Fleet of circulating vehicles 31/12/2007
The following table presents the number of circulating vehicles in Greece, by categroy up to the 31/12/2007
|
Category
|
Units |
Percentage (%)
|
|
Passenger cars |
4.834.313 |
71.3% |
|
Non catalytic and first generation catalytic
|
1.323.646 |
27.4% of the total Passenger Cars |
|
Catalytic
|
3.510.667 |
72.6% of the total Passenger Cars |
|
Light commercial vehicles |
750.477 |
11.1% |
|
Heavy commercial vehicles |
238.939 |
3.5% |
|
Buses
|
26.197 |
0.4% |
|
Motorcycles (over 50 cc) |
931.527 |
13.7% |
|
TOTAL |
6.781.453 |
100% |
Passenger cars
Passenger cars exceeded 4.4 millions in 2006, presenting an increase of 48% during the past six years (from 2000). This is the highest growth in Europe during the specific time period.
It should be mentioned that 21% of the passenger cars are conventional /first generation of catalytic vehicles, registered before 1990. This also represents the highest percentage in the EU, as in the other 14 member-states (before the enlargement) the percentage of conventional cars remaining in circulation was under 10% and in some cases even zero.
Light Commercial Vehicles (gross weight up to 3.5 t)
The light commercial vehicles cover 13.7% of circulating vehicles with 746,512 units, a percentage higher by 2.5 units than the European average.
Heavy Commercial Vehicles (gross weight over 3.5 t)
This category equals to 3.5% of the total circulating vehicles.
Buses
The buses consist 0.4% of the total fleet.
Motorcycles (over 50cc)
Circulating motorcycles over 50cc reached 740,922 units. Circulating motorcycles under 50 cc are estimated to 230.000, representing 20-22% of the total vehicle market. Thus, the total amount of circulating motorcycles comes up to almost 1 million units.
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