More and more cars in the Netherlands. The number is growing rapidly.
More cars are added to the Netherlands than are left or scrapped. This is evident from the latest figures. It is even at such a growth level that the BOVAG describes it as remarkable.
Number of cars in the Netherlands
There are 9.4 million passenger cars in the Netherlands. Last year, 180,000 cars were added. About that writes the AD today based on figures from the RDW via BOVAG. Remarkable, because normally the fleet does not increase so quickly. In fact, the number of new passenger cars in the Netherlands has grown almost twice as fast compared to previous years.
Normally, around 100,000 cars are added every year. That was 180,000 in 2023. Growth continues unabated. In 2015, there were still 8.2 million cars in the Netherlands. The growing fleet is noticeable on the roads. More traffic jams, longer traffic jams and the overall impression that the roads are full all day long. This impression is particularly prevalent in the Randstad. A 'quiet drive' is mainly something for an early Sunday morning.
In 2023, 370,000 new cars were sold. Another 254,000 cars were added through imports. However, 280,000 were also exported and 164,000 cars were scrapped.
The Netherlands was already at the top of the list in Europe with the number of cars per square kilometer. The rapid increase in the fleet is only a better protection of the first place.
The growing fleet is not a pleasant prospect for Dutch motorists. The ANWB Traffic Center states that these 9.4 million passenger cars also have to share the road with 1.25 million vans, buses and trucks. In short, the number of traffic jams is only expected to increase. Also in length.
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