(RTTNews) - Thursday, a report by Statistics Finland said the number of new vehicles registered dropped 24.2% in October from a year earlier. A total of 12,656 vehicles were registered in October.

During the month, the number of new passenger cars registered dropped 25.1% to 7,610, with 44.7% of the cars being diesel-driven.

In the January to October period, the number of new vehicles registered totaled 154,455, down 32.1% from last year. The number of passenger cars fell 37.7% to 80,219.

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