New car registrations in the EU dropped 10.3%, to 926,486 units, with declines in most of the 27 member states, according to data released Friday by the European carmakers association ACEA.
Greece posted the biggest decline in the EU, of 47.2%, to 4,164 new cars registered in November.
Ireland posted the biggest increase, of 13.5%, to 883 units, and Denmark, Hungary, Luxemburg and the UK also posted increases.
Among large EU auto markets, the UK posted an increase of 11.3% in November, while Germany declined 3.5%, France declined 19.2%, Italy declined 20.1%, and Spain declined 20.3%.
In January-November, Romania posted a decline of 16.7%, to 61,608 units, while Greece dropped 40.5%, to 54,810 units.
The EU auto market declined 7.6%, to 11.26 million cars in January-November. In the same period, the UK was the only EU member to post growth, of 5.4%, while Germany declined 1.7%, Spain by 12.6%, France by 13.8%, and Italy by 19.7%.