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Vehicle registrations - Netherlands. December of 2019

Fewer December passenger car sales in Netherlands

In December, vehicle registrations in Netherlands grew by 90.57% with respect to December of 2018. In total, 47,262 cars were registered and 502,095 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 7.56% less than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 4,826, 1.13% more than in December of 2018.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 42,436, which represents a figure of 111.88% more than in December of 2018.

Netherlands is the 25th-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 Dutch 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 28.84 cars per 1,000 residents, 2.72 of them in the last month, Netherlands, occupies 22th 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 Dutch 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 2009, as 451,348 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 27.23.

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

Netherlands - 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 20194,82642,43647,2622.7292,628416,467502,09528.84
November 20197,24139,15446,3952.6892,574394,059479,63327.75
October 20196,37034,10140,4712.3493,660389,690476,35027.56
September 20196,20538,12244,3272.5695,650385,668474,31827.45
August 20197,00096,602
July 20196,47934,23040,7092.3696,134418,428514,56229.77
June 20199,86341,67151,5342.9896,814420,461517,27529.93
May 20198,52436,83045,3542.6296,085425,907521,99230.20
April 20197,96133,14941,1102.3895,797426,029521,82630.19
March 20199,30739,12648,4332.8095,554427,170522,72430.25
February 20197,60429,94737,5512.1795,857430,238526,09530.44
January 201911,24847,70158,9493.4196,249435,701531,95030.78
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Netherlands - New motor vehicle registrations
Netherlands - New motor vehicle registrations