Bulgaria was among the eight EU states which registered a rise in new car sales in June, European Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ACEA) data showed on July 15.

The country's sales of new cars grew 25.6 per cent year-on-year to 1823 units, the fourth-largest growth in the EU in the period.

Lithuania, Estonia and Ireland were the best performers in terms of car sales among EU states, recording annual increases of 102.7 per cent, 62.6 per cent and 31.3 per cent, respectively.

EU countries saw an overall 8.1 per cent drop in car sales in June to 1.234 million vehicles. A total 7.12 million cars were sold in the first six months of the year, down 2.1 per cent.

In monthly terms, Germany recorded a 0.3 per cent fall in car sales, Italy witnessed a decline of 1.7 per cent, while the UK and France suffered drops of 6.2 per cent and 12.6 per cent, respectively.

Greece saw the sharpest decline in new car sales in June, of 34.1 per cent.

willowsend writes:- I expect the new car sales are all 4 x 4s with blacked out windows. I don't see many new Lada's on the road

No sure if this is in the right forum Bryan