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Published: 4 December 2008

In November the number of new passenger cars registered was 6,447

In November 2008 a total of 10,834 new motor vehicles were registered, of which 7,840 were automobiles. First registrations increased by 24.3 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year. In November the number of new passenger cars registered was 6,447. The share of new diesel-driven passenger cars was 50.7 per cent. These data are based on the Vehicular and Driver Data Register of the Finnish Vehicle Administration and they have been produced by Statistics Finland. The numbers are exclusive of the vehicles on the Åland Islands.

In the January to November period of 2008 a total of 238,233 vehicles were first registered. Compared to the year before, there was a increase of 0.4 per cent. The number of passenger cars first registered in the January to November period was 135,168, which is 9.4 per cent up from the year before. The most common passenger car makes first registered in the January to November period were Toyota, Volkswagen and Ford.

First registrations of passenger cars

Source: Statistics on first registrations 2008. Statistics Finland, Finnish Vehicle Administration

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Last updated 4.12.2008