March 2025
The registrations of commercial vehicles over 2 to 3.5 tons without buses recorded a decline of 11 percent in March 2025 compared to the same month last year, reaching 22,699 units. For the period from January to March 2025, the registrations are at 62,186 units, representing a decline of 10 percent compared to the same period last year.
Overall, the number of new registrations of commercial vehicles decreased to 29,779 in March 2025, which is a decline of 15 percent compared to the same month last year. The cumulative figure for January to March 2025 also shows a decline of 14 percent compared to the first three months of the previous year, with 82,536 new sales.
For commercial vehicles up to 2 tons without buses, March 2025 recorded a significant decline of 50 percent compared to the same month last year, with only 465 units. During the period from January to March 2025, 1,395 vehicles were newly registered, representing a decline of 38 percent compared to the previous year.
Commercial vehicles over 3.5 to 6 tons without buses show a moderate decline of 4 percent to 562 units in March 2025. However, compared to the first three months of the previous year, the decline here is 15 percent, with a total of 1,643 new registrations.
February 2025
The registrations of commercial vehicles over 2 to 3.5 tons (without buses) recorded a decline of 19 percent in February 2025 with 18,757 units compared to the same month last year. During the period from January to February 2025, a total of 39,487 vehicles in this class were newly registered, which is a decrease of 9 percent compared to the same period last year.
Overall, 24,751 commercial vehicles were newly registered in February 2025, a significant reduction of 23 percent compared to February 2024. In the first two months of the year, 52,757 new commercial vehicles were registered, a decline of 14 percent compared to the previous year.
The category of commercial vehicles up to 2 tons (without buses) experienced a particularly drastic decline of 49 percent in February, with only 334 new registrations. For the period from January to February 2025, this means a decline of 29 percent. In commercial vehicles over 3.5 to 6 tons (without buses), 498 units were newly registered in February, a decline of 39 percent. The first two months of the year showed a decrease of 20 percent compared to the previous year.
January 2025
In January 2025, the category of commercial vehicles over 2 to 3.5 tons (without buses) reported a positive development with an increase of 2 percent compared to the same month last year.
The registrations of commercial vehicles overall reached 28,006 units in January 2025, which is a decline of 4 percent compared to January 2024.
In the category of commercial vehicles up to 2 tons (without buses), there was a decline in new registrations of 11 percent, while the group of commercial vehicles over 3.5 to 6 tons (without buses) showed a contrary development with an increase of 9 percent.
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December 2024
The registrations of commercial vehicles over 2 to 3.5 tons, without buses, recorded an increase of 17 percent in December 2024 with 23,132 units compared to the previous year. During the period from January to December 2024, registrations in this segment increased by 9 percent to a total of 272,657 vehicles compared to the same period last year.
The general registrations of commercial vehicles overall recorded an increase of 8 percent in December 2024 with 29,016 units compared to the previous year. Over the period from January to December 2024, a total of 374,700 commercial vehicles were newly registered, which is a growth of 4 percent compared to the previous year.
For commercial vehicles up to 2 tons without buses, there was a significant decline of 59 percent in December 2024, with only 422 new registrations compared to the same month the previous year. Throughout 2024, registrations in this segment shrank by 17 percent to 8,421 units. In contrast, commercial vehicles over 3.5 to 6 tons without buses experienced an increase of 16 percent to 664 units in December 2024. Over the entire year, this sector also recorded a 16 percent increase with 7,733 new registrations.
November 2024
In the segment of commercial vehicles over 2 to 3.5 tons (without buses), stable registration numbers were recorded in November 2024. With a total of 23,168 units, the level remained unchanged compared to the previous year. However, during the period from January to November 2024, there is a growth of 9%, with a total of 249,525 vehicles newly registered.
The registrations of commercial vehicles overall experienced a slight decline of 3% in November 2024 compared to the same month last year, with a total of 30,709 new vehicle entries. However, in the longer-term comparison, a positive picture emerges, as from January to November 2024, registrations increased by 4% compared to the corresponding period last year, reaching 345,684 units.
For commercial vehicles up to 2 tons (without buses), November 2024 was less favorable, with a decline of 33% compared to the previous year, resulting in a total of 516 new registrations. For the period from January to November 2024, there is a decline of 12%. In contrast, commercial vehicles over 3.5 to 6 tons (without buses) recorded an increase of 13% in November, corresponding to 720 registrations, and a remarkable increase of 16% over the same period of the year.
