European car market reached the 10-year maximum in October

Sales of cars in Europe in October grew by 8.6% and reached 1 million 214 thousand 989 cars. As noted by the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ASEA), this is the best sales result for October since 2009, which is partly due to the low base of the last year due to the entry into force of new WLTP car certification rules in the European Union. According to the results of 10 months of 2019, sales of cars in Europe reached 13 million 330 thousand 918 units (-0.7%).

Among car manufacturers, Volkswagen sold the largest number of cars in the European Union – 146,982 cars (+ 29%). Renault is the second one with 79,863 cars (+ 15.8%). Peugeot is the third one that sold 79,823 cars (+ 0.8%). This time Mercedes-Benz (77,980 units, + 2%) and Ford (75,988 units, -0.2%) finished the top-5.