PRESS EMBARGO : 8.00am (6.

00am GMT), April 17, 2012

April 17, 2012

New Passenger Car Registrations

E
European
Union
U i

Units

NewPassengerCarRegistrationsintheEU Last12months

Percentage
+10.0

1,700,000

+8.0
+7.1
+7.1

1 500 000
1,500,000

+7 7
+7.7

+6.0
+4.0

1,300,000

+2.0

+0.7

900,000

+0.0

2.0

1,100,000
4.8

1.8

2.0
3.5

4.1

8.1

4.0
6.4

700,000

7.0
7.1

6.0
8.0
10.0

9.7
500,000

12.0
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
'10/'11 '10/'11 '10/'11 '10/'11 '10/'11 '10/'11 '10/'11 '10/'11 '10/'11 '10/'11 '11/'12 '11/'12 '11/'12
2010volumes

2011volumes

%changeyearonyear

Not adjusted for working days

PASSENGER CARS: registrations down 7.7% in first quarter 2012

In March, demand for new cars in the EU* was negative for the sixth consecutive month, with a decline of 7.0%
compared to March last year.
year While retaining their importance in terms of volumes (1,453,407
(1 453 407 new cars),
cars) March
registrations have not been at this level since 1998. Over the first quarter, the EU market shrank by 7.7%,
compared to the same period a year ago, with a total of 3,312,657 new registrations.

Results in March were diverse across the EU* as Italy (-26.7%), France (-23.2%) and Spain (-4.5%) saw their
markets contract whereas the UK (+1.8%) and Germany (+3.4%) performed better than they did in the same
month a year earlier.

From January to March, contrasting performance across countries led to an overall 7.7% drop. Looking at the
major markets, the German (+1.3%) and British (+0.9%) slightly expanded, while the Spanish dropped by 1.9%,
and Italy (-21.0%) and France (-21.6%) faced a much sharper downturn.

* EU27, data for Malta unavailable

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8.00 A.M.(6.00 A.M GMT), April 17, 2012

Association des
Constructeurs
Europens
d'Automobiles

PROVISIONAL
NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MARKET

Av. des Nerviens 85

EUROPEAN UNION*

B-1040 Bruxelles
Tel (32 2) 732 55 50
Fax (32 2) 738 73 10
(32 2) 738 73 11

17/4/12

March
'12
37,933
59,915
1,483
1,000
17,064
12,386
1,565
22,924
197,774
339,123
4,901
4,768
13,100
138,137
879
1,003
5,319
52,549
29,630
9,622
4,902
6,427
5,186
84,427
28,555
372,835
1,453,407
1,379,500
73,907
433
13,051
32,489
45,973
1,499,380
1,425,473

AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BULGARIA
CYPRUS
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
ESTONIA
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HUNGARY
IRELAND
ITALY
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBURG
NETHERLANDS
POLAND
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM
EUROPEAN UNION (EU27)*
EU15
EU11*
ICELAND
NORWAY
SWITZERLAND
EFTA
EU27*+EFTA
EU15+EFTA

March
% Chg Jan - Mar Jan - Mar
'11
12/11
'12
'11
35,869
+5.8
88,764
87,865
63,533
-5.7
148,363
169,904
1,589
-6.6
4,452
3,956
1,539
-35.0
3,216
4,014
17,501
-2.5
43,529
42,026
16,796
-26.3
39,412
40,733
1,218
+28.5
4,026
3,249
12,585
+82.2
47,818
35,677
257,533
-23.2
507,830
647,454
327,921
+3.4
773,636
763,403
8,531
-42.6
17,179
25,267
4,457
+7.0
13,964
11,433
14,396
-9.0
45,898
47,966
188,495
-26.7
406,907
514,759
873
+0.7
2,488
2,370
1,096
-8.5
2,878
2,867
5,660
6.0
13,511
13,423
-6.0
56,601
-7.2
166,871
180,403
27,289
+8.6
77,865
69,089
18,930
-49.2
23,511
45,577
3,793
+29.2
13,965
9,679
6,480
-0.8
16,598
15,697
5,909
-12.2
14,325
16,653
88,397
-4.5
204,119
208,151
29,527
-3.3
67,976
69,764
366,101
+1.8
563,556
558,336
1,562,619
-7.0 3,312,657 3,589,715
1,490,875
-7.5 3,115,351 3,408,682
71,744
+3.0
197,306
181,033
208 +108.2
1,076
535
12,901
+1.2
34,814
33,816
30,107
+7.9
79,130
72,853
43,216
+6.4
115,020
107,204
1,605,835
-6.6 3,427,677 3,696,919
1,534,091
-7.1 3,230,371 3,515,886

