In December, number of registration of new utilitarian vehicles in Europe has fallen about one fourth. In whole 2008 year sold 9% less this type of vehicles served European association of producer of cars ACEA. It is the biggest falling of demand form 1993. situation of vendors of delivery vehicles and trucks is worse than personal cars dealers.
Always whirled in economy first shows in segment of utilitarian cars – comments Marek Konieczny, partner managed Delaer Consulting Group. On most simplification: firms cut costs and then salaries and then are enforced for discharge. Only when worse happens to employees demand falls on personal cars – tlanslators.
Konieczny checks off that it act to two part. First symptoms of end of crisis will be growth orders on deliver cars and trucks. Only later revival perceive vendors of personal cars – forecast expert.
The worst situation is in case of deliver cars. In December in Europe was sold 26,3% cars less. In whole year market has been shrunk about 10,4% In Spain, Denmark, Ireland, Estonia or Latvia decreases was higher than 30% On this background Poland surpassed not bad. In whole year sold almost 58 thousand deliver cars, 8% more than year ago. Nevertheless, next months of 2008 brought smaller dynamics of growth. In December in spite of sell-out and promotion, it has found only 3,4% purchasers cars already more than year earlier.
In case of biggest trucks, number of registration in Europe fall in December about 15% Due to good first mid-year to whole 2008 sale decrease 2,2%. Polish dealers noted in December decrease of 13,2%. Proper to remember that in 2007 sold 70% trucks more than year earlier.
Crisis appropriation also to segment of bus and coach. December was first in 2008 month where sale was less than year ago. In scale of year was yet increment of 12%.
