Demand for new commercial vehicles in the European Union grew by 2.5% for the whole of 2019, marking the seventh consecutive year of growth, according to a document from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) published on Thursday 23 January.
This growth was observed in the five major markets: Germany (+6.1%), France (+4.3%), the United Kingdom (+3.0%), Italy (+1.9%) and Spain (+0.3%).
This increase was also largely driven by the light commercial vehicle segment (vans)....