PRESS EMBARGO : 8.00am (7.00am GMT), March 16, 2010 New Passenger Car Registrations European Union March 16, 2010 1,700,000 Units New Passenger Car Registrations in the EU Last 12 months +26.9 Percentage +30.0 1,500,000 1,300,000 +11.6 +16.4 +12.9 +20.0 +10.0 1,100,000 900,000 9.1 11.9 4.4 +3.0 +3.1 +3.3 +6.3 +3.0 +0.0 10.0 700,000 17.9 9 20.0 500,000 30.0 Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan 10/09 Feb 10/09 2008 volumes 2009 volumes % change year on year Not adjusted for working days PASSENGER CARS: registrations up 3.0% in New passenger car registrations in the EU* increased by 3.0% in, and by 7.9% over the first two months of the year, compared to the same period in 2009. With the same average number of working days across the region in, no calendar effect occurred. Compared to the pre-crisis levels of and January- 2008, new car registrations decreased by 15% and 16% respectively. el In, a total of 974,346 new cars were registered in Europe*, or 3.0% more than in 2009. A decrease in Europe s second largest market Germany (-29.8%), was countered by an increase in the other major markets. Under the continued influence of government fleet renewal incentives, France recorded 18.2% more registrations in, Italy +20.6%, the UK +26.4% and Spain +47.0%. Romania, Hungary and Poland saw registrations decrease by 63.0%, 57.9% and 19.2%.. Twomonthsintotheyear, the EU registered 2,033,753 new passenger cars, or 7.9% more than in the same period a year ago. In absolute figures, Italy registered the most vehicles (407,580 units), followed by Germany (376,035 units), France (352,013 units), the UK (214,165 units) and Spain (161,411 units). Germany was the only larger market to contract (-19.5%) from January to. The market expanded by 16.3% in France, 25.5% in Italy, 28.7% in the UK and 32.9% in Spain. * EU27, data for Cyprus and Malta unavailable NB: Commencing with the January 2010 new passenger car registrations figures, the ACEA data sheets will provide new vehicle registrations in alphabetical order for the countries of the European Union, and no longer separate for Western-Europe (15) and new EU Member States (10)*. Results for the EFTA countries will continue to be reported separately. The monthly press releases will quote the 'EU' figures first, followed by the 'total Europe' figures, adding up Page 1 of 5
