New registrations of road vehicles for passenger transport increased in the first quarter of 2015 by 14.7% year-on-year, reaching some 70,600 units.

Meanwhile, new registrations of road vehicles for the transport of goods rose by 9.6% to 21,400 units, according to the National Institute of Statistics.

Compared to the previous quarter, new registrations of road vehicles for passenger transport dropped by 12.5%, whereas the ones for the transport of goods increased by 0.6%.

Car registrations went up by 14.7% in the first quarter of the year compared to the first three months of 2014, reaching 69,156 units.

Moped and motorcycle registrations decreased by 8.7% year-on-year, whereas the bus and minibus registrations dropped by 6%.

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