) e Mitsubishi by 19.8% (3,771).
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