European new-car sales are showing a strong finish to 2015 as December registrations rose in the key markets of Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
Germany: registrations increased 7% year-on-year to 247,000 last month, according to an industry source.
Registrations in 2015 rose 5.6% to 3.21 million;; Italy sales jumped 16 percent to 1.57 million, while Spain surged 21 percent to 1.03 million.
France: sales in December were up 13% to 183,000.
Registrations in 2015 climbed 6.8% to 1.91 million
Italian registrations, sales increased by 19% to 103,395.
Spanish registrations jumped 21% to 89,000,
Full-year sales show that Europe’s rebound is continuing.
Market researchers Evercore ISI expects the annualized selling rate for European sales for 2015 to finish at about 14.5 million. This year should see a 2.8% rise in Europe’s car sales, Evercore ISI analyst Arndt Ellinghort said.
