Q1 truck data for Europe points to full year growth

March truck registrations were down, but based on first quarter registrations, European trucking is in for another strong year. Oliver Dixon analyses ACEA's latest light, medium and heavy duty commercial vehicle data

ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, has released registration data for March 2018 for light duty (LD), medium duty (MD) and heavy duty (HD) commercial vehicles for the European Union and EFTA markets, with the commentary that:

“In March 2018, new commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union declined by 2.5%, totalling 260,810 units. Demand fell across all commercial vehicle segments and in all major…