% Chg
12/11
+1.0
-12.7
+12.5
-19.9
+3.6
-3.2
+23.9
+34.0
-21.6
+1.3
-32.0
+22.1
-4.3
-21.0
+5.0
+0.4
0.7
+0.7
-7.5
+12.7
-48.4
+44.3
+5.7
-14.0
-1.9
-2.6
+0.9
-7.7
-8.6
+9.0
+101.1
+3.0
+8.6
+7.3
-7.3
-8.1

(*) data for Malta currently not available.

For further information, please contact: Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Manager Economics & Communications - E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55

NewPassengerCarRegistrationsinMarch
ResultsintheEU2003 2012
Units

Percentage

2,000,000

+15.0

+11.0

1,800,000

+10.0

+6.3

+7.1

+5.0

1,600,000

0.0

1,400,000

+0.0
4.8

4.1

1,200,000

9.3

7.0

8.9

5.0
10.0

1,000,000

15.0
Mar03

Mar04

Mar05

Mar06

Mar07

NewPassengerCarRegistrations

Mar08

Mar09

Mar10

Mar11

Mar12

%changeyearonyear

Next press release: Wednesday, May 16, 2012

This information is available on the ACEA website: http://www.acea.be

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PROVISIONAL
NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MANUFACTURER

EUROPEAN UNION (EU)*

17/4/12

%Share
'12
'11
ALL BRANDS**
VW Group
VOLKSWAGEN
AUDI
SEAT
SKODA
Others (1)
PSA Group
PEUGEOT
CITROEN
RENAULT Group
RENAULT
DACIA
FORD
GM Group
OPEL/VAUXHALL
CHEVROLET
GM (US)
FIAT Group
FIAT
LANCIA/CHRYSLER
ALFA ROMEO
JEEP
Others (2)
BMW Group
BMW
MINI
DAIMLER
MERCEDES
SMART
TOYOTA Group
TOYOTA
LEXUS
NISSAN
HYUNDAI
KIA
VOLVO CAR CORP.
SUZUKI
JAGUAR LAND ROVER
LAND ROVER
JAGUAR
MAZDA
HONDA
MITSUBISHI
OTHER**

23.4
12.2
5.6
2.1
3.5
0.0
11.1
6.0
5.1
7.6
6.3
1.3
8.8
8.8
7.5
1.3
0.0
5.5
4.0
0.6
0.7
0.2
0.0
6.2
4.9
1.3
4.9
4.4
0.5
4.7
4.4
0.2
4.2
3.3
2.4
1.7
1.3
1.4
1.1
0.3
1.4
1.3
0.6
1.3

21.5
11.0
4.8
2.3
3.3
0.0
12.9
6.9
6.0
8.9
7.3
1.6
8.9
9.1
7.9
1.2
0.0
6.9
5.1
0.7
1.0
0.1
0.0
5.6
4.3
1.3
4.4
3.9
0.5
4.5
4.2
0.2
3.7
2.7
1.9
1.7
1.3
1.1
0.8
0.2
1.3
1.6
0.8
1.1

March
Units
'12
1,453,407
340,164
177,505
80,907
30,118
51,331
303
161,938
87,166
74,772
110,757
91,344
19,413
128,580
127,205
108,844
18,336
25
79,742
57,514
9,157
9,862
2,648
561
90,501
71,542
18,959
71,696
63,787
7,909
67,930
64,425
3,505
60,945
48,437
34,757
24,344
18,938
20,734
16,570
4,164
20,251
18,864
8,897
18,727

