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Vehicle registrations - Hungary. January of 2018

More January passenger car were sold in Hungary

In January, vehicle registrations in Hungary grew by 38.55% with respect to January of 2017. In total, 11,070 cars were registered and 145,783 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 17.1% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 2,179, 38.79% more than in January of 2017.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 8,891, which represents a figure of 38.49% more than in January of 2017.

Hungary is the 46th-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 Hungarians 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 14.91 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.13 of them in the last month, Hungary, occupies 47th 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 Hungarian 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 193,118 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 19.22.

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

Hungary - 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.
January 20182,1798,89111,0701.1327,047118,736145,78314.91
December 20172,95410,83213,7861.4126,438116,265142,70314.59
November 20172,70612,36915,0751.5426,635115,183141,81814.47
October 20172,84510,36313,2081.3526,527112,226138,75314.16
September 20172,1429,60211,7441.2025,742109,816135,55813.84
August 20171,9888,91510,9031.1125,661108,443134,10413.69
July 20171,8739,33411,2071.1426,125106,709132,83413.56
June 20172,23210,86613,0981.3426,200105,439131,63913.44
May 20172,29110,95613,2471.3526,357104,258130,61513.33
April 20171,7858,68110,4661.0726,242101,808128,05013.07
March 20172,3029,92412,2261.2526,755101,188127,94313.06
February 20171,7508,0039,7531.0026,86198,758125,61912.82
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Hungary - New motor vehicle registrations
Hungary - New motor vehicle registrations