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Vehicle registrations - Iceland. December of 2010

More December passenger car were sold in Iceland

In December, vehicle registrations in Iceland grew by 115.2% with respect to December of 2009. In total, 269 cars were registered and 3,395 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 37.39% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 44, 91.3% more than in December of 2009.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 225, which represents a figure of 120.59% more than in December of 2009.

Iceland is the 116th-placed country in ranking of 135 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Icelanders 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 10.66 cars per 1,000 residents, 0.84 of them in the last month, Iceland, occupies 46th 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 Icelandic 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 2000, as 15,583 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 54.99.

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

Iceland - 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.
December 2010442252690.842893,1063,39510.66
November 2010151841990.632682,9833,25110.24
October 2010121251370.432822,8623,1449.90
September 2010201101300.412902,8133,1039.77
August 2010331021350.433182,7983,1169.81
July 2010234354581.443202,8313,1519.92
June 2010361,1351,1713.693292,7703,0999.76
May 2010213904111.293422,3572,6998.50
April 20101879970.313322,1522,4847.82
March 2010201561760.553272,1442,4717.78
February 20102177980.313282,0612,3897.52
January 201026881140.363422,0752,4177.61
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Iceland - New motor vehicle registrations
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