Units
'11
1,562,619
335,647
172,623
75,544
35,799
51,441
240
200,845
107,568
93,277
139,516
113,880
25,636
139,337
141,963
122,981
18,949
33
107,955
79,103
10,565
15,802
1,713
772
87,807
67,926
19,881
68,727
60,184
8,543
69,937
66,085
3,852
58,458
42,757
29,449
27,278
20,941
16,605
12,702
3,903
20,661
24,712
12,852
17,172

% Chg
12/11
-7.0
+1.3
+2.8
+7.1
-15.9
-0.2
+26.3
-19.4
-19.0
-19.8
-20.6
-19.8
-24.3
-7.7
-10.4
-11.5
-3.2
-24.2
-26.1
-27.3
-13.3
-37.6
+54.6
-27.3
+3.1
+5.3
-4.6
+4.3
+6.0
-7.4
-2.9
-2.5
-9.0
+4.3
+13.3
+18.0
-10.8
-9.6
+24.9
+30.4
+6.7
-2.0
-23.7
-30.8
+9.1

%Share
'12
'11
23.6
12.5
5.2
2.0
3.8
0.0
12.0
6.4
5.6
8.3
6.7
1.7
8.3
8.2
6.7
1.5
0.0
6.4
4.6
0.8
0.8
0.2
0.0
5.7
4.6
1.1
4.9
4.3
0.6
4.5
4.2
0.2
3.8
3.3
2.4
1.8
1.3
1.1
0.9
0.2
1.1
1.1
0.7
1.5

21.8
11.5
4.6
2.2
3.4
0.0
13.4
7.3
6.2
10.0
8.2
1.8
8.2
8.6
7.4
1.2
0.0
7.4
5.4
0.8
1.1
0.1
0.1
5.3
4.3
1.0
4.3
3.8
0.6
4.5
4.3
0.2
3.5
2.7
1.8
1.8
1.4
0.8
0.6
0.2
1.2
1.3
0.9
1.1

January - March
Units
Units
'12
'11
3,312,657
3,589,715
781,831
781,962
415,707
413,852
172,831
166,279
67,582
79,377
125,072
122,038
639
416
399,161
482,595
212,703
261,287
186,458
221,308
276,068
358,812
220,780
295,007
55,288
63,805
275,717
294,817
271,711
309,735
222,409
265,441
49,193
44,146
109
148
212,802
267,038
151,469
194,392
26,920
27,369
26,335
38,790
6,869
4,387
1,209
2,100
188,734
190,039
150,898
152,907
37,836
37,132
162,324
155,515
143,703
135,330
18,621
20,185
148,392
159,872
140,251
153,848
8,141
6,024
126,252
126,158
110,470
98,295
78,500
62,927
58,755
63,464
42,018
49,608
37,161
27,920
30,348
21,620
6,813
6,300
37,070
42,413
34,847
47,327
21,856
30,535
48,988
40,683

(1) VW Group: VW 'other' include Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini

(*) data for Malta n.a.

For further information, please contact:

(2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'other' include Dodge, Ferrari, Maserati

(**) ACEA estimates

Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Manager Economics & Communications

E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55

% Chg
12/11
-7.7
-0.0
+0.4
+3.9
-14.9
+2.5
+53.6
-17.3
-18.6
-15.7
-23.1
-25.2
-13.3
-6.5
-12.3
-16.2
+11.4
-26.4
-20.3
-22.1
-1.6
-32.1
+56.6
-42.4
-0.7
-1.3
+1.9
+4.4
+6.2
-7.7
-7.2
-8.8
+35.1
+0.1
+12.4
+24.7
-7.4
-15.3
+33.1
+40.4
+8.1
-12.6
-26.4
-28.4
+20.4

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PROVISIONAL
NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MANUFACTURER

