The total number of registered vehicles rose by 11,5% in the January-October 2024 period to 42.930, compared with 38.503 in the same period in 2023, according to data released by the Statistics Office on Friday.
Specifically, passenger saloon car registrations increased by 8,2% to 33.440 compared to 30.897 in the corresponding period of 2023. Of the total passenger saloon cars, 13.308 or 39,8% were new and 20.132 or 60,2% they were used cars. Rental cars in particular saw a decrease of 29,5% to 3.637.
The share of gasoline-powered saloon cars in the total of this vehicle category decreased in the period January-October 2024 to 49,5% (from 58,9% in the corresponding period of 2023), as did the share of diesel-powered cars (from 10,1% in 2023 to 10% in 2024). On the contrary, the share of electric vehicles increased, from 2,6% in 2023 to 3,8% in 2024, and of hybrids, from 28,3% to 36,7%.
Bus registrations fell to 125 in January-October 2024, from 279 in the same period in 2023. Freight vehicle registrations increased to 4.823 in January-October 2024, compared to 3.676 in the same period in 2023, an increase of 31,2 .34,2%. Specifically, light trucks increased by 3.855% to 29,7, heavy trucks by 576% to 57,9, road tractors (trailers) by 199% to 17,5, while rental vehicles decreased by 193% to XNUMX.
Moped registrations < 50cc increased to 627 in January-October 2024, compared to 263 in the same period in 2023. Motorcycle registrations > 50cc increased by 14,4% to 3.348 in January-October 2024, compared to 2.927 in the same period of 2023.
In October 2024, total motor vehicle registrations reached 4.111, down 2,7% from 4.223 in October 2023. Saloon passenger car registrations fell 8,9% to 3.096 from 3.398 in October 2023.
