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Vehicle registrations - Norway. March of 2017

More March passenger car were sold in Norway

In March, vehicle registrations in Norway grew by 3.06% with respect to March of 2016. In total, 17,672 cars were registered and 200,317 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 4.65% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 4,274, 30.58% more than in March of 2016.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 13,398, which represents a figure of 3.44% less than in March of 2016.

Norway is the 41th-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 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 38.1 cars per 1,000 residents, 3.36 of them in the last month, Norway, occupies 15th 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 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 2007, as 168,320 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 35.96.

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.
March 20174,27413,39817,6723.3644,561155,756200,31738.10
February 20173,04111,78814,8292.8243,560156,233199,79338.00
January 20172,41413,05515,4692.9443,422156,667200,08938.05
December 20165,92713,60219,5293.7143,388154,603197,99137.65
November 20163,92613,19417,1203.2942,386154,079196,46537.70
October 20163,42511,93215,3572.9541,946153,485195,43137.51
September 20163,48213,85417,3363.3341,923154,750196,67337.74
August 20164,08113,23217,3133.3241,394153,317194,71137.37
July 20162,75211,04013,7922.6540,328152,689193,01737.04
June 20164,15313,68117,8343.4240,165154,043194,20837.27
May 20163,31112,86416,1753.1039,395154,569193,96437.22
April 20163,77514,11617,8913.4339,379153,741193,12037.06
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Norway - New motor vehicle registrations
Norway - New motor vehicle registrations