New Car Sales in the EU Increased by 4.5 Percent in August

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) announced the new automobile registration data of EU countries for August.

Accordingly, new car sales in EU countries increased by 4.5 percent compared to the same month last year, reaching 708 thousand 211.

In August, 33.2 percent of new cars sold in Union member countries were hybrid, 27.7 percent were electric, 18.9 percent were gasoline, 11.1 percent were plug-in hybrid, 6.4 percent were diesel and 2.7 percent were other fuel types.

Electric car sales increased by 62.7 percent on an annual basis in August, reaching 196 thousand 486. The share of electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars in total sales reached 72 percent.

New car sales increased by 2.6 percent in Germany, 3.2 percent in Italy, 7.4 percent in France and 11.8 percent in Spain in August compared to the same month last year.

In the January-August period, total sales in the EU increased by 5.3 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 7 million 546 thousand 397.

According to automotive manufacturers, the Volkswagen Group sold the most new cars in the EU in August with 183 thousand 617 vehicles.

Stellantis Group, which includes brands such as Peugeot, Fiat, Citroen and Opel, ranked second with 99 thousand 145 sales. Renault Group came third with 66 thousand 456 new cars.