05/04/2012

Decrease of 14.6% In New Private Cars Licensed

There were 10,581 new private cars licensed in March 2012, compared with 12,390 in March 2011, a decrease of 14.6%.

The number of new goods vehicles licensed in March 2012 was 1,155 compared with 1,179 in the corresponding month last year - a decrease of 2.0%.

The licensing figures also show that:

•In March 2012, the total number of all vehicles licensed was 17,171 compared with 19,307 in the corresponding month last year - a decrease of 11.1%. See Table 1 below.

•The total number of all new vehicles licensed during March 2012 was 12,568 compared with 14,483 during the same month in 2011 - a decrease of 13.2%.

•In March, of the 10,581 new private cars licensed, 2,568 (24.3%) were petrol and 7,705 (72.8%) were diesel. See Table 2A below.

•The highest number of new private cars licensed in March 2012, classified by make, was Nissan (1,410) followed by Volkswagen (1,257), Toyota (1,140) and Renault (947).

(CD)

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