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Vehicles in use

• There are more than 250 million vehicles on the European roads -
  Latest Report on motor vehicles in use in Europe 2008 by ANFAC - 2010 Edition (Spanish Automobile Association)
• About 6% of them are new vehicles
• The average age of the European car fleet is about 8 years*.
• About 34% of the cars on EU roads are older than 10 years*.
• The average annual distance travelled by a car in the EU is about 14 000 km/year*.
• Car density per 1000 inhabitants in Western Europe in 2007 was 458.

The European vehicle fleet reached over 256 million units in 2008, an increase of 1.2% compared to the previous year. With 224 million vehicles, passenger cars accounted for the highest share of the vehicle fleet (87%). he European car fleet is mainly concentrated in Western Europe, with over 7 out of 10 cars registered in Germany, Italy, France, the UK and Spain. The number of diesel cars on the roads increased by 7%* in 2008, compared to 2007.

* For available data

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