Registrations of new light commercial vehicles of up to 3.5 tonnes dropped by 13% year-on-year to 381 in January, ACEA said in a statement, citing provisional data.
Registrations of new medium and heavy commercial vehicles of over 3.5 tonnes added 12% to 336 in the review period.
New commercial vehicle registrations in the EU, excluding Malta, went down by 11% to 125,292 in January. In EU12, which encompasses member states that have joined the EU since 2004, registrations increased by 1% to 16,772.