Still Rise in New Car Registrations

CompaniesRetail & Consumer ♦ Published: May 10, 2011; 21:20 ♦ (Vindobona)

Registrations of new motor vehicles in April 2011: +2.4%; passenger cars: +5.0%, lorries: -0.1%

Still Rise in New Car Registrations / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to Statistics Austria, a total of 46 793 new motor vehicles was registered in April 2011, 2.4% more than in April 2010 but less than in March 2011 (-2.7%). Registrations of new passenger cars (33 317 units) increased by 5.0%; the share of new passenger cars related to the entire registrations was 71.2%.

The registrations of new lorries showed no major movements (-4…