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Vehicle registrations - Norway. December of 2014

Norwegians sales of passenger car improve

In December, vehicle registrations in Norway grew by 3.29% with respect to December of 2013. In total, 15,842 cars were registered and 180,273 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 0.13% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 3,193, 19% less than in December of 2013.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 12,649, which represents a figure of 11% more than in December of 2013.

Norway is the 42th-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 Norwegians 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 34.89 cars per 1,000 residents, 3.07 of them in the last month, Norway, occupies 18th 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 Norwegian 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 2004, as 154,053 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 33.44.

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

Norway - 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 20143,19312,64915,8423.0736,071144,202180,27334.89
November 20142,98511,48614,4712.8336,820142,948179,76835.19
October 20143,33112,96316,2943.1936,658143,541180,19935.28
September 20142,92411,58514,5092.8436,508143,471179,97935.23
August 20143,32511,44414,7692.8936,348144,054180,40235.32
July 20142,37211,69014,0622.7536,285144,270180,55535.35
June 20143,19611,44114,6372.8736,534143,892180,42635.32
May 20143,22012,33715,5573.0536,604143,399180,00335.24
April 20143,16112,11515,2762.9936,418143,074179,49235.14
March 20143,32713,86117,1883.3637,208144,947182,15535.66
February 20142,65111,24613,8972.7236,845141,821178,66634.98
January 20142,38611,38513,7712.7037,047141,897178,94435.03
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