Mumbai, Dec. 23 -- Europe's new car registrations increased for the fifth straight month in November, driven by robust growth in battery electric cars sales, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, or ACEA, showed Tuesday.
Car registrations grew 2.1 percent year-on-year in November but slower that the 5.8 percent rise seen in October.
In November, battery-electric car sales surged 44.1 percent from a year ago. Sales of plug-in hybrid advanced 38.4 percent, while that of hybrid electric vehicles grew only 4.2 percent.
In contrast, petrol car sales plunged 21.9 percent and sales of diesel cars declined 23.2 percent.
During January to November, new EU car registrations moved up 1.4 percent from the same period last ye...