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Vehicle registrations - Mexico. December of 2006

Mexicans passenger car registrations fall in December

In December, vehicle registrations in Mexico fell by 3.78% with respect to December of 2005. In total, 144,412 cars were registered and 1,187,199 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 1.86% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 60,548, 5.42% more than in December of 2005.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 83,865, which represents a figure of 9.48% less than in December of 2005.

Mexico is the 12th-placed country in ranking of 132 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 11.08 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.35 of them in the last month, Mexico, occupies 49th 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 1996, as 333,875 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 3.58.

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 200660,54883,865144,4121.35505,576680,9641,187,19911.08
November 200647,34159,339106,6791.01502,465689,7471,192,87211.29
October 200645,43856,527101,9640.96498,294691,2341,190,18911.26
September 200642,38453,94997,0080.92491,305689,5051,181,47211.18
August 200640,12654,82694,9510.90485,698692,7281,178,41311.15
July 200637,62949,24186,8680.82481,393695,8911,177,27211.14
June 200639,37451,55490,9270.86478,349699,8371,178,18011.15
May 200638,46752,23290,6960.86474,028701,1151,175,13411.12
April 200634,49546,77781,2700.77469,313701,8431,171,15011.08
March 200641,98058,649100,6290.95469,828708,9231,178,74811.16
February 200638,89953,64392,5380.88463,049707,1411,170,18611.07
January 200638,89560,36299,2570.94457,682711,7091,169,39111.07
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Mexico - New motor vehicle registrations
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