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The number of new goods vehicles licensed in September 2009 was 777 compared with 1,451 in the corresponding month last year - a decrease of 46.5%.
The vehicle licensing figures also show that:
- In September 2009, the total number of all vehicles licensed was 8,914 compared with 14,292 during the same month in 2008 - a decrease of 37.6%.
- The total number of all new vehicles licensed during September 2009 was 3,563 compared with 6,838 during the same month in 2008 - a decrease of 47.9%.
- In September 2009, of the 2,272 new private cars licensed, 879 (38.7%) were petrol and 1,362 (59.9%) were diesel.
- The highest number of new private cars licensed in September 2009, classified by make, was Ford (292) followed by Toyota (257), Volkswagen (256), Opel (218) and Nissan (153). See Table 3 below.
The licensing figures refer to vehicles taxed for road use only and classified by taxation class. Complementary figures for vehicle registrations are available separately: Vehicles Registered
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| Make | New | Used (imported) | Make | New | Used (imported) | |
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| Audi | 66 | 300 | Nissan | 153 | 96 | |
| BMW | 66 | 356 | Opel | 218 | 15 | |
| Chevrolet | 0 | 1 | Peugeot | 54 | 172 | |
| Citroen | 40 | 68 | Renault | 115 | 115 | |
| Fiat | 73 | 13 | Seat | 33 | 30 | |
| Ford | 292 | 311 | Skoda | 109 | 65 | |
| Honda | 52 | 194 | Subaru | 21 | 16 | |
| Hyundai | 54 | 23 | Suzuki | 19 | 25 | |
| Kia | 53 | 16 | Toyota | 257 | 447 | |
| Lexus | 5 | 27 | Vauxhall | 2 | 182 | |
| Mazda | 126 | 27 | Volkswagen | 256 | 475 | |
| Mercedes Benz | 89 | 124 | Volvo | 50 | 42 | |
| Mitsubishi | 23 | 25 | Other makes | 46 | 173 | |
| Total | 2,272 | 3,338 |
| Note: The information in this table is available in much greater detail in the Monthly Vehicle Licensing Statistics Database Direct dataset Private cars |
