European market recovers to its 2007 levels. - According to the most recent statistics provided by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), the European automobile market has recovered to its levels of two years ago. New car registrations in Europe rose by 26.6% in November 2009 compared to a drop of 25.8% in the same month last year. In comparison, registrations fell by almost as much (-25.8%) in November 2008 compared to November 2007. This illustrates the strongest monthly progress for more than a year. Last October, the increase was even sharper (+11.2%) compared to previous months. The contrast is, however, very marked between countries in Western Europe whose registrations increased by +30.6% last month and the new member states of the European Union whose registrations fell by -16.7%. In Western Europe, the results contrast just as sharply and range from +1% in registrations in Portugal to +57.6% in the United Kingdom, +48.3% in France, +37.3% in Spain, +31.2% in Italy and 19.7% in Germany. In the new member states, only the Czech Republic (+31.5%) and Slovenia (+3.7%) recorded an increase. The Polish market has proved relatively stable (-0.4%), whereas a fall was experienced in the other countries ranging from (-23.9%) in Slovakia to (-84.9%) in Latvia. ACEA statistics also indicate a further fall in registrations of commercial vehicles in November of -15.9% compared to November 2008. (I.L./transl.fl)