The European automobile market
grew for the thirteenth straight month in September, the
European Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ACEA) said
Friday.
Vehicle sales rose 6.1% in September, year on year, to 1.27
million in the 28 member countries of the European Union (EU-28)
plus European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries Iceland,
Norway and Switzerland.
Vehicle registrations soared by 26.2% in Spain.
They grew 6.3% and 5.6% in France and the United Kingdom,
respectively. September figures for Germany and Italy were up
5.2% and 3.3%.
There were 9.91 million vehicle deliveries in the first
nine months of the year, a 5.8% increase over the same period in
2013.
Meanwhile, the newly merged Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)
registered 68,837 vehicles for the month of September in Europe,
up 6% over the same month in 2013. It's market share remained
stable at 5.4%.
In the first nine months of the year, FCA delivered 588,371
vehicles, marking 2.6% growth over the same period in 2013.
FCA's market share of vehicle deliveries slipped 0.2% to 5.9%.
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