Association des Constructeurs Européens d'automobiles Av. des Nerviens 85 B-1040 Bruxelles Tel (32 2) 732 55 50 Fax (32 2) 738 73 10 (32 2) 738 73 11 PRESS EMBARGO FOR ALL DATA : 8.00 A.M.(7.00 A.M GMT), March 16, 2010 NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MARKET EUROPEAN UNION* Commencing with the January 2010 new passenger car registrations figures, the ACEA data sheets will provide new vehicle registrations in alphabetical order for the countries of the European Union, and no longer separate for Western-Europe (15) and new EU Member States (10)*. Results for the EFTA countries will continue to be reported separately. The montly press releases will quote the 'EU' figures first, followed by the 'total Europe' figures, adding up % Chg Jan - Feb Jan - Feb % Chg '10 '09 10/09 '10 '09 10/09 AUSTRIA 21,786 18,827 +15.7 42,668 37,819 +12.8 BELGIUM 47,584 45,904 +3.7 96,960 93,594 +3.6 BULGARIA 1,104 1,990-44.5 2,106 3,898-46.0 CZECH REPUBLIC 11,080 9,823 +12.8 21,893 18,665 +17.3 DENMARK 8,599 7,436 +15.6 19,271 15,237 +26.5 ESTONIA 415 794-47.7 944 1,748-46.0 FINLAND 7,589 7,186 +5.6 19,972 18,752 +6.5 FRANCE 180,535 152,720 +18.2 352,013 302,736 +16.3 GERMANY 194,846 277,740-29.8 376,035 467,125-19.5 GREECE 13,727 15,592-12.0 40,312 35,839 +12.5 HUNGARY 3,042 7,217-57.9 5,810 13,294-56.3 IRELAND 12,306 8,883 +38.5 28,865 24,682 +16.9 ITALY 200,560 166,320 +20.6 407,580 324,782 +25.5 LATVIA 265 443-40.2 531 937-43.3 LITHUANIA 435 526-17.3 874 1,270-31.2 LUXEMBURG 4,081 4,165-2.0 7,617 7,322 +4.0 NETHERLANDS 37,786 33,936 +11.3 100,548 90,102 +11.6 POLAND*** 24,384 30,194-19.2 49,740 56,865-12.5 PORTUGAL 15,346 10,030 +53.0 29,905 19,025 +57.2 ROMANIA 2,658 7,187-63.0 4,792 21,002-77.2 SLOVAKIA 3,476 3,301 +5.3 6,393 6,208 +3.0 SLOVENIA 4,803 4,716 +1.8 9,853 9,288 +6.1 SPAIN 91,281 62,107 +47.0 161,411 121,492 +32.9 SWEDEN 17,972 14,603 +23.1 33,495 25,902 +29.3 UNITED KINGDOM 68,686686 54,359 +26.4 214,165165 166,446 +28.7 EUROPEAN UNION (EU27)* 974,346 945,999 +3.0 2,033,753 1,884,030 +7.9 EU15 922,684 879,808 +4.9 1,930,817 1,750,855 +10.3 EU10* 51,662 66,191-22.0 102,936 133,175-22.7 ICELAND 74 91-19.0 162 217-25.5 NORWAY 9,094 6,287 +44.6 18,791 11,640 +61.4 SWITZERLAND** 17,241 17,616-2.1 35,979 35,447 +1.5 EFTA 26,409 23,994 +10.1 54,932 47,304 +16.1 EU27*+EFTA 1,000,754 969,993 +3.2 2,088,684 1,931,334 +8.1 EU15+EFTA 949,093 903,802 +5.0 1,985,749 1,798,159 +10.4 (*) EU including Bulgaria and Romania; data for Malta and Cyprus currently not available. (**) ACEA estimates (***) Figures reported in Poland correspond to sales; registrations are lower by ca. 11% in and by ca.12% YTD For further information, please contact: Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Manager Economics & Communications - E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55 Units 1200000 1100000 1000000 900000 800000 New Passenger Car Registrations in Results in the EU 2003 2010 +1.6 3.6 +5.4 2.6 +8.9 17.9 Feb 03 Feb 04 Feb 05 Feb 06 Feb 07 Feb 08 Feb 09 Feb 10 +3.0 Percentage +15.0 +10.0 +5.0 +0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 New Passenger Car Registrations % change year on year Next press release: Friday, April 16, 2010 This information is available on the ACEA website: http://www.acea.be Page 2 of 5