EU* + EFTA Countries

17/4/12

%Share
'12
'11
ALL BRANDS**
VW Group
VOLKSWAGEN
AUDI
SEAT
SKODA
Others (1)
PSA Group
PEUGEOT
CITROEN
FORD
RENAULT Group
RENAULT
DACIA
GM Group
OPEL/VAUXHALL
CHEVROLET
GM (US)
FIAT Group
FIAT
LANCIA/CHRYSLER
ALFA ROMEO
JEEP
Others (2)
BMW Group
BMW
MINI
DAIMLER
MERCEDES
SMART
TOYOTA Group
TOYOTA
LEXUS
NISSAN
HYUNDAI
KIA
VOLVO CAR CORP.
SUZUKI
MAZDA
JAGUAR LAND ROVER
LAND ROVER
JAGUAR
HONDA
MITSUBISHI
OTHER**

23.5
12.3
5.6
2.1
3.6
0.0
11.0
5.9
5.1
8.8
7.5
6.2
1.3
8.7
7.4
1.2
0.0
5.4
39
3.9
0.6
0.7
0.2
0.0
6.2
4.9
1.3
4.9
4.4
0.5
4.7
4.5
0.2
4.2
3.3
2.4
1.7
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.1
0.3
1.3
0.6
1.5

21.6
11.1
4.9
2.3
3.3
0.0
12.7
6.8
5.9
8.9
8.8
7.2
1.6
9.0
7.8
1.2
0.0
6.8
50
5.0
0.7
1.0
0.1
0.1
5.6
4.4
1.3
4.4
3.8
0.5
4.5
4.3
0.3
3.8
2.7
1.9
1.8
1.4
1.3
1.0
0.8
0.2
1.6
0.9
1.2

March
Units
'12
1,499,380
352,455
184,141
83,452
31,000
53,550
312
165,118
88,869
76,249
131,410
112,894
92,996
19,898
129,912
111,285
18,602
25
81,469
58 480
58,480
9,268
10,159
2,876
686
93,313
73,899
19,414
73,899
65,814
8,085
71,124
67,469
3,655
62,860
50,131
35,262
26,163
19,501
20,938
21,321
17,096
4,225
19,924
9,692
21,994

Units
'11
1,605,835
346,550
178,112
78,016
36,536
53,626
260
204,430
109,684
94,746
142,271
141,752
115,630
26,122
144,599
125,173
19,373
53
109,831
80 174
80,174
10,638
16,287
1,838
894
90,463
70,171
20,292
70,328
61,617
8,711
72,645
68,607
4,038
60,235
44,043
30,064
28,984
22,038
21,608
16,800
12,852
3,948
25,859
14,395
18,940

% Chg
12/11
-6.6
+1.7
+3.4
+7.0
-15.2
-0.1
+20.0
-19.2
-19.0
-19.5
-7.6
-20.4
-19.6
-23.8
-10.2
-11.1
-4.0
-52.8
-25.8
-27.1
27 1
-12.9
-37.6
+56.5
-23.3
+3.2
+5.3
-4.3
+5.1
+6.8
-7.2
-2.1
-1.7
-9.5
+4.4
+13.8
+17.3
-9.7
-11.5
-3.1
+26.9
+33.0
+7.0
-23.0
-32.7
+16.1

%Share
'12
'11
23.7
12.6
5.2
2.0
3.8
0.0
11.9
6.3
5.6
8.3
8.2
6.6
1.7
8.1
6.6
1.5
0.0
6.3
45
4.5
0.8
0.8
0.2
0.0
5.7
4.6
1.1
4.9
4.3
0.6
4.6
4.3
0.2
3.8
3.3
2.3
1.9
1.3
1.1
1.1
0.9
0.2
1.1
0.7
1.6

21.9
11.6
4.7
2.2
3.5
0.0
13.3
7.2
6.1
8.2
9.9
8.1
1.8
8.5
7.3
1.2
0.0
7.4
53
5.3
0.7
1.1
0.1
0.1
5.3
4.3
1.0
4.3
3.8
0.6
4.5
4.4
0.2
3.5
2.8
1.7
1.8
1.4
1.2
0.8
0.6
0.2
1.3
0.9
1.2

