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🚘New car registrations in France, the UK, Spain, Italy and Germany inched up 2% YoY in December, in-line with the dynamics seen in November. However, total sales remained below their pre-COVID level (-13% vs. December 2019). Specifically, in France, car sales were 18% below their 2019 level, while registrations in Italy and Germany were 23% and 13% weaker, respectively. UK and Spain figures were broadly in-line with 2019 levels

Given these five countries represented more than 70% of new vehicle registrations in Europe in 2024, the region’s car sales likely increased in low-single digits YoY last month, while remaining well below their pre-pandemic levels

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