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According to the European Automobiles Manufactures’ Association (ACEA), in 2022, the EU’s passenger car fleet increased by 1% compared to 2021, surpassing 252 million vehicles. Almost all EU countries experienced fleet expansion, with Romania recording the highest growth at 3.3%.
Number of passenger cars in stock

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
%change
22/21
Austria
4,978,852
5,039,548
5,091,827
5,133,836
5,150,890
+0.3
Belgium
5,782,684
5,813,771
5,827,195
5,851,682
5,877,949
+0.4
Croatia
1,665,391
1,728,911
1,733,727
1,794,352
1,836,016
+2.3
Cyprus
550,695
572,501
578,158
592,156
601,131
+1.5
Czech Republic
5,802,52
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