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Vehicle registrations - Mexico. December of 2008

Fewer December passenger car sales in Mexico

In December, vehicle registrations in Mexico fell by 19.63% with respect to December of 2007. In total, 104,147 cars were registered and 1,073,934 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 6.6% less than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 44,862, 20.57% less than in December of 2007.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 59,288, which represents a figure of 18.87% less than in December of 2007.

Mexico is the 15th-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 Mexicans 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 9.73 cars per 1,000 residents, 0.94 of them in the last month, Mexico, occupies 53th 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 Mexican 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 1998, as 666,608 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 6.94.

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

Mexico - 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 200844,86259,288104,1470.94484,887589,0691,073,9349.73
November 200836,55544,32380,8760.74496,507602,8561,099,36510.11
October 200839,17247,24286,4130.79506,721612,6271,119,32810.29
September 200836,23144,43880,6680.74515,179620,1201,135,27810.44
August 200842,81148,23891,0490.84521,175624,7851,145,93810.54
July 200841,80648,99090,7960.83519,396629,5821,148,95510.57
June 200838,95347,54586,4950.80515,764630,1371,145,87510.54
May 200840,40949,94090,3450.83514,393630,0781,144,44610.52
April 200840,85646,95687,8090.81512,800630,5001,143,27510.51
March 200838,07445,61583,6880.77507,130627,0201,134,12810.43
February 200840,91049,99690,9040.84513,691636,9011,150,56810.58
January 200844,24856,498100,7440.93511,564637,6061,149,14610.57
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