The total registrations of motor vehicles decreased by 5% to 17,697 in January-June 2022, from 18,631 in the same period of 2021, according to the “Registration of Motor Vehicles” report, published on Friday by the Statistical Service.
According to the data, passenger saloon cars decreased to 14,101 from 14,267 in January-June 2021, recording a fall of 1.2%. Of those 6,132 or 43.5% were new and 7,969 or 56.5% were used cars. Rental cars in particular recorded a rise of 111.1% to 2,457.
Motor coaches and buses registered in January-June 2022 increased to 47, from 34 in the same period of 2021. Goods conveyance vehicles decreased by 12.2% to 1,907 in January-June 2022, compared to 2,173 in the first six months of 2021. In particular, light goods vehicles decreased by 4.6% to 1,542, heavy goods vehicles by 30.1% to 188, road tractors (units of trailers) by 64.6% to 40 and rental vehicles by 21.7% to 137.
Moreover, mopeds < 50cc registered in January-June 2022 decreased to 150 compared to 151 in the corresponding period of the previous year, while mechanised cycles > 50cc decreased by 26.2% to 1,316 in January-June 2022, compared to 1,783 in January-June 2021.
In June 2022, the total registrations of motor vehicles numbered 3,344, recording an increase of 2% compared to 3,279 in June 2021. Passenger saloon cars registered a rise of 4.3% to 2,588, from 2,482 in June 2021.
Source: Cyprus News Agency