The annual rates of growth were 8% in Latvia and 4.7 % in Estonia.
Overall in the European Union, 15.34 mln new cars were sold during the year, 1.2% more than in 2018.
Of the biggest markets, Germany finished the year with an increase of 5%, France of 1.9% and Italy of 0.3%. Britain and Spain meanwhile posted reductions of 2.4% and 4.8%, respectively.