European vehicle sales fell in November, declining for the second consecutive month, as measures to restrict a second coronavirus wave hit demand in the continent's largest markets.
New-car registrations dropped by 14 percent year-on-year to 1.05 million vehicles in the European Union, Britain and the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), industry association ACEA said in a statement on Thursday.
Sales a Volkswagen Group and Renault fell by 14 percent each, while PSA Group reported a drop of 12 percent.
Premium automakers also posted losses in November with BMW's sales falling 8 percent and rival Daimler reporting a 16 percent decline.
Europe's five largest markets all posted negative results.
Sales in the UK and France fell by about 27 percent, while Spain and Italy registered more moderate drops of 19 percent and 8.3 percent respectively. Registrations in Germany, which had a partial lockdown that kept showrooms open in November, fell by 3 percent.
