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Published: 6 March 2013

In February 2013 the number of new passenger cars registered was 7,888

In February 2013 a total of 11,803 new motor vehicles were registered, of which 8,926 were automobiles. First registrations decreased by 24.6 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year. In February the number of new passenger cars registered was 7,888, which was 25.8 per cent down from the year before. The share of new diesel-driven passenger cars was 38.4 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 February period of 2013 a total of 27,256 vehicles were first registered. Compared to the year before, there was a decrease of 24.2 per cent. The number of passenger cars first registered in the January to February period was 18,145, which is 27.1 per cent down from the year before. The most common passenger car makes first registered in the January to February period were Volkswagen, Toyota and Volvo.

Source: Statistics on first registrations 2013. Statistics Finland, Finnish Transport Safety Agency

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Updated 6.3.2013