Auto Europe: Unrae, swing indicates the absence of major markets … – Italian Stock Exchange

(Il Sole 24 Ore Thomson Financial) – Milan, Sept 17 – Focusing on the major car markets in Europe, excluding Italy, shows that in Germany in August, the month most ‘weak car sales in the country, not unable to confirm the positive results of the previous month, and stores a decline of 0.4%. In the 8 months the market is still in positive territory (+2.6%) to more than 2.02 million units’. In particular, in the 8 months grew by 4.2% in demand for cars with diesel engines, which covers almost 48% share of the total. According to Global Insight, the German car market close ‘in 2014 with 3,020,000 new car registrations, an increase of 2.2% for 2013

As for the UK, the car market has experienced in eight months over 1.53 million (+ 10.1% on 2013). At an August that it represents only 3% of annual sales in Britain, follows a September that makes up about 18% this year, thanks to the exchange plaque that leads many consumers to buy their car in March and September. However, despite this’, many buyers were attracted by the strong promotions, in particular the various forms of leasing. SMMT, the British Bankers’ Association, estimated sales in 2014 to 2,450,000 (+8.1%). In France, after 4 months of growth, the market suffers in July and in August to a halt (respectively -4.3% and -2.6% on an annual basis, the latter the worst result for the last 37 years) . In the eight months show a growth of 1.6% to nearly 1.19 million. The low expectations that the recovery in the short term arrivals in France does not hint at possible reversals in the short term. Global Insight estimates for 2014 a French car market to 1.82 million (up 2% on 2013). Finally, in Spain, thanks to the stimulus plan Pive, July and ‘record from 2009 (+ 11.1%) and, together with 45,355 registrations in August (13.7%), bringing the total of 8 months in an increase of 16 , 4% to 583,663 units ‘, the best result since 2010 The evolution of the Spanish car market shows the strength of the Plan Pive, which in its sixth edition has already consumed’ 40% of the available funds, by registering 80 thousand cars in more ‘of the same period Aniacam 2013, the National Association of importers, estimates for 2014 a 14% increase in registrations of new cars in Spain to 820 thousand units’.

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(Thomson Financial) 17-09-14 14:49:49 (0452) 5 NNNN