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Published: 6 April 2011

In March the number of new passenger cars registered was 12,575

In March 2011 a total of 19,895 new motor vehicles were registered, of which 14,242 were automobiles. First registrations increased by 32.5 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year. In March the number of new passenger cars registered was 12,575, which was 38.0 per cent up from the year before. The share of new diesel-driven passenger cars was 38.9 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 March period of 2011 a total of 54,375 vehicles were first registered. Compared to the year before, there was an increase of 22.9 per cent. The number of passenger cars first registered in the January to March period was 35,666, which is 22.6 per cent up from the year before. The most common passenger car makes first registered in the January to March period were Toyota, Volkswagen and Skoda.

Source: Statistics on first registrations 2011. Statistics Finland, Finnish Transport Safety Agency

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Updated 6.4.2011