The European Union auto market fell in April compared to the same period of the previous year due to coronavirus. Accordingly, the automobile market in the EU has shrinked by 76.3.
The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) has released new car registration data for April.
According to these data, new automobile sales in the European Union decreased by 76.3 percent in April compared to the same period of the previous year, to 270 thousand 682.
ACEA showed a reason the sharpest decline in new automobile registrations, the coronavirus measures implemented during the April process, and dealers' downtime.
Among the European Union countries, automobile sales are in Italy with 97.6 percent, April, Spain with 96.5 percent, Ireland with 96.1 percent, Belgium with 90.1 percent and 88 percent compared to the same period of 2019. Fell in France with 8.
In addition, new automobile registrations in the EU decreased by 38.5 percent in the January-April 2020 period compared to the same period of the previous year and reached the level of 2 million 750 thousand 845.
In the EU, which has 27 members, most new cars were sold in Germany in April.
In this period, 120 thousand 840 new cars were registered in Germany, 20 thousand 997 in France, 18 thousand 916 in Sweden and 15 thousand 373 new cars in the Netherlands.
According to car manufacturers, the VW Group sold the most new cars in the European Union in April, with 77,862. PSA Group followed the VW Group in new vehicles in the EU. The brands of the group sold a total of 36 thousand 718 cars. Renault Group took the third place with 27 thousand 740 new cars.