The European automobile market confirms its progressive recovery. In July it experienced its twelfth consecutive month of growth, with 851,156 registrations in the countries of the European Union, according to the latest figures published on Wednesday by ACEA, the association of European manufacturers.
Still 22% below pre-Covid level
A house of 15.2% over an year, with a nette croissance in the quatre plus gros marchés: +19.9% in France, +18.1% in Germany, +10.7% in Spain and +8.7 % in Italy.
During the first seven months of the year, the increase is 17.6%, with 6.3 million new cars sold, a figure that, however, is 22% lower than that of the same period in 2019, before the pandemic from Covid-19.
However, the automotive industry is showing “signs of recovery following supply disruptions related to the Covid-19 pandemic,” the ACEA said in a press release.
The European car market has returned to growing sustainably since August 2022, when the health crisis, combined with shortages of parts, including crucial electronic components, had dealt a heavy blow.
Diesel outperforms electric
Despite a meteoric growth of 60.6%, up to 115,971 units in July, sales of electric cars represent 13.6% of the market, behind gasoline (35.8%) and diesel (14.1%). %), surpassing the latter for the first time in history in June.
In France, electric car registrations remained well above those of diesel, with respective market shares of 13.1% and 9.7% in July. This is also not the case when considering the broader area that includes the European Union, EFTA (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) and the United Kingdom: electric cars accounted for 14.6% of sales, the diesel 12.5%.
Between January and July, some 2.3 million gasoline cars (+14% year-on-year) were sold in the EU, compared to 910,000 diesel (-3%) and 820,000 electric cars (+55%).
Hybrids reached 1.6 million sales in this period (+29%), and rechargeable hybrids, which can be plugged into a power outlet or terminal, 468,000 units (+2%).
In terms of brands and manufacturers, Tesla experienced the highest growth in July, with close to 14,000 cars (+650%), but still far behind the giants Volkswagen (233,000 units, +18%)) and Stellantis (144,000 sales, -6.1%). ).
The Renault group saw its sales increase by 17%, up to 90,000 registrations.
Source: BFM TV