EUROPEAN UNION (EU)* ALL BRANDS** 974,346 945,999 +3.2 2,033,753 1,884,030 +8.1 VW Group 20.6 21.7 200,897 205,465-2.2 20.5 21.3 417,743 400,424 +4.3 VOLKSWAGEN 11.0 11.6 107,407 109,287-1.7 11.1 11.3 226,574 213,270 +6.2 AUDI 4.0 4.4 39,372 42,081-6.4 4.1 4.6 83,957 87,138-3.7 SEAT 2.3 2.2 22,772 20,860 +9.2 2.2 2.2 43,985 42,157 +4.3 SKODA 3.2 3.5 31,261 33,145-5.7 3.1 3.1 62,992 57,632 +9.3 Others (1) 0.0 0.0 85 92-7.6 0.0 0.0 235 227 +3.5 PSA Group 15.0 13.1 146,409 124,083 +18.0 14.5 13.3 294,134 251,023 +17.2 PEUGEOT 8.0 7.0 78,208 66,473 +17.7 7.8 7.1 157,820 133,628 +18.1 CITROEN 7.0 6.1 68,201 57,610 +18.4 6.7 6.2 136,314 117,395 +16.1 RENAULT Group 11.1 8.8 108,150 83,266 +29.9 10.9 8.2 222,430 154,983 +43.5 RENAULT 9.3 7.5 90,659 71,239 +27.3 9.2 7.1 187,992 132,897 +41.5 DACIA 1.8 1.3 17,491 12,027 +45.4 1.7 1.2 34,438 22,086 +55.9 FORD Group 9.9 9.8 96,818 92,747 +4.4 10.1 10.4 205,035 195,022 +5.1 FORD 8.4 8.5 82,047 80,224 +2.3 8.6 8.9 174,506 167,891 +3.9 VOLVO 1.5 1.3 14,771 12,523 +18.0 1.5 1.4 30,529 27,131 +12.5 FIAT Group 93 9.3 91 9.1 90,762 86,514 +4.9 9.3 93 9.0 90 189,731 168,865 865 +12.4 FIAT 7.4 7.4 72,356 70,279 +3.0 7.5 7.2 152,392 136,504 +11.6 LANCIA 1.1 0.9 10,271 8,656 +18.7 1.0 0.9 20,327 16,503 +23.2 ALFA ROMEO 0.8 0.8 7,857 7,271 +8.1 0.8 0.8 16,330 15,020 +8.7 Others (2) 0.0 0.0 278 308-9.7 0.0 0.0 682 838-18.6 GM Group 8.0 9.0 78,311 84,704-7.5 7.8 8.7 159,128 163,669-2.8 OPEL/VAUXHALL 6.7 7.3 65,280 69,297-5.8 6.5 7.1 132,909 134,164-0.9 CHEVROLET 1.2 1.4 11,879 13,098-9.3 1.2 1.3 24,018 24,533-2.1 SAAB 0.1 0.2 1,026 2,118-51.6 0.1 0.2 1,830 4,626-60.4 GM (US) 0.0 0.0 126 191-34.0 0.0 0.0 371 346 +7.2 TOYOTA Group 4.3 5.6 42,234 53,233-20.7 4.7 5.5 95,439 103,237-7.6 TOYOTA 4.2 5.5 41,354 52,365-21.0 4.6 5.4 92,791 100,998-8.1 LEXUS 0.1 0.1 880 868 +1.4 0.1 0.1 2,648 2,239 +18.3 BMW Group 4.4 4.2 42,435 39,636 +7.1 4.3 4.4 87,925 82,714 +6.3 BMW 3.6 3.5 35,166 32,959 +6.7 3.5 3.7 71,893 69,643 +3.2 MINI 0.7 0.7 7,269 6,677 +8.9 0.8 0.7 16,032 13,071 +22.7 DAIMLER 4.1 4.4 40,087 41,351-3.1 3.9 4.7 80,029 88,658-9.7 MERCEDES 3.6 3.6 34,774 34,504 +0.8 3.4 4.0 69,683 74,804-6.8 SMART 0.5 0.7 5,313 6,847-22.4 0.5 0.7 10,346 13,854-25.3 NISSAN 2.8 2.2 26,854 20,521 +30.9 3.0 2.4 60,373 