OREANDA-NEWS.Automotive market in Russia, which in January became the fifth largest in Europe, at the end of the last month climbed to the fourth place in the "European championship."

According to data, received by the agency "AUTOSTAT" at National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of Europe, the leader by car sales in February is still Germany, where it was sold 223,254 cars (+ 6.6%). Second place in the "European championship" was occupied by France, whose car market grew by 4.1% to 141,290 vehicles. Slightly less result was shown by Italy - 134,697 sold units (+ 13.2%). According to the Italian Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ANFIA), double-digit growth in car sales was recorded for the second consecutive month, indicating the strong recovery in consumer demand. However, in quantitative terms, sales of cars in Italy are at the beginning of the 1980s. If we take into account Russia during the consideration of the automotive market in Europe, our country has risen to the fourth place of the European ranking. According to the agency "AUTOSTAT", sales of passenger cars in the last month were about 122 million units (excluding LCV). This time Spain closes "five" of leaders with 86717 sold cars (+ 26.1%). As noted in the Spanish Association of manufacturers of cars and trucks (ANFAC), thanks to stimulating program to subsidize the purchase of new fuel-efficient cars, Spanish car market shows a growth 18 consecutive months. We also add that the UK car market has left the Top-5 of European leaders, whose result was 76,958 vehicles (+ 12%). According to the British Society of Motor Manufacturers and dealers (SMMT), February had traditionally the fewest monthly sales figure, but March is the leader in car sales compared to other months. Meanwhile, the growth in car sales in this country is fixed for the last three full years, which is a record for a British car market.