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Published: 8 April 2010

In March 2010 the number of new passenger cars registered was 9,108

In March 2010 a total of 15,010 new motor vehicles were registered, of which 10,187 were automobiles. First registrations decreased by 19.9 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year. In March the number of new passenger cars registered was 9,108, which was 15.2 per cent down from the year before. The share of new diesel-driven passenger cars was 42.1 per cent. These data are based on the Vehicular and Driver Data Register of the Finnish Transport Safety Agency and they have been produced by Statistics Finland. The numbers are exclusive of the vehicles on the Åland Islands.

In the January to March period of 2010 a total of 44,242 vehicles were first registered. Compared to the year before, there was a decrease of 7.6 per cent. The number of passenger cars first registered in the January to March period was 29,084, which is 1.4 per cent down from the year before. The most common passenger car makes first registered in the January to March were Volkswagen, Toyota and Ford.

First registrations of passenger cars

Source: Statistics on first registrations 2010. Statistics Finland, Finnish Transport Safety Agency

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Last updated 8.4.2010