Recent figures from Acea, the European vehicle makers association show European van, truck, bus and coach registrations up 13% in October, to 245 837. Within this total, van and light CV registrations were up 9.7% to 202,010.  

Light truck and heavy van registrations, for vehicles from 3,5 to 15.99 tonnes were up 27% to 10,426 while heavy truck registrations, over 16 tonnes, were up 34.7%, to 30,363.   Buses and coaches over 3.5 tonnes were up 17.3%. In every sector, the percentage rises for the month were much stronger in Eastern European states, often with figures between 50 and 75% above the levels for Western European states.