OREANDA-NEWS. In December of 2014 the total number of sold cars in Europe (passenger cars and light commercial) was 1.5 million, which is more by 4.2% than for the same period of the last year (hereinafter -YOY). Overall, for 2014 in Europe it was sold 18 million cars, which is more by 1.5% compared with 2013 year. This information was provided by focus2move.com in its ranking. According to this information, December month was positive for the car market in eight countries of the ten largest ones in Europe, high losses of sales only in France (-7.1%) and the Netherlands (-6.6%).

Russian car market came in the first place in terms of sales in December (270.7 thousand units; dynamics + 2.4% compared to the same period of the last year), even beating Germany (247.7 thousand units; + 5.9%).

Turkey has lost 10%, the Austrian market - 15%, catastrophic losses in December were fixed in Ukraine (-54.7%).