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Vehicle registrations - Romania. December of 2008

Fewer December passenger car sales in Romania

In December, vehicle registrations in Romania fell by 54.55% with respect to December of 2007. In total, 15,096 cars were registered and 324,091 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 11.65% less than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 2,042, 62.27% less than in December of 2007.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 13,054, which represents a figure of 53.05% less than in December of 2007.

Romania is the 29th-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 Romanians 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 15.86 cars per 1,000 residents, 0.74 of them in the last month, Romania, occupies 42th 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.

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

Romania - 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 20082,04213,05415,0960.7453,096270,995324,09115.86
November 20082,27914,46616,7450.8156,466285,744342,21016.58
October 20083,96020,47824,4381.1858,949300,872359,82117.44
September 20084,65424,06328,7171.3959,477309,741369,21817.89
August 20083,88124,45428,3351.3759,416309,689369,10517.89
July 20084,83029,49234,3221.6659,073312,416371,48918.00
June 20085,49030,93036,4201.7658,845314,317373,16218.08
May 20085,70823,46429,1721.4157,937313,724371,66118.01
April 20085,41123,17128,5821.3957,181323,172380,35318.43
March 20086,01725,06031,0771.5155,845323,045378,89018.36
February 20085,16722,65127,8181.3554,646324,954379,60018.40
January 20083,65719,71223,3691.1352,790321,007373,79718.11
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