Registrations of new light commercial vehicles of up to 3.5 tonnes fell by an annual 16.7% to 12,220 in January-November , ACEA said in a statement on Thursday, citing provisional data.
Registrations of new heavy commercial vehicles of over 16 tonnes rose by an annual 21.4% to 6,093 in the first eleven months of 2022.
New commercial vehicle registrations in the EU, excluding Malta, fell 15.5% on the year to 1.458 million during January-November.
According to the association, the truck category recorded a significant improvement last month, but this was not enough to offset the negative results of the van and bus segments.
In 2021, registrations of new commercial vehicles in Romania rose by an annual 22% to 22,772.