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Vehicle registrations - Germany. October of 2001

Fewer October passenger car sales in Germany

In October, vehicle registrations in Germany grew by 8.64% with respect to October of 2000. In total, 309,378 cars were registered and 3,648,259 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 2.75% less than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 25,061, 0.99% less than in October of 2000.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 284,317, which represents a figure of 9.57% more than in October of 2000.

Germany is among the ten countries where the greatest number of cars have been registered in the last year, in ranking of 22 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Germans 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 44.35 cars per 1,000 residents, 3.76 of them in the last month, Germany, occupies 10th place, so, compared to the other countries in the ranking, its population has a good standard of living.

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.

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

Germany - 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.
October 200125,061284,317309,3783.76302,9823,345,2773,648,25944.35
September 200124,517257,918282,4353.43303,2333,320,4343,623,66744.05
August 200122,453256,418278,8713.39303,5513,332,9093,636,46044.21
July 200123,159277,252300,4113.65304,5343,327,8113,632,34544.16
June 200125,719302,643328,3623.99306,3053,327,1013,633,40644.17
May 200128,623330,325358,9484.36307,9233,317,3363,625,25944.07
April 200126,990295,013322,0033.91310,7813,338,6583,649,43944.36
March 200129,615356,024385,6394.69311,8283,319,1363,630,96444.14
February 200120,631236,150256,7813.12313,4383,349,2393,662,67744.53
January 200122,534242,242264,7763.22315,9923,386,2753,702,26745.01
December 200026,439240,861267,3003.25314,8043,378,3433,693,14744.90
November 200027,241266,114293,3553.57317,9123,421,9793,739,89145.52
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Germany - New motor vehicle registrations
Germany - New motor vehicle registrations