PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS: -6.8% IN FIRST HALF-YEAR; -2.8% IN JUNE

• PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS: -6.8% IN FIRST HALF-YEAR; -2.8% IN JUNE
• IN JUNE PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS DECLINED B JUNE, NEW BY 2.8% IN THE EU*, CONTINUING THE DOWNWARD TREND COMMENCED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR
• IN TOTAL, 1,201,578 NEW CARS WERE REGISTERED IN THE REGION IN THE MONTH, WHICH COUNTED ON AVERAGE THE SAME NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS AS IN JUNE 2011
•  IN THE FIRST SEMESTER THIS YEAR, DEMAND FOR NEW CARS WAS DOWN 6.8%, COMPARED TO THE FIRST HALF OF 2011, AMOUNTING TO 6,644,829 UNITS

Julyu 17, 2012.- June results were diverse across the EU*, leading to an overall 2.8% downturn. Looking at the major markets, Germany (+2.9%) and the UK (+3.5%) posted growth, while Spain (-12.1%) and Italy (-24.4%) contracted. The French market remained stable (-0.6%).

From January to June, Germany (+0.7%) and the UK (+2.7%), the two largest markets, performed better than in the first six months of last year. Downturn prevailed in Spain (-8.2%), France (-14.4%) and Italy (-19.7%).

* EU27, data for Malta unavailable.

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