Overall new passenger car registrations in the EU in April were up 9% on a year earlier to 1.3 million vehicles, the highest since April 2008, just before the industry descended into a six year slump, according to the Brussels based Association of European Carmakers. Nearly all carmakers recorded sales increases.
All five major European national markets recorded sales increases last month, led by Spain, where registrations jumped 21.2%, followed by Italy, with sales up 11.5%. Germany experienced 8.4% growth, France 7.1% and the UK posted 2% growth.
