TURIN – “The restrictive measures due to the third pandemic wave and the uncertainty of the economic situation continue to weigh on the European auto market which, after an opening of the year in heavy decline (-25.7%), confirms a negative trend also in February (-20.3%), the worst February in terms of volumes since 2013 “. This was stated by Paolo Scudieri, president of Anfia, who reports in Italy, a country that shows the most contained contraction (-12.3%), the overtaking in the month of the share of electrified cars (34.8%) on the share of cars gasoline (33%).
A negative sign for all five major markets (including the UK) which, overall, account for 68.2% of the total registered and are down more than the market average (-22.2%). “In various countries – explains Scudieri – the low volumes of registrations have reached record levels also considering that the vaccination campaign is not yet at a sufficiently advanced stage to suspend the limitations to the mobility of people and the restrictions in force for commercial activities, including dealers in some countries such as the UK. In addition to hoping for rapid progress in the battle against the pandemic, also for
contain the heavy effects on the economy, we hope that, at national level, the definition of the NRR (the national recovery and resilience plan), under examination by the Senate, will soon guarantee the implementation of a real automotive plan for the country , essential to face the transition of the supply chain towards the electrification of mobility and to support business investments in the new technologies of green mobility and the vehicle “.
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