Three of the European Big Five posted double-digit Y-o-Y growth for October. YTD numbers remain in negative territory.

As we countdown to 2023, we are sharing (week-) daily information pieces, using data from Global Auto Demand Tracker. With early October 2022 for European passenger vehicle sales available, time to take a quick pulse. Three of the European Big Five posted double-digit growth (Germany, UK, Spain). Also other countries such as Belgium, Netherlands and Sweden posted ~20% gains.

Western Europe vehicle sales by month/year (<3.5 tonnes)

Highlights

• In Canada, trends in zero-emission vehicles (ZEV = BEV and PHEV) picked up dramatically for all light vehicle registrations as of quarter 3 2022.
• ZEVs account for one out of every 12 new vehicles registered in Canada. ZEVs market share increased to 8.4% for 2022, up from 5.3% in the previous period.
• The market share of battery electric vehicles (BEV) increased to 6.5%, with volume increasing by 56.0% year over year. Year over year, total ZEV volume increased by 38.8%.

National Enhanced Fuel Type Trend

When compared to Q3 2021 year to date, new vehicle registrations have fallen by 12.5% overall and the combined volume of xEV light vehicles (EV/PHEV/HEV/ FCEV) increased by 14.7% as of Q3 2022. xEVs now account for 15.2% of all new registrations; while traditional ICE vehicles account for 84.8%.

Further comparisons of Q3 2022 against the previous year show BEVs and PHEVs saw volume gains (25,368 and 287), while HEV and FCEV each saw volume declines.

Inventory constraints continue to play a role on new vehicle registrations. Despite the constraints, BEV adoption rates continue to increase and have doubled from Q3 2021 (3.7%).

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