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New commercial vehicle registrations: vans +15%, trucks +3%, buses +28.6% in H1 2024

In the first half of 2024, new EU van sales increased by 15%, reaching 840,409 units, driven by double-digit growth in key markets. Germany led with a remarkable 19.3% rise, followed by Spain at 18.5%, Italy at 17.8%, and France at 10.5%.
New EU truck registrations saw a more modest increase of 3%, totalling 183,295 units from January to June. This growth was primarily driven by an 18.2% increase in medium-truck sales, while heavy trucks remained stable with a 0.3% increase. Spain and Italy led with double-digit gains of 21.7% and 10.5%, respectively, while Germany (+8.1%) and France (+5.5%) also posted growth.
Bus sales had a strong start to the year, with new EU registrations surging by 28.6% compared to the first half of 2023, totalling 20,370 units. All major markets recorded growth, particularly Italy (+44.6%), Spain (+24.2%), and Germany (+17.8%). 

Overview of current registrations

We present the results on PRODUCTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES and ENGINES FOR MECHANICAL VEHICLES in POLAND in JUNE 2024, based on data from the Central Statistical Office (CSO)

PASSENGER CARS
y/y change: June -20.8% ; January-June: -0,3%
In June 2024, according to the latest data published by the Central Statistical Office, passenger car production totaled 22.1 thousand units sold, which is a decrease of 20.8% compared to June of last year.
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 152 thousand cars left the production lines, down slightly (- 0.3%) compared to the same period in 2023.

TRUCKS AND AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS FOR TOWING TRAILERS
y/y change: June +10.4% y/y; January-June: +21.9% y/y
In June, 30,562 trucks (including road tractors for hauling semi-trailers) left Polish factories, noting an increase of 10.4% y/y.
A total of 183,642 units were produced in the period January-June 2024, up by 21.9% y/y.

VEHICLES FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
y/y change: June +0.4% y/y; January-June: -11,7%
In June, 522 vehicles for public transportation were produced in Poland, slightly more (+0.4%) than in June 2023.
Poland's bus production in the first half of the year was ended with a strong result of 3,501 buses, 30% higher than in the same period in 2023.

ENGINES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
y/y change: June -15.7% y/y; January-June: -4.0% y/y
In June, 194 thousand engines for motor vehicles were produced, accounting for a 15.7% decrease compared to June 2023.
In the first half of 2024, production ended with a 4% drop with 1,236 thousand units produced.

Overview of current production figures

We present registrations of new cars, vans, trucks and singletracks in Poland during the first 20 days of this month, based on data from the Central Vehicle Register.
After 20 days of July, we see mixed results for motor vehicle registrations, noting a very large year-on-year drop in heavy truck registrations. Passenger cars continued their y/y increases, while light trucks were in a slight negative territory. Single-truck vehicles, on the other hand, recorded impressive double-digit y/y registration increases.

From JULY 1 to 20, 2024 - y/y change.    passenger cars: +17.0%

•     commercial vehicles: -3,1%
•     cars and light trucks:  +14,9%
•     trucks over 3.5t: -40,1%
•     motorcycles: +44.0%
•     mopeds: +43.3%
• Overview of current registrations

New car registrations: +4.3% in June 2024; battery electric 14.4% market share

According to ACEA in June 2024, EU car registrations increased by 4.3%, driven by gains in three out of the region’s four major markets: Italy (+15.1%), Germany (+6.1%), and Spain (+2.2%). In contrast, France saw a decline of 4.8% last month.
In the first half of 2024, new car registrations increased by 4.5%, reaching nearly 5.7 million units. However, registration volumes remain relatively low (-18%) compared to pre-pandemic levels. The bloc's largest markets all showed positive but modest performance, with Spain (+5.9%), Germany (+5.4%), Italy (+5.4%), and France (+2.8%) all recording growth.

Overview of current registrations