New car market up by 42% in December 2024

In December 2024, 2,826 new cars were registered in Lithuania, an increase of 41.9% compared with December 2023, reports automotive research firm AutoTyrimai.

According to the company, 2 490 new passenger cars were registered in December, up by 40.7%, and 336 new light commercial vehicles, up by 52%.

The most popular brands in the new car market were Toyota (713 cars), Skoda (364) and Volkswagen (303). Audi led in the luxury car segment with 177 vehicles registered.

113 full electric vehicles were registered in December 2024, by 46.2% fewer than in December 2023.

In 2024, a total of 33,024 new cars were registered in Lithuania, by 7.3% more than in 2023, when 30,770 new cars were registered. 1,853 new electric vehicles were registered, by 18.9% fewer than the previous year (2,284), and their market share shrank from 7.4% to 5.6%.