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Vehicle registrations - Portugal. November of 2017

More November passenger car were sold in Portugal

In November, vehicle registrations in Portugal grew by 9.11% with respect to November of 2016. In total, 21,843 cars were registered and 266,398 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 9.87% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 4,217, 20.66% more than in November of 2016.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 17,626, which represents a figure of 6.66% more than in November of 2016.

Portugal is the 36th-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 Portuguese 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 25.84 cars per 1,000 residents, 2.12 of them in the last month, Portugal, occupies 28th 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 Portuguese 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 declined since 2007, as 274,953 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 26.1.

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

Portugal - 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.
November 20174,21717,62621,8432.1244,334222,064266,39825.84
October 20173,69415,89819,5921.9043,612220,963264,57525.66
September 20173,52914,85718,3861.7843,106220,001263,10725.52
August 20172,91211,93714,8491.4443,060219,109262,16925.43
July 20173,52317,57221,0952.0542,577217,821260,39825.26
June 20174,28624,83429,1202.8242,186215,887258,07325.03
May 20173,52223,65327,1752.6441,628214,429256,05724.84
April 20173,48318,83022,3132.1641,191211,612252,80324.52
March 20174,06025,98030,0402.9140,641208,766249,40724.19
February 20172,85618,86121,7172.1140,808209,244250,05224.25
January 20173,02215,02818,0501.7540,563208,408248,97124.15
December 20165,23016,98822,2182.1640,083207,318247,40124.00
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Portugal - New motor vehicle registrations
Portugal - New motor vehicle registrations