Slovenia's Q1 new truck registrations down 8.5% y/y - ACEA

Registrations of new light commercial vehicles of up to 3.5 tonnes increased 15% to 2,247 vehicles, ACEA said in a statement, citing provisional data.

New bus registrations in the Alpine country more than doubled in the period from January to March 2024, reaching 57 ones from 26 vehicles in the year-ago period.

In the first quarter of 2024, new EU van sales rose by 12.6%, with nearly 400,000 units sold, ACEA said. In contrast, new EU truck registrations fell by 4% to 85,296 units. Bus sales also had a positive start to the year, with new EU registrations surging by 23.3% on the year to 9,624 units.