ELSTAT: first registrations of cars, trucks and buses rose 22.4% in October
A total of 25,251 cars, trucks and buses entered circulation in Greece for the first time, including new vehicles and used imports. The motorcycle series above 50cc rose 10.8%.
A total of 25,251 passenger cars, trucks and buses combined entered circulation in Greece for the first time in October 2026, compared with 20,637 in October 2025. The increase was 22.4%, according to ELSTAT figures published on 13 November. The total includes both new vehicles and vehicles imported used from abroad.
New vehicles in these three categories combined numbered 15,097, an annual increase of 26.3%. Within the passenger-car category, there were 22,220 first registrations, including 13,948 new vehicles. The respective increases were 24.7% and 29.7%.
First registrations in the motorcycle series above 50cc reached 7,774, up 10.8% from October 2025. Of these, 7,474 were new, up 11.0%. Over January–October, first registrations of cars, trucks and buses combined totalled 231,434, up 4.9%, while motorcycles totalled 78,846, up 4.2% compared with the corresponding ten months of 2025.
The survey uses the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport’s vehicle-registration records. Used imports are counted when first registered in Greece. Transfers of used vehicles already circulating in the country are outside this particular series, which records vehicles entering the Greek register for the first time.
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