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February 2010: registrations of new motor vehicles +11.8%, passenger cars +15.7%, commercial-vehicle-market further declining

Vienna, 9 March 2010 – In February 2010 a total of 25 775 new motor vehicles were registered, 11.8% more than in the same month 2009. Compared to January 2010, the increase amounted to 6.4%.

According to Statistics Austria, the number of registrations of new passenger cars increased by 15.7% to 21 786 vehicles compared to February 2009.

The last years’ incipient decrease concerning commercial-vehicles continued in 2010, although in a more moderate size. Articulated lorries (-27.7%), tractors used for agriculture and forestry (-17.7%) as well as lorries, the most important commercial-vehicle (-5.7%) were on the decrease in February. In February 2009 the decreases for the three commercial-vehicles amounted to -46.2%, -10.7% and -36.3%, respectively.

The market for two-wheelers developed positively for motorcycles (+61.3%) as well as lightweight motorcycles (+0.5%) and negatively for scooters (-1.1%); therefore, the motorcycles only could compensate the negative result of February 2009 (-68.7%)

For more detailed results and further information concerning statistics of motor vehicles please refer to our Website.

Methodical information, definitions:
The motor vehicle statistics (registrations of new and used vehicles as well as the stock of vehicles) is a secondary statistics which is compiled on the basis of daily data files sent to Statistics Austria by Austria’s association of insurance companies (VVO). The VVO in turn receives the data by the insurances’ registrations offices which are responsible for registrations, de-registrations and rectifications of motor vehicles and trailers.  
Within the statistics, all registrations of new vehicles, which means all brand new motor vehicles, are levied. In doing so, the duration of the registration is irrespective (short registrations, e.g. registrations valid for 1 day).  
Starting with January 2009 the total concerning new registrations of motor vehicles and passenger cars is adjusted according to the number of working days since the possible number of registrations highly depends on the number of working days.

For more detailed information please refer to the German version.