The table illustrates how many vehicles were registered in Europe between 1996 and 2006.
Overall, an upward trend was witnessed in the numbers of private cars and other types, while the opposite was true for that of motorcycles and lorries. In addition, registration for public transports remained stable. Notably, private cars were the most common vehicles throughout the period.
In 1996, the number of private cars which were registered stood at 19 million, making it the most popular vehicle used in Europe. This was followed by a gradual rise, reaching 24 million by 2006. Meanwhile, other means of transport registration ranked second, at 1,5 million in 1996. Despite the rapid increase of nearly 60% throughout the period, the number of others was much lower than that of private cars, at 2 million in the final year.
Turning to the remaining means of vehicles, registration for lorries and motorcycles stood at 0,5 and 1 million in 1996. From this year onwards, there was a downward trend in these two figures, to 0,4 million lorries and to 0,6 million motorcycles. Regarding bus, coach and taxi, the staying unchanged was seen in the number of public transports at 0,1 million until 2006. It also had the lowest figure among five different kinds of vehicles throughout the period.