January - March
Units
Units
'12
'11
3,427,677
3,696,919
813,522
809,185
431,901
427,688
179,629
172,436
69,880
81,015
131,422
127,595
690
451
407,792
491,542
217,461
266,330
190,331
225,212
282,933
301,989
281,969
364,634
225,271
299,364
56,698
65,270
277,736
315,376
227,590
270,240
50,006
44,945
140
191
217,434
271,741
154 071
154,071
197 036
197,036
27,216
27,582
27,194
40,010
7,469
4,716
1,484
2,397
196,098
196,123
157,041
157,827
39,057
38,296
168,003
159,821
148,940
139,144
19,063
20,677
156,616
167,816
148,085
161,481
8,531
6,335
130,907
129,920
114,571
101,865
79,974
64,208
63,757
68,109
43,557
52,525
38,847
44,912
38,285
28,364
31,384
21,972
6,901
6,392
36,797
49,401
23,987
33,805
54,892
45,583

(1) VW Group: VW 'other' include Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini

(*) data for Cyprus & Malta n.a.

For further information, please contact:

(2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'other' include Dodge, Ferrari, Maserati

(**) ACEA estimates

Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Manager Economics & Communications

E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55

% Chg
12/11
-7.3
+0.5
+1.0
+4.2
-13.7
+3.0
+53.0
-17.0
-18.3
-15.5
-6.3
-22.7
-24.8
-13.1
-11.9
-15.8
+11.3
-26.7
-20.0
-21.8
21 8
-1.3
-32.0
+58.4
-38.1
-0.0
-0.5
+2.0
+5.1
+7.0
-7.8
-6.7
-8.3
+34.7
+0.8
+12.5
+24.6
-6.4
-17.1
-13.5
+35.0
+42.8
+8.0
-25.5
-29.0
+20.4

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P r e s s

R e l e a s e

PROVISIONAL
NEW PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATIONS BY MANUFACTURER

WESTERN EUROPE (EU15 + EFTA Countries)

17/4/12

%Share
'12
'11
ALL BRANDS**
VW Group
VOLKSWAGEN
AUDI
SEAT
SKODA
Other(1)
PSA Group
PEUGEOT
CITROEN
FORD
RENAULT Group
RENAULT
DACIA
GM Group
OPEL/VAUXHALL
CHEVROLET
GM (US)
FIAT Group
FIAT
LANCIA/CHRYSLER
ALFA ROMEO
JEEP
Other (2)
BMW Group
BMW
MINI
DAIMLER
MERCEDES
SMART
TOYOTA Group
TOYOTA
LEXUS
NISSAN
HYUNDAI
KIA
VOLVO CAR CORP.
SUZUKI
JAGUAR LAND ROV
LAND ROVER
JAGUAR
MAZDA
HONDA
MITSUBISHI
OTHER**

23.3
12.4
5.8
2.1
3.0
0.0
11.2
6.0
5.2
8.8
7.4
6.2
1.1
8.6
7.5
1.1
0.0
5.5
4.0
0.6
0.7
0.2
0.1
6.4
5.1
1.3
5.1
4.5
0.6
4.7
4.4
0.2
4.2
3.2
2.2
1.8
1.3
1.5
1.2
0.3
1.4
1.3
0.6
1.6

21.3
11.2
5.0
2.3
2.8
0.0
12.9
6.9
6.0
8.9
8.7
7.2
1.5
9.0
7.9
1.2
0.0
6.9
5.0
0.7
1.0
0.1
0.1
5.8
4.5
1.3
4.5
3.9
0.6
4.4
4.2
0.3
3.8
2.6
1.7
1.8
1.3
1.1
0.8
0.3
1.4
1.6
0.9
1.3

March
Units
'12
1,425,473
331,874
177,187
81,984
29,849
42,543
311
159,702
85,973
73,729
125,479
104,788
88,448
16,340
123,105
106,881
16,199
25
78,781
56,407
9,061
9,876
2,707
730
91,374
72,183
19,191
72,476
64,398
8,078
66,845
63,318
3,527
59,809
45,414
31,812
25,044
18,212
20,974
16,782
4,192
20,365
18,568
8,730
22,121

