In December, vehicle registrations in Mexico fell by 9.43% with respect to December of 2008. In total, 94,324 cars were registered and 776,093 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 27.73% less than the year before.
The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of December is:
- Commercial vehicles sold: 42,003, 6.37% less than in December of 2008.
- Passenger cars regitrations: 52,321, which represents a figure of 11.75% less than in December of 2008.
Mexico is the 16th-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 6.92 cars per 1,000 residents, 0.84 of them in the last month, Mexico, occupies 60th 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 1999, as 692,138 were produced that year although there has been a drop in the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 7.1.
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.