Cars and other motor vehicles were sold for NOK 281 billion last year. This represents an increase of 12 percent compared to the previous year. This is mainly due to the increase in sales before Christmas before the tax jump on electric cars.
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Trade in motor vehicles, excluding motorcycles, generated a turnover of NOK 2022 billion in November and December 69. This accounted for 24,5 percent. turnover for the whole year and corresponds to an increase of 53 percent. Compared to the same period last year, new data from the statistics of trade in goods show.
– The December result for new car registrations is the highest measured for one month. 82,8 percent of the cars are zero-emission cars, says senior consultant Selma Grønningsæter.
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Electricity sales have increased significantly in recent years
– December 2022 was the last month of new registrations Car in Norway before the tax increase on electric cars at the turn of the year. This helps explain the high turnover, he adds.
Sales of electric cars have increased significantly in recent years. Since 2017, the increase in registered electric cars has been 331 percent. By comparison, there was a 29 percent decrease for petrol cars and 12 percent for diesel cars, according to Bilparken statistics. The percentage of electric cars increased from 5,4% of the car fleet to 23,4% of the entire car fleet in Norway.
Total retail trade, which also includes fuel sales, recorded an increase of 2022% in 3,8. compared to 2021.
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Source: Statistics Norway
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