October 2024
The new registrations of commercial vehicles over 2 to 3.5 tons, excluding buses, showed a significant increase of 16 percent in October 2024 compared to the same month last year, with a total of 23,878 new vehicles. The positive growth trend continued from January to October 2024, with an increase of 10 percent compared to the same period last year, amounting to 226,357 new registrations.
The total number of new commercial vehicle registrations in October 2024 was 31,496, an increase of 11 percent compared to October 2023. From January to October 2024, a total of 314,975 vehicles were newly registered, representing a 5 percent increase compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
For commercial vehicles up to 2 tons, excluding buses, the increase in October was more moderate at 5 percent, with 689 new registrations recorded. However, throughout the year, there has been a decline of 11 percent, amounting to a total of 7,483 units. Commercial vehicles over 3.5 to 6 tons recorded an increase of 22 percent in October, with 644 units. Between January and October 2024, 6,349 vehicles were newly registered in this segment, a 17 percent increase compared to the previous year's period.
September 2024
The new registrations for commercial vehicles over 2 to 3.5 tons, excluding buses, recorded a decline of 10 percent in September 2024 compared to the previous year. A total of 18,230 vehicles in this category were newly registered. However, over the entire period from January to September 2024, the figures show that this category recorded an increase of 9 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, with a total of 202,479 newly registered vehicles.
Looking at the new registrations of commercial vehicles overall, September 2024 saw a decline of 10 percent with 24,448 units compared to the same month last year. Nonetheless, for the period from January to September 2024, there was a positive development with an increase of 4 percent compared to the previous year's period, resulting in a total of 283,479 new registrations.
The situation with commercial vehicles up to 2 tons (excluding buses) is also declining: September 2024 recorded a decline of 14 percent with 610 units compared to the previous year, while the new registrations for the period from January to September 2024 fell by 12 percent to 6,794 units. In the segment of commercial vehicles over 3.5 to 6 tons (excluding buses), 445 units were registered in September 2024, which represents a decline of 6 percent. However, in the period from January to September 2024, a significant increase of 16 percent was recorded with a total of 5,705 new registrations.
August 2024
In August 2024, a total of 17,457 units of newly registered commercial vehicles over 2 to 3.5 tons (excluding buses) were registered. This corresponds to a decrease of 25 percent compared to August 2023. Looking at the period from January to August 2024, 184,249 of these vehicles were newly registered, representing an increase of 11 percent compared to the same period last year.
The new registrations of commercial vehicles overall fell by 37 percent in August 2024 compared to the same month last year, with 23,251 newly registered units. From January to August 2024, a total of 259,031 commercial vehicles were newly registered, representing an increase of 6 percent compared to the same period last year.
For light commercial vehicles up to 2 tons (excluding buses), a decline in new registrations of 30 percent to 578 vehicles was recorded in August 2024. In the year-to-date up to August 2024, 6,184 vehicles were newly registered here, a decline of 12 percent compared to the previous year's period. In the weight category of commercial vehicles over 3.5 to 6 tons (excluding buses), a total of 450 vehicles were newly registered in August 2024, a decline of 40 percent compared to the same month last year. From January to August 2024, 5,260 new registrations were recorded, representing an increase of 19 percent compared to the previous year's period.
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Past news on the topic of registration figures (click to jump to the corresponding news and easily click back here to the index at the end of each news):
- VDA: New registrations of commercial vehicles back on growth course in 2023 (27.09.2023)
- ACEA: European truck market between truck boom and van lull (28.11.2022)
- ACEA statistics registrations: More trucks, fewer vans (27.10.2022)
- European registration figures on the rise (30.05.2011)
VDA: New registrations of commercial vehicles back on growth course in 2023 - Registrations of semitrailers continue to decline
Update from 27.09.2023 by Editorial Team (general)
In the past years, characterized by Corona and geopolitical tensions, the numbers of new truck registrations were stagnant or declining, with partly significant losses. This could change in 2023, according to a recent projection.
Based on the monthly figures of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), we have created a chart of commercial vehicle registrations in recent years - and a projection of how the overall year 2023 could develop. The chart shows that 2019, with just over 400,000 newly registered trucks, marked the highest value in the last 10 years. The numbers in 2022 marked the low point, with just over 300,000 newly registered trucks barely above the level of 2013.
