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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has found that there are currently 6.2 million trucks, Poland has the largest truck fleet, followed closely by Germany (1,010,742) and Italy (946,393). The average age of light commercial vehicles in the EU is 11.6 the EU fleet, with only 0.6%

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ACEA: EU commercial vehicle registrations: down 23.2% in Q1 2020; -47.3% in March

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across the EU, as measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 lead to the closure of dealerships, according to the ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association). The strongest drops were posted by Italy (-66.1%), Spain (-64.4%) and France (-63.1%). New light commercial vehicles (LCV) up to 3.5t. and Spain saw a 67.2%

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EU new car registrations down 7.7% in Q1 2012

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Over the first quarter of 2012, the EU market for new light duty vehicles shrank by 7.7%, compared to the same period a year ago, with a total of 3,312,657 new registrations, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Click to enlarge. compared to March last year.

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Registrations of commercial vehicles in EU down 11.8% in March, 9.6% in 1st quarter

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In March, new commercial vehicle registrations dropped by 11.8%, totaling 184,235 units in the EU, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). New Light Commercial Vehicles up to 3.5t. and Italy by 37.7%. respectively, while France (-3.4%), Italy (-25.0%) and Spain. in the UK to -11.2%

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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has published new data demonstrating the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and both GDP and customer incentives. By contrast, almost half of all EU member states have an ECV market share of 0.5% ECV Units sold. GDP per capita.

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