The conclusive numbers for European Union vehicle sales in 2017 are just in, as well as they offer even more proof that Britain, many British vehicle makers as well as millions of Brit-based consumers stay in impolite health.
The overwhelming majority of EU countries are still envious of our capability to make, purchase as well as drive big quantities of motor cars, as we continue to punch well above our weight. Last year wasn’t our best, however as in previous years we were wealthy, positive as well as fortunate sufficient to purchase millions of brand new vehicles for ourselves.
Advertisement – short article continues below
• finest new vehicles for 2018
Yet during the exact same period, motorists living in around half the lands in the EU only had the wealth, confidence as well as great ton of money to purchase such cars in their thousands or tens of thousands. put one more way, consumers in the UK still bought, as well as continue to buy, numerous much more vehicles per month than motorists in 14 EU countries purchase(d) all year.
It’s true that across the EU, vehicle sales were up by an typical 3.4 per cent in 2017, whereas they were down 5.7 per cent here. Yet that’s mostly since the UK government declared war on diesels, in addition to failing to provide the state-sponsored scrappage plan numerous existing motorists were, as well as still are, expecting before investing in their next new cars.