Key Market Indicators
Dutch car registration is projected to decline to approximately 389,000 units by 2028, down from around 412,000 units in 2023. This represents an average annual decrease of 0.9%. Since 2010, the demand for cars in the Netherlands has been decreasing by an average of 1.5% each year. In 2023, the Netherlands ranked 34th in the world for car registrations, with Taiwan slightly ahead at about 412,000 units. Indonesia, Austria, and Belgium occupied the second, third, and fourth spots, respectively. In contrast, Dutch car production is set to increase, reaching nearly 250,000 units by 2028, up from approximately 205,000 units in 2023. This marks an average annual growth rate of 3.2%. Despite this growth, the country's car production has seen a yearly decline of 0.9% since 2002. In 2023, the Netherlands ranked 29th globally in car production, just behind Sweden with around 205,000 units. Japan, Germany, and India were the top three countries, respectively, in this ranking.
