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Published: 4 November 2010

In October 2010 the number of new passenger cars registered was 9,536

In October 2010 a total of 15,072 new motor vehicles were registered, of which 10,867 were automobiles. First registrations increased by 18.9 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year. In October the number of new passenger cars registered was 9,536, which was 25.0 per cent up from the year before. The share of new diesel-driven passenger cars was 40.1 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.

First registrations of passenger cars

In the January to October period of 2010 a total of 172,545 vehicles were first registered. Compared to the year before, there was an increase of 11.7 per cent. The number of passenger cars first registered in the January to October period was 97,588, which is 21.6 per cent up from the year before. The most common passenger car makes first registered in the January to October period were Volkswagen, Toyota and Skoda.

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

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Updated 4.11.2010