Since they were introduced around 1900 the numbers of cars in New Zealand increased gradually until the 1950s. From then growth was faster as incomes rose and more people could afford cars. This graph only starts in 1925 as this is when cars were first required to be centrally registered.
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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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Source: Statistics New Zealand
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