Latvia

In 2010, 4,976 new cars were sold in Latvia, according to data from the Latvian Authorized Automobile Dealers Association (LAADA). This represented a 32.9% increase on the 3,745 new... 2011-11-02

New passenger car sales in the Baltic states significantly outperformed the rest of the EU, growing 96.5% year-on-year (y-o-y), to 18,126 units, in H111, compared with the 2.1% y-o-y... 2011-07-15

The Latvian government has approved an increase in motor vehicles tax from January 2011, in a move it hopes will help raise LVL5mn for the national budget during the year. BMI?s major... 2010-11-25

Latvian auto sales have started to bounce back, with the country posting the second fastest auto sales growth in the European Union. According to statistics from the European Automobile... 2010-11-03

The auto market in the Baltic States, which once looked very promising to international carmakers, turned out to be one of the worst hit in Europe last year, with total vehicle sales... 2010-05-28

The effects of the global economic crisis have significantly impacted the autos industry in Latvia, as is evident from an 80.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) drop in sales, to only 3,745 units,... 2010-02-02

The Latvian government has increased the annual duty paid on vehicle registration from the start of 2010. The government hopes the raise will bring extra revenue of LVL39.24mn to... 2009-12-03