45,704 +32.1 HYUNDAI 2.6 2.6 25,610 24,660 +3.9 2.6 2.3 53,026 42,585 +24.5 KIA 1.8 1.6 17,789 15,202 +17.0 1.8 1.5 36,607 28,870 +26.8 SUZUKI 1.4 2.0 13,512 19,016-28.9 1.5 1.8 29,771 34,214-13.0 HONDA 1.2 1.8 11,334 16,691-32.1 1.2 1.8 24,973 34,494-27.6 MAZDA 1.1 1.6 10,775 15,320-29.7 1.2 1.7 23,791 32,406-26.6 MITSUBISHI 0.7 0.9 6,608 8,216-19.6 0.6 0.8 13,002 14,668-11.4 JAGUAR LAND ROVER 0.4 0.4 4,191 3,705 +13.1 0.5 0.5 10,301 9,012 +14.3 LAND ROVER 0.3 0.3 3,222 2,593 +24.3 0.4 0.3 7,556 5,951 +27.0 JAGUAR 0.1 0.1 969 1,112-12.9 0.1 0.2 2,745 3,061-10.3 CHRYSLER (3) 0.3 0.4 2,720 3,506-22.4 0.3 0.4 5,650 7,523-24.9 OTHER** 0.9 0.9 8,850 8,163 +8.4 1.2 1.4 24,665 25,959-5.0 (1) VW Group: VW 'other' include Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini (*) data for Cyprus & Malta n.a. For further information, please contact: (2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'other' include Ferrari & Maserati (**) ACEA estimates Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Manager Economics & Communications (3) CHRYSLER includes Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55 Page 3 of 5
EU* + EFTA Countries ALL BRANDS** 1,000,754 969,993 +3.2 2,088,684 1,931,334 +8.1 VW Group 20.8 21.8 207,969 211,558-1.7 20.7 21.3 431,648 412,050 +4.8 VOLKSWAGEN 11.1 11.6 110,878 112,391-1.3 11.2 11.3 233,446 218,948 +6.6 AUDI 4.1 4.5 40,926 43,618-6.2 4.2 4.7 87,027 90,036-3.3 SEAT 2.3 2.2 23,241 21,215 +9.5 2.2 2.2 44,908 43,017 +4.4 SKODA 3.3 3.5 32,833 34,229-4.1 3.2 3.1 66,013 59,797 +10.4 Others (1) 0.0 0.0 91 105-13.3 0.0 0.0 254 252 +0.8 PSA Group 14.9 13.0 149,128 125,914 +18.4 14.4 13.2 299,796 254,642 +17.7 PEUGEOT 8.0 7.0 79,740 67,453 +18.2 7.7 7.0 161,156 135,576 +18.9 CITROEN 6.9 6.0 69,388 58,461 +18.7 6.6 6.2 138,640 119,066 +16.4 RENAULT Group 11.0 8.7 109,663 84,356 +30.0 10.8 8.1 225,226 156,651 +43.8 RENAULT 9.2 7.4 91,913 72,241 +27.2 9.1 7.0 190,235 134,370 +41.6 DACIA 1.8 1.2 17,750 12,115 +46.5 1.7 1.2 34,991 22,281 +57.0 FORD Group 10.0 9.8 99,801 95,024 +5.0 10.1 10.3 210,973 199,679 +5.7 FORD 8.4 8.4 83,702 81,624 +2.5 8.5 8.9 178,139 170,930 +4.2 VOLVO 1.6 1.4 16,099 13,400 +20.1 1.6 1.5 32,834 28,749 +14.2 FIAT Group 9.2 9.0 91,944944 87,500 +5.1 9.2 8.9 192,335 171,159159 +12.4 FIAT 7.3 7.3 73,201 70,988 +3.1 7.4 7.2 154,218 138,174 +11.6 LANCIA 1.0 0.9 10,337 8,723 +18.5 1.0 0.9 20,480 16,631 +23.1 ALFA ROMEO 0.8 0.8 8,115 7,451 +8.9 0.8 0.8 16,913 15,451 +9.5 Others (2) 0.0 0.0 291 338-13.9 0.0 0.0 724 903-19.8 GM Group 8.0 8.9 79,745 86,116-7.4 7.7 8.6 161,868 166,456-2.8 OPEL/VAUXHALL 6.6 7.3 66,478 70,462-5.7 6.5 7.1 135,192 136,575-1.0 