In Europe, the impact of the new coronavirus caused a significant drop across all major countries, with new car sales declining 19% in Germany, the largest market last year.
In major European countries, car sales were sluggish last year due to the effects of the spread of the new coronavirus that restricted the business of car dealers.
The number of new cars sold in the last year announced by industry groups in each country by the 8th was 2.91 million units in Germany, which is the largest market, down 19.1% from the previous year, and 1.65 million units in France. In the UK, it was minus 25.5%, and in the UK, 1.63 million units was minus 29.4%, showing a significant drop in all major markets.
The German Association of the Automotive Industry has taken a harsh view of the outlook, saying, "We anticipate a recovery, but it will not return to pre-infection levels for some time."
On the other hand, as the movement toward a carbon-free society is intensifying in each country, the number of electric vehicles sold in each market has doubled to tripled from the previous year, and the sales competition for electric vehicles is likely to intensify. ..