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Registrations of used motor vehicles in April 2010: -5.7%, used passenger cars -3.8%, used lorries +6.9%

Vienna, 20 May 2010 – In April 2010 a total of 102 847 used motor vehicles was registered in Austria, by 5.7% less than in the same month 2009. Compared to March 2010, the increase amounted to 4.5%. According to Statistics Austria, registrations of used passenger cars decreased by 3.8% to 76 430 vehicles. Diesel-driven (-3.2%) as well as petrol-driven passenger cars (incl. flex-fuel E85 vehicles; -4.6%) decreased.

The registrations of used lorries (+6.9%) and articulated lorries (+4.9%) showed positive results, tractors used for agricultural and forestry (-4.4%) declined. The two-wheelers market developed negatively, for motorcycles (-19.0%) and lightweight motorcycles (-15.3%) as well as for scooters (-11.4%).

Among the Top 10 brands of used passenger cars in April 2010, Mazda (+3.3%), BMW (incl. Mini; +1.9%), VW (+0.9%) and Peugeot (+0.3%) recorded positive results; for Opel (-10.9%), Renault (incl. Dacia Logan, Sandero and Duster; -10.0%), Mercedes (incl. Smart and Maybach; -5.8%), Fiat (incl. Abarth; -4.4%), Audi (-1.8%) and Ford (-0.2%) decreases were observed.

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Methodical information, definitions:
Motor vehicle statistics (registrations of new and used vehicles as well as the stock of vehicles) are secondary statistics, compiled on the basis of daily data files sent to Statistics Austria by Austria’s association of insurance companies (VVO). VVO, in turn, receives data by the insurances’ registrations offices, responsible for registrations, de-registrations and rectifications of motor vehicles and trailers.  
Within motor vehicle statistics, all motor vehicles, once nationally or internationally registered, are levied, irrespective of the registration’s duration.