The number of new cars sold in the European Union fell by more than 23 percent in September compared to the same month in 2020. This brought it to an all-time low.
The biggest problem for car manufacturers is the persistent shortage of chips, writes the European trade association for the automotive industry ACEA. Last month, 718,598 cars were registered within the EU. According to the European car industry, it has not happened since 1995 that so few cars were sold in September.
Overall, 2021 is not a worse year in Europe than 2020. After all, it started promisingly for car manufacturers, with sales figures clearly higher than in the corona-disturbed first months of 2020. However, the chip shortage has clearly thrown a spanner in the works. Over the first nine months, car sales are still up 6 percent year on year. Up to and including September, 7,526,613 new cars were sold in the EU.
Volkswagen is the best-selling brand in Europe so far this year. That sold 874,556 cars. Renault follows in second place with 539,803 cars. Peugeot is in third place with 476,571 new cars sold.
Not everywhere more cars were sold this year than last year. In the Netherlands, 4.9 percent fewer new cars were sold in the first three quarters of this year than last year. Also in Germany, the largest car market in the European Union, fewer cars have been sold since the turn of the year compared to the same period in 2020.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl