In May 2022, new commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union declined by 17.7% to 136,410 units. This drop was mainly the result of a fall in new van sales.
From January to May, EU registrations of light commercial vehicles totalled 538,444 units, down by 23.2% compared to the year before. Among the four largest markets in the region, Italy had the smallest decline (-8.9%), whilst Spain (-36.1%), France (-24.9%) and Germany (-19.8%) witnessed double-digit losses.