How the Fleet Changed: Shifting Vehicle Mix, 2000–2018
The previous page showed total vehicle growth by category. This page asks a different question: is Pimpri-Chinchwad's fleet becoming more or less diverse? The short answer: not meaningfully. Two-wheelers have held roughly 70% of registrations throughout the 18 years, and while cars have grown faster in proportional terms, they haven't broken that dominance. The story is less about changing composition and more about everything expanding together — with two-wheelers setting the pace. Note: these are cumulative active registrations (the total stock on the RTO's books), not annual new sales — growth rates here reflect net fleet expansion, not single-year purchase patterns.
Year-over-Year Fleet Growth Rates
How fast each category's registrations grew compared to the previous year.
Key Insights: Motorcycles and Cars consistently show the highest absolute growth rates (15-25% annually in early years, tapering to 6-10% by 2017). Smaller categories like School Buses or Ambulances show volatile spikes but from tiny bases. Note the across-the-board growth slowdown around 2008-09, coinciding with the global financial crisis.
See Also
- Vehicle Registrations — Raw registration counts by category and year
- Pune vs PCMC Vehicles — How PCMC's fleet size and composition compare to Pune city
- Road Safety — Accident trends as the fleet grew 2000-2007
- PCMC Overview — City context and data coverage
Data: cumulative vehicle registrations with the Pimpri-Chinchwad RTO, 2000-2001 to 2017-2018. Source: Maharashtra state RTO registration data, as compiled in the CMP baseline.