New car registration drops by 6% in Dec

A total of 5,800 new passenger cars were registered in December 2023, which was 6 per cent fewer than in December 2022, according to Statistics Finland.

In all, 9,976 new vehicles were registered in December 2023. First registrations decreased by 10 per cent from December 2022.

A total of 87,508 new passenger cars were registered in 2023, which was 7 per cent more than 2022.

Out of first-time registered passenger cars in December 2023, 36 per cent were fully electric.

The number of the electric car´s registrations was 2,103, or 14 per cent higher than in December 2022.

Used imported passenger numbered 2,827 in December, which was 37 per cent more than in December 2022.