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Vehicle registrations - Spain. September of 2011

Spaniards passenger car registrations fall in September

In September, vehicle registrations in Spain fell by 0.45% with respect to September of 2010. In total, 64,756 cars were registered and 945,661 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 20.87% less than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 9,184, 4.74% more than in September of 2010.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 55,572, which represents a figure of 1.26% less than in September of 2010.

Spain is the 15th-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 20.23 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.39 of them in the last month, Spain, occupies 33th 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 2001, as 1,724,020 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 42.29.

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.

Spain - 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.
September 20119,18455,57264,7561.39126,916818,746945,66120.23
August 20117,20447,22354,4271.16126,500819,456945,95520.24
July 201110,09078,91489,0041.90125,733816,811942,54320.17
June 201111,80583,38595,1902.04125,996820,066946,06120.24
May 201111,28778,87190,1581.93127,811858,165985,87521.13
April 201110,46071,80582,2651.76129,539882,1681,011,60621.68
March 201113,39088,397101,7872.18131,284904,0001,035,18322.18
February 201110,61966,12176,7391.64132,759940,3591,072,28422.98
January 20118,86153,63462,4951.34133,006965,5191,097,69223.52
December 201011,70068,94280,6421.73132,937982,0151,114,11923.87
November 201011,72864,51576,2431.64133,0121,003,6261,135,80524.39
October 201010,58861,36771,9551.55132,0631,025,7501,156,98024.85
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