Latvia, Passenger cars, Transport
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Thursday, 25.04.2024, 05:39
First-time registration of passenger cars in Latvia down 3.2% in eight months
In the first eight months of this year the number of first-time
registrations of trucks dropped by 3.6% year-on-year to 5,662 vehicles, the
first-time registration of buses declined two times to 168 vehicles, while the
first-time registration of motorcycles and trikes rose 2.4% to 2,016.
Other vehicles registered in Latvia for the
first time in the first eight months of this year include 1,358 scooters, down
9.2%, 176 quad bikes, which is 38.6% more than in January-August last year, and
4,107 trailers and semi-trailers, up 3.5% year-on-year.
The overall number of transport vehicles registered in January-August dropped
2.3% from the respective period in 2015 to 54,821.
In the first eight months of last year there
were 42,394 passenger cars registered in Latvia, while in 2015 there were a
total of 63,758 passenger cars registered, up 1.1% from 2014.
CSDD is a state-owned company registering
motor vehicles in Latvia, issuing drivers' licenses and conducting road worthiness
examinations of vehicles.