Units
'11
1,534,091
326,934
172,021
76,611
35,439
42,605
258
198,413
106,232
92,181
137,025
132,867
109,941
22,926
138,499
120,635
17,811
53
106,536
77,331
10,558
16,008
1,775
864
88,703
68,576
20,127
69,131
60,460
8,671
68,020
64,166
3,854
57,882
40,165
26,623
27,675
20,482
16,672
12,748
3,924
20,904
24,199
13,276
20,085

% Chg
12/11
-7.1
+1.5
+3.0
+7.0
-15.8
-0.1
+20.5
-19.5
-19.1
-20.0
-8.4
-21.1
-19.5
-28.7
-11.1
-11.4
-9.1
-52.8
-26.1
-27.1
-14.2
-38.3
+52.5
-15.5
+3.0
+5.3
-4.7
+4.8
+6.5
-6.8
-1.7
-1.3
-8.5
+3.3
+13.1
+19.5
-9.5
-11.1
+25.8
+31.6
+6.8
-2.6
-23.3
-34.2
+10.1

%Share
'12
'11
23.4
12.8
5.4
2.1
3.1
0.0
12.2
6.5
5.7
8.3
8.1
6.6
1.5
8.0
6.7
1.3
0.0
6.5
4.6
0.8
0.8
0.2
0.0
5.9
4.7
1.2
5.1
4.5
0.6
4.5
4.2
0.3
3.8
3.2
2.2
1.9
1.2
1.2
0.9
0.2
1.2
1.0
0.7
1.6

21.5
11.7
4.8
2.2
2.8
0.0
13.5
7.3
6.2
8.2
9.7
8.1
1.6
8.5
7.4
1.1
0.0
7.5
5.4
0.8
1.1
0.1
0.1
5.5
4.4
1.1
4.5
3.9
0.6
4.5
4.3
0.2
3.5
2.6
1.6
1.9
1.4
0.8
0.6
0.2
1.2
1.3
0.9
1.4

January - March
Units
Units
'12
'11
3,230,371
3,515,886
756,601
757,517
413,640
412,398
175,760
168,972
67,004
78,372
99,519
97,329
678
446
393,033
475,544
209,130
257,305
183,903
218,239
268,641
289,688
261,096
341,452
213,110
283,914
47,986
57,538
259,952
299,455
216,431
258,866
43,390
40,402
131
187
209,344
263,120
147,611
189,473
26,726
27,382
26,434
39,379
6,991
4,561
1,582
2,325
191,572
191,823
152,960
153,947
38,612
37,876
164,735
156,994
145,712
136,391
19,023
20,603
145,297
157,225
137,096
151,245
8,201
5,980
123,180
123,501
103,046
92,024
71,777
55,421
60,996
65,267
39,932
48,534
37,430
28,047
30,608
21,710
6,822
6,337
37,260
43,033
33,796
45,307
21,224
31,106
51,459
50,828

(1) VW Group: VW 'others' include Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini

For further information, please contact:

(2) FIAT Group: FIAT 'others' include Dodge, Ferrari, Maserati

Ms. Quynh-Nhu Huynh - Manager Economics & Communications

(**) ACEA estimates

E-mail: qh@acea.be - Tel. (32) 2 738 73 55

% Chg
12/11
-8.1
-0.1
+0.3
+4.0
-14.5
+2.3
+52.0
-17.4
-18.7
-15.7
-7.3
-23.5
-24.9
-16.6
-13.2
-16.4
+7.4
-29.9
-20.4
-22.1
-2.4
-32.9
+53.3
-32.0
-0.1
-0.6
+1.9
+4.9
+6.8
-7.7
-7.6
-9.4
+37.1
-0.3
+12.0
+29.5
-6.5
-17.7
+33.5
+41.0
+7.7
-13.4
-25.4
-31.8
+1.2

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