Car market, Latvia, Passenger cars, Statistics, Transport

In the first nine months of this year the number of first-time registrations of trucks dropped by 2.3% year-on-year to 6,359 vehicles, the first-time registration of buses declined 38.1% to 218 vehicles, while the first-time registration of motorcycles and trikes rose 3.6% to 2,162.

Other vehicles registered in Latvia for the first time in the first nine months of this year include 1,485 scooters, down 7.1%, 199 quad bikes, which is 40.1 % more than in January-September last year, and 4,654 trailers and semi-trailers, up 3.4% year-on-year.

The overall number of transport vehicles registered in January-September dropped 2.2% from the respective period in 2015 to 61,784.

In the first nine months of last year there were 47,999 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.