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Vehicle registrations - Argentina. September of 2016

More September passenger car were sold in Argentina

In September, vehicle registrations in Argentina grew by 0.25% with respect to September of 2015. In total, 60,468 cars were registered and 594,439 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 0.55% more than the year before.

The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of September is:

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 17,697, 0.47% less than in September of 2015.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 42,771, which represents a figure of 0.55% more than in September of 2015.

Argentina is the 24th-placed country in ranking of 137 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Argentines residents, when compared to the other countries in the ranking, is the number of vehicles sold or registered per thousand residents in the last year. With annual sales of 13.78 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.4 of them in the last month, Argentina, occupies 45th place in the ranking.

As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has fallen in the last year. A drop in registrations generally indicates a fall in consumer confidence and, when it is sustained, a recession in the real economy.

Changes in Argentine vehicle registration numbers are shown in the tables below. As several studies indicate, these changes are very much related to changes in GDP and, hence, to a country's economic situation. Sales have grown since 2006, as 437,949 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 11.35.

Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in Argentina. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Argentina in en Argentine economy.

Argentina - New motor vehicle registrations
DateCommercial vehicles MonthPassengers vehicles MonthMonthly vehicle salesMonthly Vehicles/ 1,000 p.Commercial vehicles YearPassengers vehicles YearAnnual vehicle salesAnnual Vehicles/ 1,000 p.
September 201617,69742,77160,4681.40166,043428,396594,43913.78
August 201614,78942,56857,3571.33166,126428,162594,28813.78
July 201614,12339,87453,9971.25166,098421,945588,04313.63
June 201616,61141,25657,8671.34167,885420,345588,23013.64
May 201614,20336,17750,3801.17167,192416,302583,49413.53
April 201611,47532,34443,8191.02168,724416,304586,40013.60
March 201612,51638,02950,5451.17170,080416,313588,94413.65
February 201613,88230,19244,0741.02171,325416,318591,17513.71
January 20168,43525,69334,1280.79171,321416,322591,17513.71
December 201514,05738,73952,7961.22171,321416,322591,17513.71
November 201511,87129,50941,3800.97171,321416,322591,17513.85
October 201516,38431,24447,6281.12171,321416,322591,17513.85
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Argentina - New motor vehicle registrations
Argentina - New motor vehicle registrations