Growth of the motorization rate in Romania
The number of cars has been increasing over time, which is reflected in the motorization rate, a measure of the number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants. A higher motorization rate generally indicates greater car ownership and potentially higher individual mobility. In Romania, the motorization rate reached 461 in 2025, but despite a 40% increase since 2018, the […]
Passenger cars in use and motorization rate in Europe
The European passenger car fleet is largest in Germany, with almost 50 million cars in use in 2024, followed by Italy and France. After the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal in 2015, the popularity of diesel cars declined, and petrol vehicles became more common. Overall, the share of electric vehicles in the total fleet remains relatively low, although Norway is a […]