1. Effects of changes in taxation of imported second hand cars on the Finnish car fleet Tuuli Järvi

2. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 2 Imported used vehicles Source: Customs statistics

3. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 3 Car fleet in Finland Jan 2006 car2 372 60396 % car 4WD41 0022 % camper17 1241 % special cars incl museum cars30 3751 % Total2 461 104100 % Population5 255 580 Cars per 1000 inhabitant468

4. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 4 Car ownerchip in the EU25

5. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 5 Car fleet in Finland Jan 2006 by type of import Source: Car register, the Finnish Vehicle Administration

6. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 6 Examples of taxes on import of second hand cars 1. 2.

7. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 7 Example of tax table

8. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 8 Average age of passenger cars in some countries in the year 2004

9. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 9 Car age at import of the imported second hand cars

10. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 10 Car age at import of the imported remigration etc. cars

11. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 11 Age distribution of the present car fleet by type of import

12. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 12 Engine volume distribution of the present car fleet by type of import

13. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 13 Total mass distribution of the present car fleet by type of import

14. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 14 Engine type of the present car fleet by type of import

15. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 15 The most popular car marks

16. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 16 Car fleet by gender of the owner and type of import

17. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 17 Car fleet by age of the owner and type of import

18. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 18 Effect on the car fleet

19. VTT Technical Reasearch Centre of Finland 18.4.2006 Tuuli Järvi VTT 19 Further questions Will the trend continue ? The import of second hand cars by registered importers i.e. car dealers is increasing What is the total effect to car fleet and emissions ? What would be instead - yet no major effect on the sale of new cars Effect on emissions has not yet been studied