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Published: 5 November 2020

In October 2020 the number of new passenger cars registered was 7,499

In October 2020 a total of 13,659 new motor vehicles were registered, of which 9,060 were automobiles. First registrations decreased by 10.9 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year. In October the number of new passenger cars registered was 7,499, which was 20.0 per cent down from the year before. The share of new diesel-driven passenger cars was 13.5 per cent. These data are based on the Traffic Affairs Register of the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) and they have been produced by Statistics Finland. The numbers are exclusive of the vehicles on the Åland Islands.

First registrations of passenger cars

In the January to October period of 2020 a total of 145,328 vehicles were first registered. Compared to the year before, there was an decrease of 10.4 per cent. The number of passenger cars first registered in the January to October period was 80,903, which is 16.9 per cent down from the year before. The most common passenger car makes first registered in the January to October period were Toyota, Skoda and Volkswagen.

Source: Statistics on first registrations 2020. Statistics Finland, Traficom

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Updated 5.11.2020