CHEVROLET 1.2 1.4 12,049 13,223-8.9 1.2 1.3 24,325 24,693-1.5 SAAB 0.1 0.2 1,067 2,221-52.0 0.1 0.2 1,905 4,810-60.4 GM (US) 0.0 0.0 151 210-28.1 0.0 0.0 446 378 +18.0 TOYOTA Group 4.4 5.7 44,462 55,463-19.8 4.8 5.6 100,584 107,380-6.3 TOYOTA 4.3 5.6 43,531 54,512-20.1 4.7 5.4 97,767 104,974-6.9 LEXUS 0.1 0.1 931 951-2.1 0.1 0.1 2,817 2,406 +17.1 BMW Group 4.6 4.4 45,632 42,761 +6.7 4.5 4.6 93,819 88,080 +6.5 BMW 3.8 3.7 38,259 35,942 +6.4 3.7 3.9 77,562 74,763 +3.7 MINI 0.7 0.7 7,373 6,819 +8.1 0.8 0.7 16,257 13,317 +22.1 DAIMLER 4.1 4.4 41,413 42,478-2.5 4.0 4.7 82,548 90,864-9.2 MERCEDES 3.6 3.7 35,913 35,476 +1.2 3.4 4.0 71,872 76,619-6.2 SMART 0.5 0.7 5,500 7,002-21.5 0.5 0.7 10,676 14,245-25.1 NISSAN 2.8 2.2 27,877 21,113 +32.0 3.0 2.4 62,083 46,854 +32.5 HYUNDAI 2.6 2.6 26,114 25,128 +3.9 2.6 2.3 54,118 43,643 +24.0 KIA 1.8 1.6 18,042 15,367 +17.4 1.8 1.5 37,117 29,250 +26.9 SUZUKI 1.4 2.0 14,234 19,579-27.3 1.5 1.8 31,233 35,296-11.5 HONDA 1.2 1.8 11,906 17,627-32.5 1.2 1.9 26,029 36,201-28.1 MAZDA 1.2 1.7 11,605 16,038-27.6 1.2 1.8 25,455 34,018-25.2 MITSUBISHI 0.7 0.9 6,872 8,725-21.2 0.6 0.8 13,519 15,461-12.6 JAGUAR LAND ROVER 0.4 0.4 4,351 3,847 +13.1 0.5 0.5 10,592 9,278 +14.2 LAND ROVER 0.3 0.3 3,351 2,684 +24.8 0.4 0.3 7,783 6,127 +27.0 JAGUAR 0.1 0.1 1,000 1,163-14.0 0.1 0.2 2,809 3,151-10.9 CHRYSLER (3) 0.3 0.4 2,902 3,731-22.2 0.3 0.4 6,034 7,938-24.0 OTHER** 0.7 0.8 7,094 7,667-7.5 1.1 1.4 23,707 26,434-10.3 (1) VW Group: VW 'other' include Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini (*) data for Cyprus & Malta n.a. For further information, please contact: (2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'other' include Ferrari & Maserati (**) ACEA estimates Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Manager Economics & Communications (3) CHRYSLER includes Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55 Page 4 of 5
WESTERN EUROPE (EU15 + EFTA Countries) ALL BRANDS** 949,093 903,802 +5.0 1,985,749 1,798,159 +10.4 VW Group 20.4 21.5 193,582 194,423-0.4 20.3 21.1 402,740 379,207 +6.2 VOLKSWAGEN 11.2 11.8 106,756 106,355 +0.4 11.3 11.5 225,146 207,070 +8.7 AUDI 4.2 4.7 40,051 42,518-5.8 4.3 4.9 85,342 87,929-2.9 SEAT 2.4 2.2 22,304 20,056 +11.2 2.2 2.3 43,149 40,927 +5.4 SKODA 2.6 2.8 24,380 25,390-4.0 2.5 2.4 48,851 43,033 +13.5 Other(1) 0.0 0.0 91 104-12.5 0.0 0.0 252 248 +1.6 PSA Group 15.2 13.3 144,512 120,491 +19.9 14.6 13.5 290,329 243,126 +19.4 PEUGEOT 8.1 7.1 77,230 64,525 +19.7 7.9 7.2 156,018 129,252 +20.7 CITROEN 7.1 6.2 67,282 55,966 +20.2 6.8 6.3 134,311 113,874 +17.9 RENAULT Group 10.9 8.5 103,676 77,003 +34.6 10.8 8.0 213,767 