According to the latest figures released by the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA), in the first quarter of 2009, the total sales of commercial vehicles in the automotive market in Europe (EU 27 countries and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)) was 451,137, which was a decrease from the same period in 2008 35.6%. Among them, sales in Western Europe fell by 34.5% and sales in the new EU member countries fell by 44.2%.