EU commercial vehicle registration down 17.7% in May, decline in van sales negatively affected the overall performance
New commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union fell 17.7% to 136,410 units in May, followed by 27.1% decline in April, led by decline in van sales.
On YTD basis, demand for commercial vehicles in the EU decreased by 19.8% to 673,095 units, with the substantial drops in March and April weighing heavily on the year-to-date performance.

All key EU markets recorded double-digit losses, with Spain witnessing the sharpest fall -29.3% for the month.
New light commercial vehicles dipped 22.1% to 108,355 units.
New heavy commercial vehicles up 8% Y/Y to 21,896 units.
New medium and heavy commercial vehicles +3.6% to 25,603 units.
New medium and heavy buses & coaches grew 32.8% to 2,452 units.
On YTD basis, EU sales of new buses and coaches expanded by 5.6%.
A quick look at past 12 months' trend:

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