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In any case, analysts say that the first "purge" in the car market will take place by the end of 2011 throughout the authorized networks and only the healthy companies or those with the smallest debt will survive. Furthermore, due to contraction of the market it will not be possible for many companies with the same trade mark to work in the territory of an area due to the decrease not only in sales, but also in the after-sales service.
Automobile registrations 2005 - 2010
2005 269.733
2006 267.700
2007 279.794
2008 267.242
2009 220.548
2010 145.000
2011 94.000 *
* According to estimates
Government revenue from registration fees and road tolls
Year Tolls * Registration Fees *
2007 818 million 1.52 billion
2008 1 billion 1.38 billion
2009 1 billion 984 million
2010 1.5 billion 249 million
2011 1.2 billion 170 million
2012 1.2 billion 165 million **
* Amounts are in EUR
** Based on 2012 budget