17.3% increased car sales in February 2024

17.3% noted their sales in the country in February 2024, as 20,206 cars (new or second-hand abroad) were first released against 17,233 released in the respective month of 2023 (a 7% reduction had occurred in February 2023 compared to the corresponding month of 2022), according to ELSTAT. The new cars amount to 12,378 versus 10,824 released in February 2023, showing an increase of 14.4%. In the first two months 42,745 cars (new or used abroad) were first released against 38,362 released during the corresponding period of 2023, showing an increase of 11.4% (an increase of 17.8% had occurred in the two months of January-February 2023 compared to the corresponding of 2022). New cars amount to 26,086 compared to 22,462 released in the first two months of 2023, showing an increase of 16,1%. At the same time, in February, 4,372 new Cubism motorcycles of more than 50 cc (new and used external) were released for 3,045 in the respective month of 2023, showing an increase of 43.6% (a decrease of 14.7% had been recorded in February 2023 compared to the corresponding month of 2022). The new motorcycles amount to 4,059 versus 2,866 released in February 2023, showing an increase of 41.6%. In the first two months 9,325 new Cubism motorcycles of more than 50 cc (new and second-hand) were released against 7.232 released in the corresponding period of 2023, showing an increase of 28.9% (an increase of 22.5% had occurred in the two-month January-February 2023 compared to the corresponding of 2022). The new motorcycles amount to 8,698 versus 6,730 released in the first two months of 2023, showing an increase of 29.2%. SOURCE: RES-BE