Total Registrations -2.7%
The Statistical Office announces the release of the report "Motor Vehicle Registrations" covering the period January-December 2022.
In December 2022, total motor vehicle registrations reached 2,211, an increase of 9.6% compared to 2,018 in December 2021. Passenger car saloon registrations increased by 8.2% to 1,696 from 1,567 in December 2021.
The main developments in vehicle registrations during January-December 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, can be summarised as follows.795, compared to 34,716 in the same period of 2021.
(b) Passenger car saloon registrations decreased by 0.1% to 26,598, compared to 26,634 in the same period of 2021. Of the total passenger car saloon registrations, 11,577 or 43.5% were new and 15,021 or 56.5% were used cars. Rental cars in particular increased 72.1% to 4,102.
[C] [C] Bus registrations increased to 85 in January-December 2022, up from 51 in the same period in 2021.
[D] Freight vehicle registrations decreased to 3,895 in January-December 2022, compared to 4,035 in the same period in 2021, down 3.5%. Specifically, light trucks increased 2.6% to 3,151, while heavy trucks decreased 17.8% to 379, road tractors (trailers) decreased 48.1% to 94, and rental vehicles decreased 16.1% to 271.
[E] Moped registrations <50ke decreased to 244 in January-December 2022, compared to 246 during the same period in 2021.
[F] Motorcycle registrations >50ke decreased 21.8% to 2,598 in January-December 2022, compared to 3,324 during the same period in 2021.
(g) The main suppliers of motor vehicles in Cyprus during 2022 were Japan (38.6%), Germany (13.3%), France (9.2%,) the United Kingdom (5.4%) and South Korea (4.9%).
Table
| Motor Vehicle Category |
[/TD] [TD]
Number Registrations
[/TD] [TD]Percentage Change (%)
[/TD][TR] [TD]
Dec 2022
[/TD] [TD]Dec 2021
[/TD] [TD]Jan-Dec 2022
[/TD] [TD]Jan-Dec 2021
[/TD] [TD]Dec 2022/2021
[/TD] [TD]Jan-Dec 2022/2021
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Passenger cars
[/TD] [TD]1.696
[/TD] [TD]1.567
[/TD] [TD]26.598
[/TD] [TD]26.634
[/TD] [TD]8.2
[/TD] [TD]-0.1
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Buses
[/TD] [TD]1
[/TD] [TD]1
[/TD] [TD]85
[/TD] [TD]51
[/TD] [TD]0,0
[/TD] [TD]66,7
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Cargo vehicles
[/TD] [TD]331
[/TD] [TD]246
[/TD] [TD]3.895
[/TD] [TD]4.035
[/TD] [TD]34.6
[/TD] [TD]-3,5
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mopeds < 50ke
[/TD] [TD]7
[/TD] [TD]11
[/TD] [TD]244
[/TD] [TD]246
[/TD] [TD]-36,4
[/TD] [TD]-0,8
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Motorcycles > 50ke
[/TD] [TD]146
[/TD] [TD]151
[/TD] [TD]2.598
[/TD] [TD]3.324
[/TD] [TD]-3.3
[/TD] [TD]-21,8
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Elcysts
[/TD] [TD]10
[/TD] [TD]16
[/TD] [TD]164
[/TD] [TD]173
[/TD] [TD]-37.5
[/TD] [TD]-5,2
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Other vehicles
[/TD] [TD]20
[/TD] [TD]26
[/TD] [TD]211
[/TD] [TD]253
[/TD] [TD]-23,1
[/TD] [TD]-16.6
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Total
[/TD] [TD]2.211
[/TD] [TD]2,018
[/TD] [TD]33,795
[/TD] [TD]34.716
[/TD] [TD]9.6
[/TD] [TD]-2.7
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]New
[/TD] [TD]1.026
[/TD] [TD]764
[/TD] [TD]16.446
[/TD] [TD]s15.993
[/TD] [TD]34.3
[/TD] [TD]2.8
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Used
[/TD] [TD]1.185
[/TD] [TD]1.254
[/TD] [TD]17.349
[/TD] [TD]18.723
[/TD] [TD]-5.5
[/TD] [TD]-7.3
[/TD] [/TR]
Methodological information:
Purpose and coverage Data on Motor Vehicle Registrations are collected on a monthly basis. They relate to new motor vehicle registrations as recorded by the Department of Road Transport.
Registrations are presented by category, make, type of power, new or used, engine capacity, country of manufacture and origin and other vehicle characteristics, based on information maintained by the Motor Vehicle Registration Service in the Department of Road Transport.
Registrations are presented by category, make, type of power, new or used, engine capacity, country of manufacture and origin and other vehicle characteristics, based on information maintained by the Motor Vehicle Registration Service in the Department of Road Transport.
Data collection Data collection is carried out by the Statistical Service, which receives the necessary data from the Road Transport Department.
Definitions "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle with an engine, which is its sole means of propulsion, intended for road use and used primarily for the transport of persons or goods, i.e:
- Saloon-type passenger cars, which include private cars, taxis, rental cars, educational vehicles and vehicles for the handicapped
- Buses, private and public
- Cargo vehicles, which include heavy and light cargo vehicles, rental vehicles and road tractors (trailers)
- Mopeds or motorcycles, which include mopeds, tricycles, motorcycles and rental motorcycles
- Tractors, agricultural and non-agricultural
- Other vehicles, which include road rollers, motor cranes, heavy vehicles and other vehicles of special type and use
Monthly publication The report "Motor Vehicle Registrations" has been published on a monthly basis since 1982 and is sold at €10,00 per copy. It is also available free of charge in electronic form on the Statistical Office's web portal.
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