The numbers for August 2023According to the VDA, in August 2023, 24,713 commercial vehicles up to 6 tons (+31 percent compared to the same month last year) and 11,751 commercial vehicles over 6 tons (+111 percent compared to the same month last year) were newly registered, making a total of 36,464 units. Additionally, 2,392 semitrailers were newly registered in August (-16 percent compared to the same month last year).
The year 2023 so farIn the current year 2023 (January to August), 23,437 semitrailers (-12 percent compared to the previous year's period) and 64,855 commercial vehicles over 6 tons (+35 percent compared to the previous year's period) as well as 176,987 commercial vehicles up to 6 tons (+20 percent compared to the previous year's period) were newly registered.Projection for 2023If we extrapolate the VDA figures (January to August) for trucks to the full year 2023, we arrive at 265,480 units up to 6 tons and 97,282 units over 6 tons (a total of 362,762). This would represent substantial double-digit growth compared to the comparatively moderate previous years, but is still relatively significantly below the previous highs, as this value would correspond to roughly the level of 2017.
The projection for 2023 indicates that the 35,156 newly registered semitrailers would represent a nearly double-digit percentage decline compared to the previous year.
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ACEA: European truck market between truck boom and van lull
Update from 28.11.2022 by Johannes Reichel
Overall, new registrations of commercial vehicles in the EU are still declining. This is due to the van segment. However, heavy trucks are seeing a significant increase.
While sales of heavy trucks and buses rebounded, the numbers in the van class, which accounts for the majority of new sales, remained declining. In the overall view, this then led to registration declines – for the 16th consecutive time. As reported by the European manufacturer association Acea on Thursday, the largest declines among the four largest markets in the region were observed in Germany. There, commercial vehicle sales decreased by 12.4 percent. France followed with a loss of 5.3 percent. In Italy, sales fell by 3.9 percent, while in Spain a growth of 1.2 was even reported.During the entire period from January to October, new registration numbers fell by 16.8 percent to 1.3 million units in Europe. The four large markets of Spain, France, Germany, and Italy all recorded double-digit losses, some over 20 percent.New light commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tonsAcea reported a 13.9 percent decline in new registrations of light commercial vehicles to a total of 102,766 units in October. This affected all major EU markets, particularly Germany with a minus of 16.6 percent. Only Spain remained almost stable with a 0.5 percent decline.
The balance for the full year so far, from January to October, is also negative. Registrations of light commercial vehicles in the EU fell by a substantial 20.6 percent to one million units. The only exceptions were the markets in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. But with an increase of 1.6 and 0.1 percent, it was more stagnation than growth.Heavy commercial vehicles from 16 tonsHeavy commercial vehicles, on the other hand, showed a significant increase in new registration numbers in October, rising by 18 percent to 23,592 units. All four major markets in Western Europe contributed to this, with Italy recording the strongest growth at 33.7 percent. In Germany, the market grew only slightly, by 1.2 percent.
The balance for the entire year so far is positive. From January to October, new vehicle sales of heavy commercial vehicles increased by 5.9 percent to 211,649 units. All four major Western European markets contributed to this, except for Germany, where the numbers were down by 0.6 percent.Medium commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonsNew registration numbers for medium trucks over 3.5 tons in the EU increased by 16 percent in October. Most markets in the region also recorded double-digit growth in this segment. The development was particularly positive in Poland – the third-largest EU market for trucks –, where registration numbers rose by a significant 24.7 percent, and in Italy, where growth was even 28.5 percent. Acea reports a 3.5 percent increase in new registrations for Germany compared to October 2021.
In the overall view from January to October, medium commercial vehicles increased by 2.7 percent to 247,253 sold units. The four major markets in Western Europe recorded mixed results. Germany and France had declines of 3.7 percent and 0.8 percent. In contrast, Spain recorded a growth of 9.9 percent, followed by Italy with a more modest increase of 0.8 percent.
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ACEA Statistics Registrations: More Trucks, Fewer Vans
Update from 27.10.2022 by Johannes Reichel
In September 2022, new registrations of commercial vehicles in the EU declined once again, marking the fifteenth consecutive monthly drop. Only the segment of heavy trucks saw an increase.
