New van market increased by 15.0% in the first half of 2024, totaling 840,409 units, pushed by the double-digit numbers recorded in the four biggest markets: Germany +19.3%; Spain +18.5%; Italy +17.8% (with 111,451 units, nearly 17 thousand over the first semester of 2023); France +10.5%.
Demand for new trucks grew by 3.0% with a total of 183,295 units sold in six months, thanks to the good results of Spain (+21.7%) and Italy (+10.5%, with 16,774 units, almost 1.6 thousand more compared to the same period last year), followed by Germany (+8.1%) and France (+5.5%).
Bus sales expanded by 28.6% from the beginning of 2024, with 20,370 units, depending on the big results of Italy (+44.6%, with 3,481 units, over one thousand more than in the first six months of 2023), Spain (+24.2%) and Germany (+17.8%), while France followed at a slower pace (+2.3%).
Considering the power source, diesel remains the first choice in all segments: 84.3% vans; 95.7% trucks; 68.5% buses.
