According to data by JATO Dynamics, the European new car market (28 countries) edges up 2.5% year-on-year in May to 1,107,517 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up just 0.1% to 5,575,198. Local association ACEA has the market at 1,113,194 for the month (+1.9%) and 5,572,458 YTD (+0.1%). Among the main 5 markets, Spain by far performs best at +18.6% with all remaining four below the market growth rate: the UK is up 1.6%, Germany up 1.2% and Italy down -0.1%, but France is in a world of hurt at -12.3%. As for other markets, Iceland is up 49.6%, Lithuania up 43.8%, Norway up 39.1%, Latvia up 27.8% and Denmark up 23.3%. At the other end of the scale, Romania sinks -32.7%, Estonia is off -25.9%, Finland down -12% and Belgium down -11.7%. BEV sales surge 28% to 194,300 and 17.5% share vs. 14% a year ago in May 2024, and PHEVs are up 31% to 108.878 and 9.8% share vs. 6.8% last year. ACEA gives us the detail by market. At this little game and for BEVs, Germany is the biggest market in volume with sales up a whopping 44.9% to 43,060 and 18% share, followed by the UK at +25.8% to 32,738 and 21.8% share. France goes completely against the grain with BEV sales down -18.7% to 19,414 and 15.7% share, Norway is up 69.6% to 13,384 and 93.9% share, Belgium is up 8.9% to 11,347 and 33% share, Denmark up 51.4% to 10,949 and 61% share and Netherlands up 8.2% to 10,459 and 34.6% share.
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