In Georgia there are 602,927 cars that are more than 20 years old, i.e. were manufactured before 1998. This number accounts for 48% of the cars in the entire country.
The share of cars manufactured after 2014 accounts for 1.2%, whereas the majority of the cars (91%) were manufactured before 2008. The number of cars in the country has been growing each year. The growth rate in 2017 was 5.3%.
The share of 1-3 year old cars has decreased by 1.3% annually and accounts for 14,838 cars in total. 4-6 year old cars account for 2.5% of the country’s vehicles, which marks an increase of 14.5% since last year and brings the total number to 30,968 cars. The share of 7-10 year old cars is 5.4% and the annual growth rate is 5.5%, bringing the total to 67,433 cars.
11-20 year old cars make up 43% of the country’s vehicles, with a growth rate of 0.7%, totaling 541,231 cars.
In Georgia there are 602,927 cars that are more than 20 years old, i.e. were manufactured before 1998. This number accounts for 48% of the cars in the entire country.
In 2017 the growth rate for cars over 20 years old cars increased by 9.5%.
Among cars up to 3 years old, the most popular models were Toyota (1,964 units), followed by Mercedes-Benz (301 units), Ford (276 units), Hyundai (275 units), and Skoda (271 units).
Based on the numbers from new, light vehicle registrations, the top five brands in 2017 were: Toyota, Skoda, Land Rover (the model’s growth rate increased by 58% compared to the previous year), Hyundai, and Mercedes-Benz.
In 2017 the most popular models among premium brands were: the Land Rover Range Rover Sport (63), BMW X5 (52), Mercedes GLE (51), Mercedes GLC (38).
It should also be noted that among new, premium brand cars, in 2017, 4 models from Chevrolet were registered for the first time (including 3 Chevrolet Suburbans, 1-Chevrolet Colorado), 3 models from Bentley (including 1 Bentley Continental GT V8, 1 Bentley Flying Spur V8 S, and 1 Bentley Mulsanne Speed V8 AUTO) and 2 Alfa Romeo Stelvios.
36.5% of the vehicles in Georgia are registered in Tbilisi, both on behalf of individuals and legal entities. The second highest number of registrations are in Imereti/Racha-Lechkhumi with 13.6% and Kvemo Kartli with 9.8%. The smallest amount of cars registered in a region is in Guria, totaling 1.6%.
In 2017, there was a significant increase in the importation of hybrid and electric cars. The share of hybrid cars among vehicle imports to Georgia is 24%. It is worth mentioning that 63% of the hybrid imports are Toyota Prius.
Compared to the previous year, imports from Japan have decreased by 62%, giving way to the USA. Imports from the USA grew by 55%, totaling 47.4% of the country’s total automobile imports. Imports from Germany have also decreased (by 52%) with a total share of 11.7% of imports. Turkey’s imports have increased by 37%, amounting to a total share of 1.3%.
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