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Vehicle registrations - Italy. October of 2016

Italians sales of passenger car improve

In October, vehicle registrations in Italy grew by 14.29% with respect to October of 2015. In total, 167,532 cars were registered and 1,987,896 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 19.42% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 20,900, 53.08% more than in October of 2015.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 146,632, which represents a figure of 10.31% more than in October of 2015.

Italy is among the ten countries where the greatest number of cars have been registered in the last year, in ranking of 137 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Italians 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 32.77 cars per 1,000 residents, 2.76 of them in the last month, Italy, occupies 24th place in the ranking.

As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has grown in the last year. The increase in this figure is positive, as it generally indicates improved public confidence in the country's economy.

Changes in Italian 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 declined since 2006, as 2,585,484 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 44.53.

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

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DateCommercial vehicles MonthPassengers vehicles MonthMonthly vehicle salesMonthly Vehicles/ 1,000 p.Commercial vehicles YearPassengers vehicles YearAnnual vehicle salesAnnual Vehicles/ 1,000 p.
October 201620,900146,632167,5322.76198,1181,789,7781,987,89632.77
September 201618,448153,617172,0652.84190,8711,776,0751,966,94632.42
August 201614,28171,57685,8571.42184,9731,752,5291,937,50231.94
July 201620,098136,953157,0512.59177,3621,740,1561,917,51831.61
June 201616,590165,208181,7983.00170,7541,735,2991,906,05331.42
May 201616,948187,631204,5793.37166,7591,716,7731,883,53231.05
April 201616,212166,966183,1783.02162,1331,675,7241,837,85730.29
March 201616,793190,381207,1743.42157,7741,657,5651,815,33929.92
February 201614,430172,241186,6713.08153,6301,628,4871,782,11729.38
January 201613,457155,157168,6142.78150,1221,590,9431,741,06528.70
December 201515,532109,395124,9272.06147,5871,567,1711,714,75828.27
November 201514,429134,021148,4502.44144,4761,549,2941,693,77027.86
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Italy - New motor vehicle registrations
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