In September 2022, new registrations of commercial vehicles in the EU declined once again, marking the fifteenth consecutive monthly drop. Despite a strong recovery in truck registrations, total sales of commercial vehicles fell by 6.6 percent to 133,873 units, burdened by the negative trend in the van segment. With the exception of Spain (+0.1 percent), all major EU markets faced declines: France (-11.0 percent), Italy (-10.7 percent), and Germany (-3.1 percent). In the first three quarters of 2022, the sales of commercial vehicles in the EU remained in negative territory (-17.6 percent), amounting to nearly 1.2 million units. All of the region's four largest markets recorded negative results, with Spain experiencing the steepest decline (-23.0 percent).New Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) up to 3.5 tThe registrations of light commercial vehicles in the EU decreased by 11.3 percent to 105,790 units in September. This negative trend was reflected in the weak performance of the region's four key markets, all of which suffered declines: Italy (-13.5 percent), France (-12.3 percent), Germany (-7.2 percent), and Spain (-3.5 percent).Nine months into 2022, EU van registrations decreased by 21.2 percent compared to the previous year, reports the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). With the exception of Cyprus (+6.4 percent) and Slovakia (+0.2 percent), all EU markets saw declines, including the four major ones: Spain (-27.7 percent), France (22.4 percent), Germany (-18.9 percent), and Italy (-12.4 percent).New Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCV) over 16 tSeptember registrations of new heavy trucks across the EU were strong, with the segment growing by 21.0 percent, as all markets in the region – except Portugal (-35.7 percent) – recorded solid gains. In particular, Central European countries contributed to a strong growth boost last month, with Croatia (+173.5 percent) and Lithuania (+154.2 percent) even seeing three-digit percentage increases.From January to September 2022, new registrations of heavy trucks increased by 4.6 percent to 188,067 units sold in the European Union. The two consecutive positive results in August and September helped to improve performance since the start of the year. As a result, three of the four key EU markets performed better than a year ago, with only Germany recording a slight decline (-0.8 percent).
New Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (MHCV) over 3.5 tThe registrations of medium and heavy trucks in the EU increased by 18.3 percent in September. With the exception of Portugal (-32.6 percent), all markets in the region contributed positively to the overall growth, including the four largest ones: Spain (+22.8 percent), Germany (+11.9 percent), France (+3.0 percent), and Italy (+3.0 percent).Nine months into the year, new vehicles sold across the European Union rose by 1.5 percent, as the increases recorded in the last two months brought the cumulative result into positive territory. Central European countries significantly contributed to this positive development (+9.6 percent). On the other hand, of the four major Western European markets, only Spain recorded growth (+10.3 percent).New Medium and Heavy Buses and Coaches (MHBC) over 3.5 tIn September 2022, EU registrations of new buses and coaches remained unchanged at 2,370 units (-0.1 percent). The region's four largest markets recorded mixed results. The steepest decline was recorded in France (-19.6 percent), followed by Germany (-5.4 percent). In contrast, Italy recorded a significant increase (+32.0 percent).So far in 2022, bus registrations have decreased by 4.8 percent to 20,457 units. Among the EU's four main markets, Spain was the only one to record growth (+29.3 percent). In contrast, Germany (-22.5 percent), France (-14.9 percent), and Italy (-9.4 percent) faced significant declines.
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European Registration Figures on the Rise
Update from 30.05.2011 by Editorial Team (general)
According to statistics from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), new registrations of trucks and buses in April increased by 9.5 percent in the European Union (EU) compared to the same month of the previous year.
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 657,707 new commercial vehicles have been registered in the EU member states. This represents a 13.5 percent increase compared to the same period last year. About one in six of these vehicles were delivered in Germany. In Germany, 103,020 commercial registrations were recorded from January to April this year, a 25.5 percent increase over 2010. Germany thus remains the third-largest European market for commercial vehicles behind France with 161,941 units delivered (+7.7 percent) and the United Kingdom, where 104,190 trucks and buses were newly registered by April (+28.6 percent). The driving force behind this development is primarily the market for heavy trucks over 16 tons total weight. Their sales in Germany increased by more than 50 percent over the previous year to 19,860 units. Germany thus remains the most important European market. However, the van segment also recorded a double-digit growth rate of 18.9 percent to 58,980 units in the first four months of the year compared to the previous year, according to ACEA. Germany is thus significantly above the European average of 8.9 percent. (mid/swe)
