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Passenger car mileage at record high in 2018
Dutch passenger vehicles covered a record distance of 121.4 bn km in 2018, an increase of 1.2 percent on 2017. This was mainly on account of business-owned vehicles. Diesel mileage declined again...
Car ownership among over-75s on the rise
More and more people aged 75 or older in the Netherlands own a car.
Most cars are grey, blue or black
Most Dutch cars are either grey, blue or black.
Owner of a driver's license for cars
In possession of a driver's licence for cars.
Motor vehicles; type, age class, 1 January
Passenger cars, delivery vans, lorries, road tractors, buses, trailers, semi-trailers, motorcycles, vehicle age classes.
Number of hybrid cars continues to rise
Last year, 156 thousand hybrid cars were registered in the Netherlands, a fourfold increase relative to five years ago. They covered an overall distance of 2.5 billion kilometres. Last year, more...
Municipal accounts; municipal tasks by region and size class
Realised revenues municipal levies in million euros and euros per inhabitant by region and size class
Economical cars push down revenues from provincial surtax
The twelve Dutch provinces expect to collect 1,451 million euro from the surcharge on motor vehicle tax in 2013. This is 5 million less than in 2012. It will be the first time that revenues from this...
Company-owned cars cover more and more kilometres
Private cars registered in the Netherlands averaged nearly 14 thousand kilometres in 2006, an increase by more than 5 percent relative to 2001. Company cars in particular covered more kilometres.
Dutch car fleet to break 8 million barrier
On 1 January this year, 7.9 million passenger cars were registered in the Netherlands, versus more than 5 million twenty-five years ago. The bulk, 7.1 million cars, are privately owned. The car...
Fewer road traffic deaths in 2021
In 2021, 582 people in the Netherlands died as a result of road traffic accidents. This is 28 fewer than in 2020 and the lowest number since 2015.
How many cars are there in your neighbourhood?
On 1 January last year, 7.2 million cars were registered in the Netherlands, an average of 214 per square kilometre. In neighbourhoods where the average house value is low, car density tends to be...
Over 200 times more passenger cars than in 1927
The passenger car fleet has increased from 41 thousand in 1927 to 8.5 million in 2019, i.e. over 200 times. This is inter alia due to population growth, rising incomes and more commuter traffic.
Imports and sales new cars soar in fourth quarter
Turnover generated by importers of new cars rose by 35 percent in December 2013 relative to last year. Despite the surge in the fourth quarter, total turnover fell by 10 percent in 2013. Car dealers...
Plug-in hybrid most popular type of electric car
Early 2016 the number of plug-in hybrids had doubled relative to 2015.
Large drop in turnover for car and motorcycle trade
Turnover in the Dutch car and motorcycle trade was almost 17 percent down in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same period last year. Similar developments are being observed in neighbouring...