Car market, Latvia, Markets and Companies, Passenger cars, Statistics, Transport

During the seven-month period, the number of passenger car registrations rose by 22.9% to 9,954 vehicles, while registration of new commercial autos increased 11.1% to 1,212 vehicles.

The association's representatives said that this year's largest corporate deal so far was the upgrading of the State Police's fleet, which had allowed Opel Mokka to climb to the third spot in the list of ten best selling autos.

In the seven months of this year the ten most popular car brands included Nissan Qasqai (400 cars), VW Golf (312), Opel Mokka (297), VW Passat (275), Toyota Auris (227), Toyota RAV4 (207), Toyota Avensis (193), VW Tiguan (181) and Skoda Octavia (180), as well as Nissan X-Trail (169).

The Latvian Auto Association (formerly the Latvian Authorized Automobile Dealers Association) is a public organization uniting professional manufacturers, officially authorized Latvian automotive importers and dealers union. The association's priority is to protect the interests of its members in cooperation with various government institutions and to ensure the interests of customers regarding automobile guarantees, service and information.