143,077 +49.4 RENAULT 9.3 7.5 87,810 67,936 +29.3 9.2 7.0 182,123 126,074 +44.5 DACIA 1.7 1.0 15,866 9,067 +75.0 1.6 0.9 31,644 17,003 +86.1 FORD Group 10.0 9.8 94,821 88,591 +7.0 10.2 10.5 202,155 188,257 +7.4 FORD 8.4 8.4 79,314 75,967 +4.4 8.6 9.0 170,454 161,031 +5.9 VOLVO 1.6 1.4 15,507 12,624 +22.8 1.6 1.5 31,701 27,226 +16.4 FIAT Group 9.4 9.2 89,074 82,700 +7.7 9.4 9.0 185,858 161,760 +14.9 FIAT 7.4 7.3 70,490 66,357 +6.2 7.5 7.2 148,082 129,142 +14.7 LANCIA 1.1 1.0 10,285 8,662 +18.7 1.0 0.9 20,372 16,508 +23.4 ALFA ROMEO 0.8 0.8 8,016 7,347 +9.1 0.8 0.8 16,695 15,213 +9.7 Other (2) 0.0 0.0 283 334-15.3 0.0 0.0 709 897-21.0 GM Group 7.9 8.8 75,344 79,217-4.9 7.7 8.5 153,149 153,431-0.2 OPEL/VAUXHALL 6.7 7.2 63,469 65,522-3.1 6.5 7.1 129,088 127,235 +1.5 CHEVROLET 1.1 1.3 10,711 11,376-5.8 1.1 1.2 21,800 21,219 +2.7 SAAB 0.1 0.2 1,026 2,128-51.8 0.1 0.3 1,833 4,630-60.4 GM (US) 0.0 0.0 138 191-27.7 0.0 0.0 428 347 +23.3 TOYOTA Group 4.3 5.6 41,243 50,674-18.6 4.8 5.5 95,900 99,222-3.3 TOYOTA 4.3 5.5 40,396 49,828-18.9 4.7 5.4 93,225 97,023-3.9 LEXUS 0.1 0.1 847 846 +0.1 0.1 0.1 2,675 2,199 +21.6 BMW Group 4.5 4.4 42,976 40,185 +6.9 4.5 4.6 88,658 83,566 +6.1 BMW 3.8 3.7 35,603 33,366 +6.7 3.6 3.9 72,401 70,249 +3.1 MINI 0.8 0.8 7,373 6,819 +8.1 0.8 0.7 16,257 13,317 +22.1 DAIMLER 4.3 4.6 40,535 41,586-2.5 4.1 5.0 81,021 89,110-9.1 MERCEDES 3.7 3.8 35,055 34,599 +1.3 3.5 4.2 70,380 74,895-6.0 SMART 0.6 0.8 5,480 6,987-21.6 0.5 0.8 10,641 14,215-25.1 NISSAN 2.8 2.2 26,432 19,433 +36.0 3.0 2.4 59,393 43,299 +37.2 HYUNDAI 2.4 2.5 23,180 22,526 +2.9 2.5 2.1 48,684 38,191 +27.5 KIA 1.6 1.4 15,602 12,674 +23.1 1.6 1.4 32,342 24,304 +33.1 SUZUKI 1.4 1.9 13,068 17,082-23.5 1.5 1.7 28,981 30,702-5.6 MAZDA 1.1 1.7 10,901 15,028-27.5 1.2 1.8 24,062 32,060-24.9 HONDA 1.1 1.7 10,389 15,683-33.8 1.2 1.8 23,029 32,032-28.1 MITSUBISHI 0.6 0.8 6,102 7,638-20.1 0.6 0.7 11,997 13,186-9.0 JAGUAR LAND ROVE 0.5 0.4 4,288 3,750 +14.3 0.5 0.5 10,477 9,015 +16.2 LAND ROVER 0.3 0.3 3,295 2,603 +26.6 0.4 0.3 7,683 5,912 +30.0 JAGUAR 0.1 0.1 993 1,147-13.4 0.1 0.2 2,794 3,103-10.0 CHRYSLER 0.3 0.4 2,738 3,522-22.3 0.3 0.4 5,673 7,547-24.8 OTHER** 1.1 1.3 10,630 11,596-8.3 1.4 1.5 27,534 27,067 +1.7 (1) VW Group: VW 'others' include Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini (**) ACEA estimates For further information, please contact: (2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'others' include Ferrari & Maserati Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Manager Economics & Communications (3) CHRYSLER includes Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55 Page 5 of 5