Registered vehicles, 2002

A total of 1 898 736 private cars and 258 133 vans were licensed in Norway at the end of 2002. This was an increase of 1.4 and 3.3 per cent respectively from last year.

More cars over 20 years old

At the end of 2002 the stock of private cars over 20 years of age constituted 118 377 cars, an increase of 13 per cent from the previous year. The portion of private cars more than 20 years old increased from 5.6 per cent in 2001 to 6.2 per cent in 2002. The share of private cars less than four years old went down from 15.8 per cent to 15.0 per cent in the same period.

Older cars in Oppland

The average age for private cars in Oppland was 11.7 years at the end of 2002. This was the highest average in Norway. Nord-Trøndelag had the oldest vans, with an average age of 9.5 years. Oslo had the lowest average age for both private cars and vans with 8.6 and 4.8 years respectively.

Almost two Norwegians per car

At the end of last year Norway had 474 private cars or vans registered per 1 000 inhabitant. Akershus had the highest number of cars per 1 000 inhabitant, with 539, and Hedmark followed closely with 535 cars per 1 000 inhabitant. Finnmark had the lowest number of cars per 1 000 inhabitant with 405.

Volkswagen the most common private car

Volkswagen accounted for 12.3 per cent of the stock of private cars at the end of 2002, with a total of 233 278 cars. This is 3.3 per cent more than the previous year. Toyota was the second most common make of private car in Norway at the end of 2002, with 203 754 cars or 10.7 per cent of the total stock. Opel and Ford both constituted 9.6 per cent of the private cars registered at the end of last year.

Among the vans, Toyota had the largest share with 18.4 per cent of the total stock. At the end of 2002 there were 47 601 vans of this make registered in Norway.

Tables:

• Table 1 Stock of vehicles and population, by county
• Table 2 Average age of private car or van, by county of residence of the vehicle owner. 31 December
• Table 3 Number of private cars currently licensed, by age and make. Average vehicle age. 31 December 2002
• Table 4 Percentage of private cars currently registered, by make and age. 31 December 2002
• Table 5 Vans currently licensed, by age and make. 31 December 2002
• Table 6 Percentage of vans currentliy licensed, by make and age. 31 December 2002