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Vehicle registrations - Spain. December of 2008

Drop in number of Spaniards passenger car registrations

In December, vehicle registrations in Spain fell by 51.86% with respect to December of 2007. In total, 82,762 cars were registered and 1,362,586 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 29.74% less than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 10,385, 62.19% less than in December of 2007.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 72,377, which represents a figure of 49.89% less than in December of 2007.

Spain is the 12th-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 Spaniards 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 29.47 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.79 of them in the last month, Spain, occupies 25th 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 Spanish 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 1998, as 1,476,738 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 36.64.

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

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DateCommercial vehicles MonthPassengers vehicles MonthMonthly vehicle salesMonthly Vehicles/ 1,000 p.Commercial vehicles YearPassengers vehicles YearAnnual vehicle salesAnnual Vehicles/ 1,000 p.
December 200810,38572,37782,7621.79201,3591,161,1761,362,58629.47
November 200810,36963,12273,4911.60218,4421,233,2401,451,73331.57
October 200813,76077,68691,4461.99234,7461,295,3241,530,12133.28
September 200811,31565,59476,9111.67249,0661,347,0221,596,14034.71
August 20089,97258,53068,5081.49258,1481,378,1821,636,38035.59
July 200818,357121,496139,8693.04269,1681,419,3161,688,52936.72
June 200818,153114,960133,1222.90281,2461,465,2461,746,50237.98
May 200820,591116,112136,7062.99293,9581,516,5041,810,46339.64
April 200823,768123,561147,3333.23303,6771,553,7881,857,46340.67
March 200821,512124,702146,2163.20306,7341,551,9121,858,64040.70
February 200822,917121,415144,3363.16317,9531,600,9261,918,87142.02
January 200820,260101,621121,8862.67319,3531,600,0331,919,37442.03
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