EU New Car Sales Rose in September Driven by Hybrids, EVs

New passenger-car registrations rose in September, driven by higher sales of fully electric and hybrid-electric vehicles, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said Friday.

Registrations, which reflect sales, increased 9.2% to 861,062 units last month compared with a year earlier, according to the industry group, known as ACEA. This marks the EU car market’s fourteenth consecutive month of growth, the association said, after part shortages hurt auto sales last year.