In the EU, 898,000 new cars were added in November, 8.9 million since the beginning of the year

In the EU, 898,000 new cars were added in November, 8.9 million since the beginning of the year

Tighter measures following the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in several European countries have caused a further slump in the car market. The number of new car registrations in the European Union fell by 12 percent year on year to almost 898,000 vehicles in November. That's according to data released by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). In Germany, the largest car market in Europe, sales weakened relatively slightly, by three percent. In other leading markets, the situation was worse. In Spain, new registrations fell by 18, 7 percent year on year. France faced a slump of more than a quarter. The Italian new car market fell by 8.3 percent. In the eleven months of the year, around 8.9 million new cars were sold in the EU. In a year-on-year comparison, this is a drop of more than 25 percent. The only month since the beginning of the year, when new registrations were rising, was September.