autoevolution 19 Jan 2021, 9:14 UTC ·
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The final figures for the evolution of the European automotive industry are in for 2020, and – as expected – they spell a double-digit disaster. According to ACEA (the European Automobile Manufacturers Association), passenger car registrations across the European Union slumped in 2020 by 23.7% to 9.9 million units. 10 photos
There’s an obvious culprit for the extent of the damage – the ongoing health crisis – as last year ACEA registered the worst yearly outcome since it began taking records. That means new passenger car registrations were off by around three million examples compared to the previous year.
According to ACEA, there wasn’t a single market out of the total of 27 countries included in the statistics that did not register a double-digit fall in car sales by the end of 2020. The largest drops were accounted in Spain (-32.3%), Italy (-27.9%), and France (-25.5%).