- On the cumulative first five months of the year, the European market (27 countries) declined by 6.6% (compared to the first five months of 2012), with a volume of 5,261,392 passenger cars registered.

- Even though the month of April could suggest gradual improvement, the European market recorded a much worse outcome than expected in May 2013 (-6.2% compared to 2012), to 1,081,255 units.

- Most European countries experienced a decline in May and over those five months. Only Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Great Britain and Estonia grew over the cumulative first five months of 2013.

- As regards to carmakers, only two groups progressed on the cumulative first five months of 2013 compared to the same period last year: 2.4% for Daimler (Mercedes) and 10.9% for Tata Motors (Jaguar / Land Rover). These two good scores highlight the success of the Mercedes Class A and the Land Rover.

- Within declining groups , some brands are still able to pull their game, as Dacia (+17.3% over five months), Honda (11.7%), Seat (9.0%), Mazda (+6.8%) and Kia (2.6%).

Data source: File #55 - Registrations in the World by makes