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Vehicle registrations - Argentina. October of 2019

Fewer October passenger car sales in Argentina

In October, vehicle registrations in Argentina fell by 63.44% with respect to October of 2018. In total, 27,204 cars were registered and 729,283 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 14.13% less than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 8,946, 56.77% less than in October of 2018.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 18,258, which represents a figure of 66.01% less than in October of 2018.

Argentina is the 19th-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 16.39 cars per 1,000 residents, 0.61 of them in the last month, Argentina, occupies 41th 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 2009, as 471,772 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 11.87.

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.

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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 20198,94618,25827,2040.61175,999553,284729,28316.39
September 20197,61319,26326,8760.60187,747588,748776,49517.45
August 20199,22228,79938,0210.85204,978620,833825,81118.56
July 201910,93635,70146,6371.05217,061647,429864,49019.43
June 201912,94542,41355,3581.24224,429666,108890,53720.01
May 201916,80058,95475,7541.70235,148680,203915,35120.57
April 201917,22055,52872,7481.63238,211680,907919,11820.66
March 201918,33561,22779,5621.79239,851674,636914,48720.55
February 201913,64460,08973,7331.66239,917663,955903,87220.31
January 201910,58853,86464,4521.45240,612654,801895,41320.12
December 201827,09663,21190,3072.03241,178642,624883,80219.86
November 201822,65455,97778,6311.79234,557630,941865,49819.65
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Argentina - New motor vehicle registrations
Argentina - New motor vehicle registrations