The Russian car market became the fifth one in Europe in October

The car market of Russia, which intensified the fall in October, became the fifth one in the European championship. According to data obtained by the AUTOSTAT agency in the national associations of car manufacturers in Europe, Germany became the leader in car sales in October, with 284,593 sold cars (+ 12.7%).

According to the German Automobile Industry Association (VDA), the sales growth is provided by the low base of last year, caused by the entry into force of new rules for certification of WLTP cars in the European Union. France was the second one in the European championship with 188,989 sold cars (+ 8.7%). The third result was shown by Italy – 156,851 cars (+ 6.7%). The United Kingdom is the next one, car dealers of which sold 143,251 cars (-5.6%). As noted in the British Society of Automakers and Car Dealers (SMMT), despite the low base of the last year, the negative result is partly provided by the political and economic instability because of another delay in Britain's exit from the European Union.

If, when considering the European car market, we take into account Russia, then our country dropped to the fifth place of the European rating. According to estimates of AUTOSTAT agency, sales of cars reached about 139 thousand units in the last month (excluding LCV). We also add that the Spanish car market grew by 6.3% and reached 93,961 cars in October.