The heavy truck market in the EU grew 3.9% last month, helped by a surge in the UK where registrations of vehicles weighing over 16 tonnes jumped by more than a third, according to industry association ACEA.
This follows a rise of more than 20% in heavy truck registrations in December. Registrations in France also grew 3.3% but there were falls in Germany, Spain and Italy.
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The figures also revealed registrations of new light commercial vehicles fell 6.4% in January. CV sales are often seen as a bellweather of the economic climate and tend to grow earlier than car sales.
Although this makes them a broad indicator for output growth or contraction, sales are volatile since they are also heavily influenced by upcoming emission standards and the availability of credit.
