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Vehicle registrations - Greece. June of 2018

Greeks passenger car registrations rise

In June, vehicle registrations in Greece grew by 21.75% with respect to June of 2017. In total, 13,179 cars were registered and 107,336 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 21.19% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 608, 11.11% less than in June of 2017.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 12,571, which represents a figure of 23.96% more than in June of 2017.

Greece is the 52th-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 Greeks 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 9.99 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.23 of them in the last month, Greece, occupies 57th 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 Greek 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 2008, as 305,976 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 27.66.

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

Greece - 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.
June 201860812,57113,1791.237,260100,076107,3369.99
May 201870012,46713,1671.237,33697,646104,9829.77
April 201858410,49811,0821.037,44095,845103,2859.62
March 201871811,05811,7761.107,33793,799101,1369.42
February 20185906,8387,4280.697,18892,18699,3749.25
January 20186878,8859,5720.897,17290,54097,7129.10
December 20174975,4285,9250.557,18388,11595,2988.87
November 20175726,5237,0950.667,12487,45294,5768.78
October 20175876,3066,8930.647,11386,82693,9398.72
September 20175635,9476,5100.607,02885,51592,5438.59
August 20175145,1345,6480.526,88684,16391,0498.46
July 20176408,4219,0610.846,84183,20390,0448.36
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Greece - New motor vehicle registrations
Greece - New motor vehicle registrations