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Total Registrations +35,6%

The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the period January 2024.

The main developments in January 2024, compared to the corresponding month of 2023, are summarised as follows:

(a) In January 2024, the total registrations of motor vehicles numbered 4.243 from 3.128 in January 2023, recording an increase of 35,6%.

(b) Passenger saloon cars increased to 3.430 from 2.493 in January 2023, recording a rise of 37,6%. Of the total passenger saloon cars, 1.527 or 44,5% were new and 1.903 or 55,5% were used cars. Rental cars, in particular, recorded a fall of 25,8% to 201.

(c) Motor coaches and buses registered in January 2024 increased to 14 from 11 in the same month of 2023.

(d) Goods conveyance vehicles increased by 25,7% to 440 in January 2024, compared to 350 in January 2023. In particular, light goods vehicles increased by 25,6% to 353, heavy goods vehicles by 9,5% to 46, road tractors (units of trailers) by 15,4% to 15, and rental vehicles by 85,7% to 26.

(e) Mopeds < 50cc registered in January 2024 increased to 18 from 12 in the corresponding month of the previous year.

(f) Mechanised cycles > 50cc increased by 35,7% to 281 in January 2024, compared to 207 in January 2023.

Methodological Information

Scope and Coverage

Data for the Registration of Motor Vehicles are collected on a monthly basis. They include the newly registered motor vehicles as recorded by the Department of Road Transport.

The registrations are presented by category, make, energy type, new or used, engine cubic capacity, country of manufacture and other vehicle characteristics, based on the information maintained by the Motor Vehicles Registration and Licensing Authority of the Department of Road Transport.

Data Collection

The collection of data is conducted by the Statistical Service, which receives the necessary data from the Department of Road Transport.

Definitions

“Road motor vehicle” means any road vehicle fitted with an engine whence it derives its sole means of propulsion, which is normally used for carrying persons or goods by road, namely:

-      Passengers’ cars saloon, which include private cars, taxis, rental cars, learners’ cars and invalid carriages;

-      Motor coaches and buses, for private and public use;

-      Goods conveyance vehicles, which include heavy and light goods conveyance vehicles, rental vehicles and road tractors (units of trailers);

-      Mopeds and mechanised cycles, which include autocycles, motor tricycles, motorcycles and rental motorcycles;

-      Tractors, for agriculture and non-agriculture use;

-      Other vehicles, which include road rollers, mobile motor cranes, heavy locomotives and other vehicles for specific type and use.

Monthly Publication

The report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" is published on a monthly basis since 1982 and is available free of charge in electronic form on the portal of the Statistical Service.

For more information, please visit CYSTAT Portal, subtheme Services, CYSTAT-DB (Online Database), Predefined Tables (Excel), Publications (Excel from Jan. 2024; Pdf until Dec. 2023), or contact Ms Andrie Milidoni at 22602240 or via email: amilidoni@cystat.mof.gov.cy.

The Predefined Tables, available in Excel format, include data up to December 2022. Data from January 2023 onwards are available only in the CYSTAT-DB Online Database.

(GS/IA)