Passenger car registrations jumped 9.6% in September in the European Union, according to a report by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) on Tuesday. Registrations were up for the second month in a row after rising 4.4% in August.
All key EU markets made positive contributions with car registrations up 14.1% in Germany, 12.7% in Spain, 5.5% in France and 5.4% in Italy. However, ACEA noted the increase was "largely driven by the low base of comparison from September 2021, when the semiconductor shortage hampered vehicle production."
In the January-to-September period, passenger car registrations dropped 9.9% to 6,784,090 units.
