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Total Registrations+25,8%

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

In March 2024, the total registrations of motor vehicles numbered 4.238, recording a decrease of 0,7% compared to 4.270 in March 2023. Passenger saloon cars registered a fall of 4,8% to 3.316, from 3.484 in March 2023.

The main developments during the period January – March 2024 compared to the corresponding period of 2023 are summarised as follows:

(a) The total registrations of motor vehicles increased by 25,8% to 12.827 in January – March 2024, from 10.193 in January – March 2023.

(b) Passenger saloon cars increased to 10.189 from 8.264 in January – March 2023, recording a rise of 23,3%. Of the total passenger saloon cars, 4.465 or 43,8% were new and 5.724 or 56,2% were used cars. Rental cars in particular recorded a fall of 22,3% to 908.

(c) The share of petrol powered passengers’ cars to the total of this category of vehicles decreased in January – March 2024 to 49,2% (from 59,0% in the corresponding period of the preceding year) and that of diesel powered cars to 9,9% in 2024 from 11,0% in 2023. On the other hand, the share of electric cars rose from 2,6% in 2023 to 3,8% in 2024 and of hybrid cars from 27,4% to 37,2%.

(d) Motor coaches and buses registered in January – March 2024 increased to 64, from 21 in the same period of 2023.

(e) Goods conveyance vehicles increased by 40,4% to 1.445 in January – March 2024, compared to 1.029 in January – March 2023. In particular, light goods vehicles increased by 44,9% to 1.149, heavy goods vehicles by 4,8% to 152, road tractors (units of trailers) by 69,0% to 49 and rental vehicles by 53,2% to 95.

(f) Mopeds < 50cc registered in January – March 2024 increased to 240 compared to 28 in the corresponding period of the previous year.

(g) Mechanised cycles > 50cc increased by 0,7% to 727 in January – March 2024, compared to 722 in the same period of 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.

(NZ/EP)